When it comes to putting a room together, mixing patterns is a key skill! Here are tips from a pro on how to do it well…
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Favorite Wicker and Rattan Furniture
Not just for summer or just for the porch anymore, wicker and rattan furniture can add a touch of exotic style to every room in the house! Here we talk about the differences between rattan, bamboo, cane, and wicker and offer a roundup of some of our favorites.
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Blue Paint Color Pairings
Summer blues….summer seems to call for the color blue! Perhaps because it is reminiscent of sky and water and vacation destinations for cooling off in summer…or maybe it’s just because blue is an enduring classic. But which shades of blue should you choose for what?…
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How to Design a Room: Buying the Ingredients
The final steps of designing are room are getting all the pieces and putting them in the right places…here is our process for getting a room to the beautiful finish line…
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How to Design a Room: Choosing the Right Ingredients
The third and fourth steps in designing a room are where we get involved in the nitty gritty of defining ALL the many details of the project…This is where the magic happens!
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How to Design a Room: Exploring Options
After the initial discovery phase of defining the needs and wants for your room, the next step of the design process is exploring the options and solving the puzzle of all the pieces you gathered in the discovery phase. We call this the concept phase and here is how we approach it…
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More Ceiling Treatment Ideas
There are SO many options for treating a ceiling to elevate (haha) the design of a room! Why have plain and boring when you can have a ceiling with panache and style? We’ve rounded up some inspiration here for you to try.
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Making Smart Upholstery Choices
Upholstery is on my mind today - and nearly every day … There is so much to consider about upholstery, especially right now…
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The Importance of Designing for Sound
Sound is an often overlooked component when designing a home, and there are many ways that it affects us. Along with lighting, the sound in a space sets the tone (haha) for any room….
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Decor Trend: Wallpaper
Wallpaper is back! Not that it ever really left…Wallpaper has long been a way to get great graphic impact and pattern in a room….but even if you’ve sworn off wallpaper, here are some reasons to reconsider….
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3 Mistakes to Avoid when Decorating with Bright Colors
What better way to warm up your room and give it life and energy than adding bright colors? But how do you decorate in bright colors successfully?
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The Top 5 Must-Haves for your Home Office
One of the trends that has arisen, out of necessity, over the last year is a home office space. Home offices are being used for both work from home and remote learning situations right now…
Just like the design of any room, designing a home office should begin with a list of what needs to happen in there. Ask yourself these questions:…
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