Once you get started, you can get enthused about individual pieces, so when you come across something special you can take advantage of it.

See how the furniture is put together on those pages. For example, look at the sofa. Maybe you're drawn to the idea that the end tables are the same height as the ends of the sofa. Or maybe you see a round table and a square one and you decide the round is what you like.

There's no such thing as an original idea. We're all inspired by books, magazines and movies.

Chances are if you bought a living room set from one showroom, everyone else did as well. It's disappointing to look at a room and it's all from one store.

She smiled, and there it was again, that aching pressure in his chest. Love, or a heart attack. Kind of the same thing.

When an eighty-five pound mammal licks your tears away, then tries to sit on your lap, it's hard to feel sad.