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An accent wall adds dimension to any space
During my recent trip to the Las Vegas Market, I walked through a LOT of showrooms. As I peruse vendor displays, I not only pay attention to the products on display but also to the displays themselves. Space being a premium, vendors must make creative but efficient use of their display areas in order to
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Ruth Chafin Interior Design Business Directory
As our readers and customers know well, Ruth Chafin Interior Design is a small local business. We have served the residents of the Greater Inland Empire for over 30 years! As designers, we have been backed by some of the finest craftsmen and trades-people in the entire Valley. By implementing our designs, they make
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Highland kitchen remodel blends rustic and contemporary elements
A Highland, CA kitchen remodel blends rustic and contemporary elements to lovely results. Do-it-yourself client does all her own tile work!
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3 benefits of hiring a full service interior design firm
A home remodeling project is chaotic and disruptive. Minimizing the chaos can seem like an exercise in futility, especially if you decide to go it alone. You can significantly reduce this chaos by hiring a full-service interior design and remodeling firm. Consider the following three benefits of hiring a full service design firm for your
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Redlands kitchen remodeling project features custom lighting variations
Custom Lighting Variations We recently completed a lovely kitchen remodeling project in Redlands that features a plethora of custom lighting variations. This project features a custom ceramic tile back splash, which we accented with various lighting options. We also integrated hanging lighting over a center island, which adds to the different lighting combination options available
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An evening with Chef Jerry
A new collaboration Do you like to cook? Do you like knowing where your food comes from? Are you interested in learning new techniques? Read on. Last Saturday, I had the most wonderful beginning of a new collaboration I have undertaken with Loma Linda executive chef, restaurant consultant and culinary instructor Gerald Eggar, aka Chef
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Birch branches add outdoor touch to your indoor environment
Floral design is an aspect of interior design that I have had much luck applying my design skills to. Over the years, I have worked with both natural and silk materials, and I’ve often achieved the best results by combining the two, especially when it comes to creating artificial trees. I am constantly on the
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Himalayan Salt Plate Cooking
In July I attended the California Gift Show in Los Angeles. It’s an easy show for me to attend. Because I live in Southern California, LA is close; and because I am an interior design and remodeling professional, not a gift vendor, per se, much of what is on display there doesn’t apply to me,
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Bold Patterns of Yesteryear, Remixed
We’re home from the Las Vegas Market. As I sift through all the exciting material I gathered there, I’m noticing another trend from the show. Bold patterns. Modern retro, re-mixed. Everywhere we looked, we noticed lovely variations on this theme. Patterned throw pillows on a solid couch, cushioned cubes decked in hound’s tooth, chairs with wild
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