Color experts are hinting that green may be the “it” color for 2010. Although fashion and décor gurus haven’t officially announced the coming year’s color palette, word is leaking that greens—cedar green, pale celery, and sea-foam blue-green or eucalyptus—will be as prominent in 2010 as yellow has been this year.

Tomorrow’s the biggest picnic day of the year—and you have nothing patriotic to jazz up your Fourth of July table. Not to worry. Chris Nease can help you dazzle your guests. Not the pricey, impossibly obscure-materials kind of help. The quick, dollar-store kind of help. Nease, a Chester wife and mother of two, can take a few sheets of paper, some twine, a couple of pillar candles, plain white cups and a shower caddy and turn it into a party table worthy of an upscale home magazine.

A room full of empty windows can be one of the most intimidating decorating challenges for a homeowner. “When people do window treatments, they think of them as whole walls,“ said Randi Saunders, who owns Roomers Bed, Bath & Design Shoppe in Richmond with her husband, Craig.

Dividing the space is key to loft decor Lofts bring to mind wide open spaces with massive windows, exposed architectural elements and urban ambience. They’re hip and sophisticated, but can be a challenge to decorate. One room flows into the next, leaving everything you own within sight of guests. Forget dirty dishes in the sink or heaps of paperwork on the dining room table.