Whats Black and White and Blue All Over
September 12, 2011 § Leave a Comment
And the blue all over….
Rethink Your Dining Room…I Did
June 6, 2011 § 1 Comment
Why is a room necessary when you use it five times a year? How many places does a small family need to eat. I completely re-configured my house…I dissembled the theater we had in the lower level that no one used…put half the theater furniture in the dining room with a new Fancy LG TV that is better quality than real life…hidden in a large armoire…put the dining room in the living room and completely got rid of the eat-in kitchen…here is the result…
Old Dining Room
New Dining Room
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Eat-in Kitchen
Other Examples:
For a bookworm, turning the dining room into a library may prove to be a useful solution. And if you also have family members who treat your house like a hotel, install a Murphy bed within your built-ins. This also helps to alleviate the problem of finding somewhere to stuff that pesky air mattress each morning.
What is Your Design Style? Find Out.
May 15, 2011 § 1 Comment
What is Your Design Style?
CASUAL?
COOL?
CONTEMPORARY?
COUNTRY?
COASTAL?
COLONIAL?
CLEAN?
CULTURAL?
I FEEL so small…
April 10, 2011 § Leave a Comment
Double height interiors really don’t make you feel so small…on the contrary they give you a feeling of space.
A Dream Come True for Some Girls…
March 6, 2011 § 2 Comments
I was helping my friend organize her closet, that is a converted bedroom, that inspired me…anyone can convert a bedroom they may not be using into …a dream come true for some girls…
Ideas for a Kid Friendly but Elegant Home
January 30, 2011 § 1 Comment
An elegant home in Las Vegas that was designed to be low-maintenance and as kid and pet-friendly as possible so that children and family could gather and have a relaxing time together.
The sofa is a sleeper, so the room can be used as a home theater or extra bedroom.
The sofa is upholstered in a soft, cotton chenille fabric, and the ottoman is covered with durable polyester fabric that will hold up well to shoes.
This beautiful dining room is hiding a secret: The top of the table lifts off to reveal a poker table underneath! The durable chair fabric is finished with pewter nail-head trim.
The heart of this home is the large, open area…the family room, kitchen and breakfast room. Commercial grade fabrics were used throughout to hold up to spills. All the flooring is easy to clean 24″ tile except in the carpeted bedrooms.
One of the guest rooms…
The gorgeous iron headboard was found at a yard sale. The bedding and accessories are from Pottery Barn and Crate and Barrel. “You can get a great look and it doesn’t have to be super expensive,” she says.
I Love Zebra’s
January 23, 2011 § 2 Comments
It’s no secret that animal prints are huge in home decor right now. My favorite is Zebra print. A fun way to add whimsy to every type of decor. With its neutral colors, Zebra print is easier to incorporate than you may think. Go ahead, add a little stripe to your life!
Do You Have a Radiator to Hide? Who Doesn’t?
January 9, 2011 § 4 Comments
When you buy an older home often there are radiators or large vents to try to decorate around.
You can either hide them or celebrate them. Here are ideas for both.
And finally…just enjoy them!
Do You Have Winter Blues?
January 2, 2011 § 1 Comment
Do you have the winter blues?
The holidays begin to wind down. Family and friends return home, the house gets really quiet and those winter blues start creeping in.
Here are some blues to make you feel better.
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Find Yourself in the Cellar – The Wine Cellar
December 12, 2010 § 1 Comment
Some of today’s residential wine cellars are breathtaking
Just travel down a set a stairs and you could find yourself among thousands of bottles of wine
The New Vintage Bathroom
November 21, 2010 § 1 Comment
Love the vintage look? The vintage bath design has never been more popular. When considering bathroom remodeling ideas for your bath remodel, consider a clawfoot tub for today’s modern bath. Compare the luxurious bathroom fixtures of the 1900s with today’s to recreate a vintage bathroom design.
A Different Kind of Dining Room
October 29, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Often thought of as a place mostly for enjoying holiday dinners and birthday celebrations, the dining room is turning into a friendlier, more intimate space as home owners try to maximize existing square footage rather than add on.
One popular trend today is to take down a wall between the dining room and kitchen to make one big, casual cooking and eating space, which can also be used for watching a movie or using a computer.
A trend in custom homes today is a more casual living and eating spaces, an open great room with a corner for dining, or a smaller dining room.
More dining rooms also have become multipurpose with bookshelves, a bar, or paneling that opens to a desk for an at-home office.
Adapt to Familial Needs
1. Younger (under 30) and first-time home owners usually don’t care about a formal dining room. They see it as wasted space that they would rarely use and would repurpose it into a home office, den, or media room. As long as the home has an eat-in kitchen, they’re happy.
2. Families with children want a formal dining room adjacent to the kitchen for family gatherings and holiday meals.
3. Downsizing baby boomers are trying to make their lives less complicated. A breakfast nook or eat-in kitchen works fine for most.
Color of the Year – Turquoise
October 4, 2010 § Leave a Comment
Turquoise is the color of the year. Turquoise can instantly add a pop of color to any space. The versatile color — which is often associated with forms of escape, such as a tropical paradise — often creates pleasant and inviting feelings as you step into a room. That’s why Pantone, the Carlstadt, N.J.–based color company, selected it as color of the year for 2010.
Long a favorite for many real estate and staging professionals, this vibrant blue-green color is being incorporated into home interiors, accessories, and fabrics as an accent color for staging.
Practically anything goes with turquoise too. You can use it with neutrals and browns, as a complement to reds and pinks, coordinate it with deep blues to create a classic maritime look, spruce it up with greens, or use it with yellow-greens for trend-setting appeal.
Turquoise can take on so many different characteristics depending on the shade. There are so many different shades and styles of the color.
Turquoise goes great with earth tones and with orange, which is its opposite on the color wheel.”
But be careful before splashing turquoise everywhere. “You definitely have to be careful when using turquoise when staging,” says Ashley Whittenberger, founder and owner of Interiority Complex, a Texas-based staging and design firm. However, she adds that it can be a bold color choice. “It can definitely help a property stand out from the rest and appeal to a large number of buyers when used properly,” Whittenberger says.
Consider mixing in dashes of the color through the room’s accessories, such as a turquoise vase or as an accent color to highlight an element that may have otherwise gone overlooked.
I love using turquoise in my staging because it’s such a warm, rich color that appeals to both men and women. It also reminds me of the ocean.
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