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October 27, 2009
Lessons Learned by Reading Design Magazines
Every month I’ve been finding myself looking forward to the day that the latest issue of Coastal Living arrives in my mailbox. I started receiving it because of my ASID membership, but I had never really paid much attention to it before that. I am finding that I really enjoy checking out the Idea Houses [...]
October 26, 2009
Creating an Inviting Entry to your Home
Today I was searching for ideas for entryways and came across some great examples that I thought I’d share with you. Since the entry is the first area of your home that guests see, it is important to set the tone for the rest of your house there. Entry’s should be welcoming and organized. It [...]
September 13, 2009
Thrift Store Revamp
My recent project was painting and reupholstering two chairs that I found at the Goodwill for $4 a piece. What I liked about these chairs was the backs. I immediately pictured them painted in a creamy white color to really make the criss-cross design of the backs pop. So, I took them home and began [...]
September 4, 2009
DIY Plywood Art
Hello readers! Today I want to share with you a super simple piece of art that I created last week. I promise that anyone can do it. It is so simple and fun! All you need is a cut-to-size (whatever size you’d like) piece of plywood, some leftover paint, and letter stencils. I picked up [...]
August 27, 2009
Why don't you…
Switch it up and try a painted floor in your house? I love this look in the following images because most likely your neighbor is not going to have these kind of floors and painting floors is a simple way to change up your flooring in a snap! Make sure to add a few coats [...]
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August 17, 2009
What’s that thing called, again?
One thing I always had a tough time memorizing in my History of Art and Architecture class was furniture styles. I tend to get bored trying to memorize things and instead focus more on the way a piece looks and I learn to distinguish furniture by certain features, rather than by their proper names. Am [...]
July 12, 2009
In style…again
Since wallpaper is becoming hot again, I thought I’d do a little searching for some fun and modern papers. Here’s what I found… Paper Mills Nama Rococo Sum Walnut Wallpaper So enjoy looking at all the cool stuff out there now and after you’ve found the perfect wallpaper, here’s a few steps on how to [...]
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