Interior
Design Articles |
Below you will find a selection of our interior design articles.
- Ban the Beige: How to Achieve
Exciting Interior Design —As
an interior designer, I'm often
asked by my clients if it's a good
idea to use similar colors and
furnishings in a room. Their common
belief is that similar colors will
create a safe, clean-looking design.
I tell them that although the design
will be safe and clean-looking, it
will also be very uninteresting. ...more
- The Interior Design Style You
Like…is Your Style! — In my
interior designer practice, I'm
often asked by my clients "What's my
style?" They're having a hard time
identifying their own style, and
they turn to me as an expert. I
always tell them, "The style you
like is your style!"...more
- Enhance Your Room Design with
Dynamic Lighting — As an
interior designer, I often use
lighting to create drama when my
client's decorating budget is tight.
By simply adjusting ceiling lights,
using inexpensive table lamps, or
strategically-placing accent
lighting, I'm able to increase a
room's impact at a lower cost. ...more
- The New Mood Ring:
Choosing a Room's Paint Color — When you
walk into a room, you get a certain
feeling. Sometimes it's a feeling of
joy, sometimes it's a feeling of calm,
and sometimes it's a feeling of dread.
What causes these feelings? Much of the
time, it's due to the color of the paint
in the room. Choosing the right paint
color of your room can be the easiest
and most cost-effective way to alter its
feeling, and by extension, your mood. ...more
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Essential
Tips for Choosing Fabrics for Furniture — When you’re choosing
upholstered furniture for your home,
it’s important to make sure you
understand how you plan to use the piece
of furniture, how much time and effort
you’re willing to put toward its upkeep,
and the length of time you expect the
piece of furniture to last. ...more
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15 Simple
Ways to Update the Look of Any Room — When you think of
changing the look of a room, you
probably most often think of making
major changes. And, while old-fashioned
rooms sometimes need such a drastic
approach, it’s possible to create a
whole new look by just making modest,
inexpensive changes to your room. . ...more
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11 Easy
Home Fix-it Tips You Can Use Today — Whether or not you’re
handy, there comes a time when you will
need to make minor repairs in your home.
Here are 11 easy fix-it and preventive
tips for common problems. ...more
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Wow, That
House Looks Great! ...Really? — Quite frankly, there are few homes that
really have a wow factor. You might be
surprised to learn that larger homes,
such as “McMansions” or “Mega Millions
Estates” don’t always feature the best
designs. Great design also exists in
average and small size homes and
apartments. Let me explain...more
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Room Design Holiday Tips — It’s always a lot of fun to make
some room design changes for the
holidays. Here are some tips..more
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Selecting Art for Your Home — Before you head out to purchase
art, take these tips into
consideration to insure that you
will still be happy with the piece
when you return home...more
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