https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal Long-form interior design and home improvement advice from Jane Halloway at bumfuzzledjane.com. Renovation budgets, color, lighting, measuring and contractor bids. en-us Copyright 2026 Halloway Design Consulting LLC hello@bumsfuzzledjane.com (Jane Halloway) hello@bumsfuzzledjane.com (Jane Halloway) Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/logo.png https://bumsfuzzledjane.com https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/how-to-hire-an-interior-designer https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/how-to-hire-an-interior-designer Designer, decorator, consultant or nobody at all. What each one actually does, what each one costs, and the four questions that expose a bad fit in ten minutes. Hiring Jane Halloway Wed, 16 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/lighting-layers-three-height-rule https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/lighting-layers-three-height-rule One ceiling fixture is why your room looks flat at night. Light belongs at three heights, in one color temperature, on separate switches. Here is the method. Lighting Jane Halloway Thu, 03 Sep 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/how-to-measure-a-room https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/how-to-measure-a-room Most returned furniture was never going to fit. A twenty-minute measuring routine, the eight numbers you actually need, and the doorway math people forget. Planning Jane Halloway Thu, 27 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/what-a-renovation-really-costs https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/what-a-renovation-really-costs Three bids on the same kitchen came in $41,000 apart. Here is the line-by-line reason why, and the six items missing from almost every cheap quote. Renovation Jane Halloway Fri, 14 Aug 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/choose-paint-without-forty-samples https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/choose-paint-without-forty-samples Undertone, north light, and the reason your greige turns lilac at 4pm. A method for reaching the right color in two samples instead of twelve. Color Jane Halloway Thu, 02 Jul 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/kitchen-renovation-sequence https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/kitchen-renovation-sequence Doing the right work in the wrong order is the most expensive mistake in a kitchen. The correct sequence, trade by trade, and the three decisions to lock before demolition. Renovation Jane Halloway Thu, 18 Jun 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/why-your-room-feels-unfinished https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/why-your-room-feels-unfinished Color ratios are the easy part. Rooms usually fail on three other things: light at three heights, a rug that is too small, and nothing at eye level. Styling Jane Halloway Thu, 21 May 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/storage-that-does-not-look-like-storage https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/storage-that-does-not-look-like-storage You do not have a clutter problem, you have a landing-strip problem. Where things actually accumulate in a small home, and what to put there instead. Small Spaces Jane Halloway Thu, 09 Apr 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/small-bathroom-renovation-costs https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/small-bathroom-renovation-costs A 40-square-foot room routinely costs more per foot than a kitchen. What drives the number, which upgrades are worth it, and the one move that doubles the budget. Renovation Jane Halloway Thu, 12 Mar 2026 09:00:00 GMT https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/whole-house-color-palette https://bumsfuzzledjane.com/journal/whole-house-color-palette Rooms chosen one at a time end up as a corridor of arguments. How to build a five-color house palette that lets each room differ without any of them clashing. Color Jane Halloway Thu, 05 Feb 2026 09:00:00 GMT