Author: Ruthie
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2020 Is The Year To Declutter
Post-Holiday Home Declutter The Holidays are gone, the decorations are all organized and put away. Now you begin assessing your new beginnings for this year and top of the list is to declutter your home, so where do you start? CLUTTER IS OVERWHELMING, DEPRESSING AND STEALS YOUR ENERGY AND EXCITEMENT FOR LIFE! The clutter did not…
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Implementing 2020 New Year’s Resolutions
Implementing New Year’s Resolutions the Whole Year as you declutter your home, enhance your LIFE and make room for change. New Year’s resolutions are about choosing to change “At the start of this New Year, we can choose: choose a new way of being and choose to not allow outworn habits to control our lives.”…
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Outdoor living gaining in appeal
Outdoor living spaces, mudrooms, and home offices currently top the list of special-function rooms popular with American homeowners. This is the conclusion of the latest Home Designs Trend Survey conducted by the American Institute of Architects, which focused on emerging home features, systems, and technologies. “Heavy investment in outdoor living spaces, mudrooms, and home offices…
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Smart Home products are front and center at CES
As our more techie readers are no doubt aware, CES is currently happening in Las Vegas. CES is the international Consumer Electronics Showcase. Five days of cutting edge techno-goodness. With the advent of the Internet of Things, smart home products have been gaining in development and popularity. With products like Google’s Nest serving as the hub…
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Timeless design trends for 2016 to inspire your next remodeling project
Are you planning a home improvement project for 2016? Would you like some inspiration? Read on! There are a few “dos” and “don’ts” when incorporating a new design trend into your living space. Many design trends are short-lived. They’re whimsical and fun but can easily be overdone (pineapples?). I don’t discourage incorporating these motifs into your space, but would…
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Remodeling: smaller projects give the best returns on investments
Are you planning any home remodeling or improvement projects for 2016? A recent article in the Napa Valley Register cites the National Association of Realtors’ finding that, “when it comes to remodeling, smaller, replacement and enhancement projects continue to give the best returns on investments.” Considering that our economy is still on the rebound, the word…
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2015 Year in Review
Happy New Year! As 2015 winds down and we get ready to tack a new calendar to the wall, I hope this note finds you healthy, happy and not too many pounds heaver than you were at the end of Summer! Boy, this has been a busy year for Ruth Chafin Interior Design. We completed…
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Bendheim Architectural Glass in the “Whites” of 2016
With all the “whites” announced for the “color of the year” for 2016, Bendheim, manufacturer of architectural glass, recently introduced a new collection of delicate off-white back-painted architectural glass. Applications include floor-to-ceiling wall cladding, grout-free backsplashes, counter- and table-tops. Bendheim’s proprietary manufacturing process bakes color coatings right into the glass, resulting in an exceptionally durable product…
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Simply White: Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year 2016
It was only a few years ago that we were into bold colors such as Tangerine Tango, Radiant Orchid and Exclusive Plumb. Lately, though, we’ve shifted to the other side of the tone spectrum. In a short time, our desire for bold and strong has morphed into the desire for a “soothing sense of order and peace.” And apparently, for…