Contemporary furniture designers use straight lines, shapely elements, art, and rash colors. If you like clean and specific design, this may be perfect style for you.

Most of us remember a time when we needed to decorate an apartment or home on a budget. We probably "borrowed" items from our parents, inherited castoffs from friends, and purchased cheap furnishings that we eventually threw away. Sooner or later, however, our taste began to mature and the eclectic uncoordinated furniture we once thought was "cool" might now look like just a mish-mash of old stuff. Let's face it, we'd probably be happy to get rid of all of it and start over. Unfortunately, most of us haven't enough money or the opportunity to begin furnishing a home from...