Category: Design Tips
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Kitchen remodeling: 4 costly mistakes to avoid
Undertaking a kitchen remodeling project can be a stressful experience, as the kitchen is the one room in the home that needs to be at least partially functional all of the time. Over the years, I’ve helped many clients identify and overcome these mistakes, saving them money, time and sanity. Here are four mistakes to…
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Kitchen Remodels: Amenities To Delete and Stay on Budget
You can still have your dream kitchen, and stay on budget. Here are some amenities you can leave out of your kitchen remodel.: Pasta spigots over the cook top. This amenity requires the cost of another faucet plus the cost of the additional rerouting of the plumbing lines. It is not so hard to carry the…
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Soapstone: Chocolate Brown Counter Top
How To Pick the Right Soapstone Counter top Soapstone is the best natural surface a homeowner can choose for a counter top that not only provides a unique look, but also feels warm and inviting. Soapstone can transform your kitchen counter tops from ordinary to extraordinary. Soapstone is the perfect choice for your soapstone kitchen…
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Lighting Reflections are a Magical Charm when using Crystal Fixtures
Lighting up your life and home is a critical part of design. There are eight components that must be considered in lighting, and with each unit of light: placement, fixture, energy consumption, electrical source, foot candles, bulb, switching, and the finished reflection. As seen from the photos above, when using fine crystal fixtures, the reflective…
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Why You Need An Interior Designer
Undertaking an interior design or remodeling project can be a stressful endeavor. The best way to ensure that your project stays on track and you keep your sanity is to hire a professional interior designer.
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Computer Scooter: A Secret to Home Office Ease
When addressing the home office situation we embrace a new set of complex issues. Separation between family and work Space Enjoyment of home environment Flexibility and focus Multitasking with equipment and locations A few years ago these issues were not even considered as our norm was going to the office to earn a living. Times…
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Showcase Your Passions and Personality
One of my favorite suppliers features weekly specials that spotlight unique items in their line. This is one of their newer products. Be creative in your home and showcase your passions and personality. Who are you and how does your home reflect the passions that resonate in your heart. Exposing your passions can be done…
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Carry your inside Accent Colors to your Landscaping
Exterior accent colors need to be blended with the interiors of your home. People often do not realize that foliage has the same warm and cool undertones as do colors of paint, fabric, wallpaper and or hard surfaces. Some examples of exterior accent colors: The green of a Pine tree has cool undertones or blue undertones.…
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An Abundance of Roses – (Floral Tip)
Floral tip for the day: It is very in important to coordinate your floral landscaping colors with the interior of your home. When you gaze outside and soak up the energy from the sunshine and nature, your floral colors and detail need to compliment the schematics of the interior. If your accent color is red…
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How to design a great room
(originally appeared in Inland Empire Magazine, June 2011) Start with a Vision. You know in your mind what you want. But plucking that image from your head and turning it into a workable space that’s also beautiful and functional isn’t easy. A good interior designer, however, knows how to draw that concept from your imagination and turn…