Live a Little
Resuscitate Decorating
Dead Zones

If the dead spot can be isolated, go for it and treat it differently from the space arount it, says designer Kimberlee Jaynes. Make it pop with paint and/or bright objects or shiny surfaces. If it's possible, paint the ceiling in that area with a bronze metallic paint to reflect light.

If the space is dark and you'd like to hang artwork, Jaynes suggests frames that come with battery-powered lights, available at some Portland-area frame shops.

Jaynes, who owns Kimberlee Jaynes Interior Designs in Northwest Portland, thinks in terms of paint, texture and artwork when faced with "any dingy hole."

Excerpt from The Oregonian's Homes & Gardens
"Live a Little", Pg. 8.
May 18, 2006.