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Thom Filicia Home Makeover
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Thom Filicia Shares His Styling Secrets Behind This Marvelous Makeover

When Stephanie Gayol Phillipou and her husband moved into their Mountainside, NJ, home in December 2011, they had a 27-month-old daughter in tow, another daughter on the way, and holiday season just around the corner.
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When Stephanie Gayol Phillipou and her husband moved into their Mountainside, NJ, home in December 2011, they had a 27-month-old daughter in tow, another daughter on the way, and holiday season just around the corner. Needless to say, decorating their new digs didn't exactly top their priority list.

After entering and winning Real Simple magazine and Chase Blueprint's “Blueprint to a Beautiful Home” contest, the family is thriving in their stunningly decorated home — tricked out by celebrity designer Thom Filicia. We caught up with Thom and Real Simple to discover key design tips for transforming this New Jersey home. Keep reading for decorating ideas to steal and jaw-dropping before and after pictures!

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Quick Home Makeover Tips From Tacky House's Thom Filicia
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Casa Quickie: Turn Tacky Into Tactful Bookshelves

One sure way to a tacky house?
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One sure way to a tacky house? Overcrowded shelves and loads of crammed objects. Almost anyone with any interior design wit will tell you that the first step to a redo is to declutter. Thom Filicia, one of the original set of "eyes" from Queer Eye for the Straight Guy, now hosts his own gig on Tacky House, in which he reveals quick tips to spruce up your home. Though he's already given us his top decorating tips, he's always got more up his stylish sleeve. Lucky for you, I'm taking notes and passing them on to you.His first nugget of wisdom? Shift your books. While bookshelves may scream for you to push every text you own into the space like a library aisle, consider a different approach. Stack the books horizontally instead of vertically. It looks cleaner and can create a stage for another decorative object. Keep your eyes peeled for my next tip from Thom Filicia!

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How to Organize Your Collectibles
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How-To: Making the Best of Groupies

It's tempting to dress up your home with meaningful little knickknacks, but there's a good way to do it and there's a better way to do it.
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It's tempting to dress up your home with meaningful little knickknacks, but there's a good way to do it and there's a better way to do it. Designer Thom Filicia already tipped us off to organizing our books to make them décor happy. Here's another lil nugget for your lovely little vignettes. Organize your collectibles in groups of three at varying heights. Play with the small, medium, and large items until it looks like a perfect set. Place a stack of horizontal books next to them if you have the space. Go 'head and try it. You'll be amazed at the difference it makes!

To see a bookshelf full of arrangements, read more

Four Designers With New Furniture Collections
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Four Designers With New Furniture Collections

The Fashion Week darlings may not be impressed to hear that four designers have new collections all at the same time.
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Four Designers With New Furniture Collections

The Fashion Week darlings may not be impressed to hear that four designers have new collections all at the same time. But in the interior design world, it's like the stars have aligned. In this case, a fashion designer, a television personality, a textile designer, and a prominent interior designer have all debuted furniture collections that you're going to be aching to get your hands on. Check out this slideshow to see who!

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Before and After: The View's Backstage Makeover
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Before and After: The View's Backstage Makeover

When I chatted with Thom Filicia the other day, he shared a few photos from his makeover of The View's dressing rooms.
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When I chatted with Thom Filicia the other day, he shared a few photos from his makeover of The View's dressing rooms. As you can see from this shot, before Thom took over, the show's dressing room was beige, blah, and uninspired.

To see Thom's vast improvement on this dressing room, read more

Thom Filicia's Top Tips For Design
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Thom Filicia's Top Tips For Design

Yesterday, I had the opportunity to interview Dress My Nest host Thom Filicia.
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Yesterday, I had the opportunity to interview Dress My Nest host Thom Filicia. Thom, who recently authored Thom Filicia Style, talked about his experience making over The View's dressing rooms. Thom also appeared on the show to promote the Kimberly-Clark Room-a-Day Giveaway, which gives 16 participants the chance to each win a $25,000 room makeover. Thom also shared his personal philosophies for creating cohesive and beautiful rooms. Thom's style, which blends relaxed elegance with each client's individual sense of style, seemed to be a perfect resource for CasaSugar readers interested in making over their own homes. You can peruse some of Thom's design tips from his new book when you read more