Explore unusual homes and the design dilemmas that come with them.

Learn how to make kitsch work in your home.

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Learn how to keep that home office practical and exciting! First, we're off to the Silicon Valley where designer Cindy Furino helps Netflix.com liven up their drab office cubicles. Then, Al Marco from FrameYourArt.com explains how to buy art and frame via his web-site. Next, Christopher takes on the common dilemma of the home office/guest bedroom. Christopher transforms it into an exciting, practical, and comfortable space complete with a day bed and folding writing desk. Back in studio, Christopher shows how to make the clever desk-day bed used in his home office room re-do. Then, Ken Leebow, author of several Internet guide books, stops by for a little Q & A. Finally, Christopher takes some time to answer a little viewer mail.

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Want to learn the art of transformation? First, we take a tour of Mosaic Tile Supply in El Monte, CA. Owners Minerva Smith and Steven Baer discuss and demonstrate the art of mosaics and tile making. Back at the house, Annie Sloan demonstrates for Christopher how to create some unusual paint from colored powders, yogurt and eggs. Then, for another demo, Annie shows us how to decoupage mixing bowls into fancy serving dishes. Next, Gary Lord sings the praises of Aqua Finishing Solutions showing how to use their glazes for a textured metallic look. Another demo with Gary follows, this time to create an embossed look with a stencil and Aqua Finishing Solutions. Then Christopher transforms a ceiling with rattan blinds and wood paneling. Finally, stencil artist Jan Dressler demonstrates how to create 3D maps for your walls.

Learn how to make those large chain stores work for your design needs. First, Christopher navigates through Burlington Coat Factory and uses the ""Seven Layers of Design"" to put together a great bedroom. Back at the house, Christopher Lowell Show staffer, Michael Murphy does a show-and-tell of some mass market displays. Michael shows us just how creative one can be with furnishings from Cost Plus, Ikea, and Target. Next, Christopher looks through home design photos and describes how to get similar looks from chain stores. Then CL transforms a bedroom into an Asian inspired space using super-store merchandise. The end result is romantic, ""zen-sational"" space that is very affordable! Back in studio, Christopher shows how to create the faux windows used in the Asian room re-do. For today's You Did It! we visit the Dallas home of Sue Ritzman. Sue had the inspired idea to carry patterns from a single item in a room onto the walls and space around it. Finally, Christopher ends with a little v

Learn sewing tricks and cheats.

Learn ways to clear out the cutter in your home and life!

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A favorite Christopher Lowell Show theme: coastal living! To begin today's show, Christopher looks through photos of beach and ocean themed spaces. Then Christopher transforms a guest room into a seaside inspired space. In addition to building a great headboard, Christopher uses furniture from the owner's former beachfront home to help create a real coastal feeling. Back in studio, Christopher shows various color combinations of paint for whimsical and serious seaside themes. Next, Christopher demonstrates how to make the rowboat-like headboard from his guestroom re-do. Coast Living Magazine's Cathy Still Johnson joins Christopher to look through pictures of waterfront homes and discuss what items really bring out that seaside look. Finally, we get a visit from another Coast Living employee. Lacey Howard puts together a couple of beach-inspired tablescapes.

Learn how to keep that home office practical and exciting! First, we're off to the Silicon Valley where designer Cindy Furino helps Netflix.com liven up their drab office cubicles. Then, Al Marco from FrameYourArt.com explains how to buy art and frame via his web-site. Next, Christopher takes on the common dilemma of the home office/guest bedroom. Christopher transforms it into an exciting, practical, and comfortable space complete with a day bed and folding writing desk. Back in studio, Christopher shows how to make the clever desk-day bed used in his home office room re-do. Then, Ken Leebow, author of several Internet guide books, stops by for a little Q & A. Finally, Christopher takes some time to answer a little viewer mail.

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Create spaces that inspire romance in your own home!

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Today we celebrate those little embellishments that can really make a home. First, Christopher shows how to make your own tassels that are perfect for furniture, lamps, and more. Next, Lisa Morice creates a French vignette that focuses on a variety of fabulous trims. Rob Young from Van Dyke's Restorers visits to demonstrate how to use lin crusta on your walls. Then, Lisa Shepard, author of African Accents, stops by to show us how to make an African inspired coiled-cloth basket. Lisa also puts together a lovely table setting with more African influences. Nima Oberoi follows by bringing in a variety of sleek aluminum objects like dishes, frames and flower vases. Next, Romantic Homes' Kelly Lloyd shows us how to dress-ordinary objects with beads. For today's You Did It! we visit Pamela Czerwin in Oceanside, New York. Pamela loves Christmas and every year puts together elaborate trees with her children. Lastly, Christopher takes some time to read his viewer mail.

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Explore your personal style by becoming your own designer. First, Christopher explains his theory of the Seven Psychological Layers that could help set your personal creativity free. Then, Diane Lane, author of the book Yes/No Design discusses her methods for trying to discover your own style. Christopher takes one of Diane's personality tests and the two discuss Christopher's tastes. In a Christopher Classic we re-visit a designer round table session with Harry Segil, Van-Martin Rowe, Francis Schultz, and Alexandra Stoddard. Next, Richard H. Emannele does a show-and-tell of his ironwork and discusses how he makes pieces from clients' designs. Christopher Lowell Show staffer Dana Neillie joins Christopher and Richard to demonstrate that metal work is something that your average person can learn. Together, she and Richard put together an iron mirror frame. Then, it's off to visit the Hawaiian home of stencil large artist Jan Dressler. Jan describes the stenciling techniques used in her

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