Use your words. We tell small children this all the time, by which we mean ask or explain instead of just cry or tantrum about whatever ails you. But what about when it comes to home decor? Should we use our words {on the walls}?…
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How to Select Light Fixtures
We recently spent a marathon afternoon with our clients selecting all the lighting for a new build project from the builders preferred lighting source. I’m sharing our decision-making process, because it might be helpful to anyone struggling to select the perfect light fixtures when there are soooooo many options…
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The Three Best No-Fail Paint Colors and Where to Use Them
Are you looking to add a little color and personality to your home with paint but want something calming and nearly neutral? These three colors from Benjamin Moore are my favorite go-to colors to try first. They all reflect colors found in nature so they make a beautiful backdrop for many other accent colors…
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Designing a Room with a Fireplace AND a TV
A really common design dilemma is what to do with the TV in a room that also has a fireplace. There are usually only two options: 1. Over the fireplace or 2. Somewhere else!
This question was posed in a recent virtual email mini consultation we did for a reader. Here is the backstory for what she was debating…
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Decor for Spring
Okay, it’s March, and we’ve had a couple of 50+ degree days in a row, which makes it feel like spring is right around the corner! I adore spring. It means we won’t freeze to death again for at least another 6 or 7 months. In the spirit of wishing spring into an early existence, I’m recommending some ways to bring spring into your home decor…
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Wall Styling Tips and Tricks
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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