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Thursday, March 29, 2012
Okay my dear friends --- it has been such a long time
since I have posted and I thought I would see if you can
remember anything we have been talking about!
So this post is a little pop quiz.
Look at the before and after photos
and see what was done that makes the
space feel so much different.
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
BEFORE
AFTER
This Family Room was done by shopping the house---
we did not spend money on anything!!
Feel free to post your answers in the comments.
Does this give you any ideas for your own space?
Thursday, February 16, 2012
So what can you learn from looking at this great
Great room?
Let's to go through the space and talk about
what design principles you can use from this example.
In the above photo the furniture is gathered around the
center of the room facing the fireplace which
is the focal point of the room.
It creates a wonderful conversation area.
1. Converstion Area (the furniture is balanced in the space)
2. Three Lamps in a triangle pattern.
3. Similar Patterns and Colors throughout the space.
4. See how the Rug anchors the furniture.
5. Natural Elements
(flowers, apples)
6. Notice the Different Textures on the table...
wicker basket, the wooden boxes
as well as the shiny glass candlesticks.
And of course books...I love books in a room.
7. Fabric
(the different toss pillows)
8. Staggering the heights of the items on the coffee table
makes it more pleasing to the eye.
See how you can take ideas from this beautifully designed
Dream Home and use a few in your own home!!
Try at least one in your house today!
Thursday, February 9, 2012
The HGTV Dream House is in Utah this year!
So I thought I would do a few posts featuring this home
and see what design principles
you and I can use for our own homes!
For today I just wanted to show you some of the exterior shots.
Notice the way they have taken blue and incorporated
it in different places around the outside of the home.
This works when you are doing the outside as well as the inside of a home.
When you take similar colors and textures and you
move them around the space it ties everything together.
The blues, the neutrals and the texture of the stone.
It is a beautiful home to look at from the outside.
In my next post, we will see some of the interior rooms,
and see what examples we can learn from!
Saturday, January 7, 2012
It snowed at our house last night!
Finally it feels like winter.
So this morning I went around the house
turning on the lamps.
It really creates a warm inviting atmosphere---
So nice on a wintery day.
Today I have posted all kinds of different decor styles
and rooms, just so you can see that turning on a lamp
in any space makes it feel more inviting.
So...go ahead and turn on a lamp... you will FEEL Better!!
Thursday, January 5, 2012
As the new year is here and all of the holiday decor
is packed away it is always a wonderful time
to look at fresh inspiration.
A great opprotunity to look at your room with new eyes
and see what you like---
and be inspired to try a thing or two different.
These are just random photos of rooms and homes
that I like and thought I would share.
I guess I like chairs around the fireplace!!
I do sit next to mine almost everyday.
What are you inspired by?
Friday, December 9, 2011
I just had to do a little post with beautiful doors!
All of these photos are from
I love wreathes--- and love to see them on doors for the holidays.
Aren't these so inviting...
When you decorate the front door
it is like saying come on in!
This RED door with the iron hardware is just darling!
Love the Green Ribbon here.
So maybe with this little bit of inspiration
you can figure out something
to add to your front door!
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