Category: Featured
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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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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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San Bernardino: Thoughts on Home in the wake of a tragedy
Photo: Jim Moss Like many of us, since the events of Wednesday, December 2, I have been grieving for San Bernardino, my hometown. The terrible incident at the Inland Regional Center was an especially cruel kick to a City that has, in many ways, been down for decades. As a local, I’ve become somewhat used 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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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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Gridiron Console Table – New!!!
Straight lines were once deemed the realm of strict logic. This conduit design accomplishes something quite profound. It blends linear components with a pleasantly stainless steel tubular effect. Modernism used to be about extremes. Wild shapes and patterns that don’t dare resemble its predecessors. We’ve reached an age of maturity of sorts. We appreciate style,…
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Accent Pieces That Make A Statement
Accent pieces make a statement about you, and can become a focus point for the whole design of a room. Do you like live theatric productions or movies? An authentic Cinema light, strategically placed in a room will make that statement. Add other bits of movie or stage memorabilia, and the theme becomes further supported,…
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Beautiful Open Concept Apartment
While looking at freshome.com this morning I found this beautiful apartment. I loved the open concept layout and the wonderful attention to detail, especially the lighting and trim. Check out these photos: Harmonious Modern Home In Taiwan Especially Designed for Two Newlyweds | Fresh Home