Choosing your decorating style is generally not a sudden discovery. Instead it is a process that evolves over time. When you move into your first place, generally an apartment, your choices are limited by the space itself. Flooring, wall color and fixtures are out of your control. Chances are your …
Steps to Picking the Right Window Treatment
Window treatments are one of the most effective ways to bring interest and warmth into a room. Colorful, textural and patterned window treatments can bring attention to special windows, draw our focus to a wonderful view of the outdoors, or add a finishing layer that completes an otherwise …
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Feng Shui Colors for Your Home
Feng shui isn't something you hear about growing up in the US. So I first learned about this approach to home design when living in Asia. While living in Tokyo, my girlfriend in Hong Kong started looking for a new apartment. Part of her search included having a practitioner inspect her top picks to …
Interior Trim Ideas to Spice Up Any Room
Interior Trim Series: Cabinets and Built-Ins Interior trim can add spice to every room from the ceiling down to the floor. Trim is functional when it covers the gaps where different building materials meet. This happens where the ceiling meets the walls or the walls meet the floor which is why we …
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7 Ways of Decorating With Color
Color affects our lives from how we feel to the decisions we make. So decorating with color means picking the right colors for your home, and taking the time to get it right. That means auditioning colors to see how the'll look throughout the day because colors change with variations in natural …
10 Interior Design Tips to Avoid Common Mistakes
We've all visited homes where the interior design felt exactly right. And we've all been in homes that got it all wrong. Not everyone has an eye for design, but anyone can make home a better place. And sometimes all it takes is a tweak here and a nudge there. That's why we wanted to share these 10 …
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