I just finished painting all of the cabinet doors! It will be so nice to have rooms that are completely done. Well after we get the base and case in! But, we are close! This morning, I was able to finish the front sides of the remaining cabinets. Can I tell you how excited I am to get these doors up and not to see all of the “stuff” in the cabinets anymore? Now, I wanted to share a ... READ the POST
3 Design Blunders to Avoid
Everyone has their little pet peeves. When I walk into a friend’s house, I make a conscious effort not to critique their space unless they ask me to. But, there are certain things that scream at me. As soon as I am asked, I gladly share the 3 things that can make their space go from design blunder to beautiful! 1) Rugs Placing a small postage stamp in the middle of your ... READ the POST
Monday’s Moments #5
We’ve been covering a lot of different vignettes and how to apply them to our rooms. Today, I would like to talk about challenging spaces. Do you have a challenging area in terms of decorating? Usually, we all have one. Something that either stumps us or is just unusual. Mine is our fireplace. It is not your usual one dimensional mantel. The fireplace sits in the corner and is a ... READ the POST
Living Room Revamp
Yesterday I shared with you a simple app that helps take some of the pain out of furniture arranging, by allowing you to do it in a plan first. I thought I would share the results from yesterdays plan showing our living room revamp. There are still some of the remodel projects to finish, but the living room revamp helps the livability of our space. Everyone is happy with it and ... READ the POST
DIY Floor Plan
I had to share this with you. I came across an app for the iPad that enables homeowners to make their own DIY floor plans! You may know that I am partial to AutoCAD. Partially, because that is what I was trained on and it is what I have been using in the Interior Design field since starting Interior Design. I use it, because it allows Architects, Engineers, Contractors and I to have a ... READ the POST
Monday’s Moments #4
I hope you have been learning as we go. It has been fun seeing your Moments, thanks for sharing! If this is your first time reading Monday’s Moments, my goal is to help you style vignettes with things you may already have. Not everyone can afford to remodel an entire space, right?! I’ve been trying to repeat the elements that help a vignette work to help you see how to apply ... READ the POST
The Psychology of Color
This is one of my favorite topics. In fact, when working towards my bachelors I wrote a final paper on how color affected the elderly. I find the psychology of color so interesting and it is so fun to see how it plays out in our interiors as well as advertising. Courtesy of NowSourcing, Inc What are some of your favorite colors? Do you think they fall into the ... READ the POST
Updating With Color
Our house in Texas was filled with lots of deep reds and greens. It fit the space well and the color scheme was pretty typical of that part of Texas. Now that we have moved and updated with a different finishes, I thought it was the perfect time to update. I am keeping all our existing furniture, but will be updating with color with new drapes and accents. Here is our ... READ the POST