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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!
Thursday, December 8, 2011
Fabric can add such life to a kitchen!
BEFORE
AFTER
We added some color to the windows, the fabric and pattern as well
as the color gives so much more interest and warmth to the kitchen.
BEFORE there was little that tied the space together.
AFTER
The runner on the table as well as the curtains become an
inspiration piece.
You can use those same colors to accessorize
the rest of the kitchen.
Try a little fabric in your Kitchen!!
Monday, November 7, 2011
So today, lets talk about using an inspiration piece
to pull the room together.
This friend of mine was ready to freshen up
a number of rooms in her home.
She really liked the idea of bringing in some orange.
And knew she needed to purchase a few new pieces.
Her walls were recently painted a lovely gold and sage green.
so we wanted the color palette to have those colors.
I really thought a rug could be the perfect solution to pull it all off.
We found that perfect rug at Pottery Barn ...of course!
For over $1000.
We decided that we would keep looking----
and found THE inspiration piece
we were looking for at TJ Maxx-HomeGoods,
for $199.00 Can you believe it~!
It was a great shopping day.
It was warm and had golds and greens as well as the Orange
she wanted to add to the space.
It made for a great inspiration piece because it had
3 of the colors that we wanted to place around the room.
Here is the Living Room
BEFORE
AFTER
We picked up a couple of IKEA chairs to help lighten up the space,
as well as some new toss pillows---
You know how I love to add pillows!:)
BEFORE
AFTER
What a different feel the room has now
with the rug and the lighter chairs.
BEFORE
AFTER
We decided to make a little entry grouping.
It really worked well in that space.
See how well the cabinet goes with the colors in the room.
The floral pillow on the couch has just the
right colors and design to go with the rug.
And my friend picked it out herself.
Many times when I work with a client and they need
to purchase new items, I tell them to find something
that they really like and that has the colors
we are looking for.
There are other times when I do the shopping and get what
I think works. But most of the time the client shops for
thier own accessories--
it gives them a real feeling that the space it theirs,
because they picked out something that they were drawn too.
It also gives you such a great sense of ackomplishment
to know that you chose something that really worked.
Lamps behind the sofa looking out into the fall leaves---
(I LOVE Fall! Have I mentioned that before?)
I love putting a round table between two chairs,
and this one worked out great!
BEFORE
AFTER
We changed out the curtains. Using a gold color similar to the wall
softens the space and lightens it up.
I would prefer the rod to be hung just down from the ceiling,
because it pulls your eyes up and make the room feel taller.
My friend is waiting on her sweet husband to finish up the job.
I will post the before and after photos when it is done.
You will be amazed at how different it feels!
Notice the artwork on the wall also has some of the same colors
that we were pulling around the room.
So if you are wanting to create a new feel to a space
Using a Rug for the inspiration piece
may just work for you!
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