Walls can be styled in SO many ways. What you hang on the walls gives life and personality to a space. It doesn’t always have to be art, either. You can use mirrors, textiles, baskets, sculpture, plates/platters, collections, lights or candle sconces, even plants, as well as photographs and art…
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Top Tips for Remodeling a Kitchen
So you want to remodel your kitchen. Where do you start? Should you just roll into a kitchen cabinet showroom with some rough room dimensions and let them order you a room full of cabinets? You could, but it probably wouldn’t be the best approach.
You may not actually need all new cabinets. Or you…
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Spring 2020 Design Trends
So there has been a LOT of buzz about the new trends for the new decade. In fact, I wrote about it recently. But are the “new” trends really all that new or is this Groundhog Day all over again? You know, same old thing, new spin. {Also, I know the furry rodent didn’t see his shadow last weekend so we are supposed to have an early spring. And while I don’t personally trust predictions made by a circus animal with a brain the size of a cashew, here’s hoping!} Some of these trends are definitely …
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Bedding Basics
Because these questions come up fairly often, I’ve compiled a chart of bed mattress sizes and a glossary of basic bedding terms. This will be a useful reference guide when you need to buy bedding to help demystify the information on the packaging so you know what it is you are getting!
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How to Choose the Right Bedding
January is white sale month, meaning that bed and bath linens generally go on sale for deep discounts sometime during the month of January. This makes it an EXCELLENT time to stock up/replace your bed linens with ones that bring you joy. You use these every. single. day. Shouldn’t you invest in something wonderful?
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Design Trends for the Next Decade
It is always fascinating to watch and predict the design trends. More than ever before, this is a decade of “choose your own adventure” design….nearly anything goes, as long as YOU love it! With a turn of the calendar page, we will enter a new decade, and there are some emerging trends and new classics to add to our design options.
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Concord Holiday House Tour
We’ve had a busy week of Holiday installations, but the weekend highlight was the Concord Holiday House Tour where we were privileged to be a featured designer for the Christmas decor at one of the 7 homes on the tour!
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Elegant Christmas Decor
Christmas decorating means different things to different people. While some don’t feel it is Christmas unless the yard is covered in inflatable snowmen and Santa’s that look a bit like a murder scene during the day when they lie limply on the ground, I prefer a more elegant approach to Christmas decor.
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Christmas Decorating Ideas - Sneak Preview
We are getting ready for our upcoming whirlwind of holiday decorating installations, and our inventory area is jam-packed with possibilities for the various projects we have on the calendar! Here is a sneak preview of some of the decor we have planned.
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Should I paint my stained wood trim?
To paint or not to paint {stained wood trim}, that is the question…
If you want to incite controversy, tackle the topic of painting woodwork! Devotees of “painting wood is a crime” will defend it with religious fervor. Often this
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Farmhouse Style - Passing Trend or New Classic?
This is the decade of farmhouse décor. In the current American farmhouse era, you can’t scroll through Pinterest without tripping over a zillion posts on farmhouse style. This farmhouse has the iconic barn doors, tinware and rustic accessories, and an avalanche of mason jars, shiplap walls, and chalkboard labels.
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Decorating with Shades of Gray
Is gray STILL popular? Maybe that’s not the right question. Popular is a moving target and not really the best yardstick for any interior decorating decision. You SHOULD be asking, is it right for the space? And does it spark joy?…no wait, that’s Marie Kondo decision making…but it IS relevant to choosing colors – you SHOULD love what you choose!
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