The dog days of summer!

The best way to beat the summer heat.....refresh, re-arrange, and re-create! If you want to feel new again refresh your color scheme, and your palette to give you a new outlook! Re-arrange the composition or floor plan of your design in a space...maybe opening up a room to create more light, or just repositioning furniture to create a sense of new, without costing a cent! Re-create, sometimes taking something and turning it into something different is one of the most cost effective, fun, and easy things to do. Re purpose as it were....almost like being a kid again, doing a craft that at the end of the day gives you a sense of pride, and can really bring something personal to a design! Hope you have a chance to try one of these fruitful fun warm weather ways to "cool off" a stale design in the dog days of summer ;)

Spring has sprung!!!

Spring has sprung.....flowers are blooming, birds are chirping, and your home needs a decorating pick me up! Here are a few great ways to do that in style....

1) Add some foliage of beauty....(plant some flowers) get your green thumb on, like I did for the first time. I will give more detail on that later, but as nike would say "just do it"!

2) Declutter!!! If you are anything like my family, this time of year you begin to notice all the ruffage around your place that has accumulated since chirstmas :( no bueno

3) Add some cheerful and fun decor...A painting, a new throw, even just re-arranging  placement of furniture can help to freshen up a space :)

Halloween Fun!!!

Hello, and sorry again for the long a waited next post! My family and I are in the process of renovating and moving, and that has pretty much consumed all my time. None the less, I wanted to post at least one day during such a fun and spooktacular month to decorate...Halloween :)October is such a great time to express your silly side when creating ambiance in your home for people to view. Therefore; here are just a few creative ideas to go about welcoming the special little witches and monsters in your life ;) Have a safe and happy one and we will touch base again soon..... I promise, cross my heart, and hope to die!!!!

Falling for Fall!

Happy Labor Day Weekend :)

First I have to apologize for being M.I.A(missing in action) in the last month....it has been a busy one, and my family and I just returned from a trip from Alaska! We had a great time, and now we are just getting back into the swing of things and prepping for the kids to go back to school. Anyways, that is where I have been  if you want to comment below this post what you did this summer feel free! As for design I just wanted to add a couple great ideas about transitioning into fall decor. Now that summer is coming to an end, it is a nice time to begin transitioning your home to add a little bit of fall accents. I say "accents" because you only need to make small changes to do this....do not go and purchase all new furniture etc. haha...I like to start with focal points like the mantel or entryway of my home. It is a good way to get into the mood of the season and make your home begin to feel cozy for cooler months ahead. I would go with warm colors like the changing leaves, or if you have a cool color scheme throw some cream and browns in there....that always say's autumn. I will have more to add on this topic as time goes on, but for now here are a few examples and thanks for sticking with me through my summer hiatus!

Counters that "top" the chart!

 This article is just focusing on trending finishes which I will throw in every once in a while on this blog. The trend that I am exposing today is in counter top finishes and what is in now, on it's way out, and a has been... :( The finishes that are very now and current in 2014 are....Quartz, Marble, and poured concrete, what is on it's way out is surely Granite, and porcelain tile, and what is a has been is ceramic tiles. Funny enough laminate has had such a rebirth with the quality that even though it is not most people's first choice in material it has stood the test of time! Hopefully, this has helped all of you looking to do a renovation in the near future in either  a bathroom, kitchen, or even in commercial space. Hope all is well, and that all of you are staying cool in the heat of summer :)

Here are just a few great examples of what you can do...

The Designer's Cake!

Hello all, it is a new month and I have missed a week on posting. I hope everyone had a wonderful July 4th weekend! I am back and ready to share some more design ideas with you...This one is a simple one but true... Try to remember to catch up on the base layer of your "design cake, lol! I am sure you are thinking what on earth is she talking about? What I mean by that is simply this, the base of your "design cake" is your flooring, walls, driveway, windows, insulation etc....the icing are the furniture, the fixtures, the colors on your wall.  Then last but not least are the candles of the cake such as; accents, paintings, personal items etc. pretty much everything else!
In the summer while the whether is nice, you should concentrate on any base design/structures that need  maintenance while you have the time, and energy, as well as conditions to do so. Those are the things that we forget to do, or just do not have the ability to do in our daily lives during the cozy/cold months of the year. This will produce a sound working interior design down the road for you, in all cases: new homeowners, or if you have had your home a while and just need a refresh, or even if you rent, you can always put your own twist to a space to update things and make them better! Well, that is all for today, just throwing out some wisdom for your cozy nest!

Home Staging!

This post is all about getting that house on the market in this hot time of year, which is typically summer.....and how best to get it moving! As a designer staging/merchandising is a great way to go about that, and it really does make a difference. Maybe you already moved out and your current house is empty, or maybe you are still living in it but you do not have the newest trends as far as decor, or maybe the scale of your furniture is too big for the room, and it has dwarfed the size of your space to look tiny. Having your home staged can make all the difference, it can help you with small or big changes that can get you the biggest bang for your buck! Also, it usually will help you to sell faster and save you many hours of trying to perfect your home last minute to the "average" buyer. Here are some great examples of staged homes....enjoy!

Thanks to moving mountains design, hard money man, and design solutions... :)