Custom design offers endless possibilities for gorgeous details! Here we are sharing a few inspired custom touches from projects we have done over the years and showroom sightings.
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Can I decorate with words on the wall?
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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Simple Joys: Table Linens
I know what you are thinking…table linens? Simple? Joy-inducing? REALLY??? But hear me out! One of the simplest ways to elevate the everyday is to substitute cloth napkins for cheap paper ones, or heaven forbid, paper towels :-). I realize that not all meals call for…
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Project in Progress: A Vacation Home Family Room
We are currently working on a vacation home project for some lovely clients. We helped them with the living room and dining area previously and now they have asked for help refreshing the much used family room…
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Ode to a washing machine
Life does not always go as planned…today was a reminder of that. Last night, for better or worse, my washing machine gave a strange series of beeps and ceased to work somewhere partway through a giant load of whites…mostly towels. Of course it was towels…
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How to Create a Magnetic Feature Wall
A focal point in a room is one of the basic elements of a well designed space, and the easiest way to create a focal point is with a feature wall. But what if your feature wall could be not only a beautiful focal point, but hard working too?
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Our Favorite Taco Recipe
Summer is definitely here, and in the lineup of grilled foods and salads we love to mix it up with this tasty taco recipe! Our very favorite tacos are this vegetarian version containing black beans and roasted sweet potato.
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Decorating with plants
Every room could be improved with a dose of plant life. Our innate craving for a connection to nature (biophilia) means that decorating with actual nature (like plants), or even references to nature makes us happier, and who doesn’t want to be happier?
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Seen Around Town: Gorgeous Rugs
A visit to one of our favorite Boston area rug dealers, Landry and Arcari…. there were so many beautiful and interesting things in the showroom, I thought I’d share some of my finds!
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Upholstered Closet in the Diva Vintage Glamour Den Project
So we finished the One Room Challenge Diva Vintage Glamour Den bedroom makeover last week and posted all the pretty pictures, but one DIY project got squeezed in at the last minute between weeks 7 and 8 and so we didn’t write about it during the official challenge posts….
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ORC Reveal! The Vintage Diva Glamour Den
Finally! The reveal post we have all been waiting for! Read on to see the secrets of our feature wall, our gorgeous window treatments and custom bed, the fab closet, and what we did with all the vintage hats….finding a place for the tiara was easy…
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