November 2004 | Issue 2 HGTV.com TV Schedule Decorating My Designers' Portfolio

HGTV'S popular series Sensible Chic features rooms inspired by high-price decor, re-created in an affordable manner. Price: $16.95 More Great Books >> RTA. Seems like almost everything comes "RTA" these days-from IKEA kitchens to today's hot unit flooring and carpet tiles. RTA, short for "ready to assemble," was a big furnishings category at the High Point Market in October, a sign that consumers are still looking for high style at affordable prices and are willing to put it together themselves. It also means that there will be even more RTA items at a store near you in 2005. More definitions >>     - Oliver Wendell Holmes, Sr., Writer (1809-1894) Fabulous Fireplaces >>     Candy canes have them. So do tigers and zebras, barber poles, American flags and traditional summer suits worn by the likes of author Thomas Wolfe. We're talking about STRIPES, of course, those series of repeated lines that look great in a variety of widths and colors. Stripes are very popular in the home decorating world right now and are gracing everything from rugs and window treatments to walls and furnishings.   Check out HGTV.com's Room of the Month designed by Leta Palatino-Ash and Karen Trubner-Kent of LK Interiors Design. It shows how a multicolored striped rug provides the connection that pulls together the varying shapes and colors in the room's furnishings. Read on for more on decorating with stripes from Chris Casson Madden >> More rooms in Designers' Portfolio >>     Check out the new green for the holiday season. There is nothing like the traditional berry red and evergreen for holiday decorating. But this year you might consider throwing in some lighter green elements. "It's that leaf green that we're seeing in a lot of home decor right now," says Shari Hiller, co-host of Room by Room. For other hot Christmas hues, click holiday colors, below. For a behind-the-scenes look at who decides the hot colors, click trends.     This month designers give thanks for the classics-furnishings, accents or art that they believe will never go out of style. Furniture, wallpaper and fabric design wouldn't be the same today without the influence of William Morris. Born in England in 1834, William Morris grew up to be a brilliant innovator in the field of decorative arts and crafts, turning away from the mass production of the day and relying heavily on the influences of nature and the beauty of hand craftsmanship. More >>

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