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Water Works:  Tips for Choosing a New Bathroom Faucet

Water Works: Tips for Choosing a New Bathroom Faucet

Next to the toilet, a faucet is the most important fixture in your bathroom.  When you are planning a bathroom remodeling project or building a new home, it pays to take a moment to consider the options before selecting a new faucet. Pin ItContinue Reading

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Green Outdoor Furniture

Green Outdoor Furniture

If you are hoping to create and outdoor oasis in your yard this summer, you will find a ton of options when it comes to furniture.  But, several companies are offering some tantalizing features with their products. Pin ItContinue Reading

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How To Choose the Perfect Lampshade

How To Choose the Perfect Lampshade

Buying a lampshade can be a daunting task. It seems simple enough until you find yourself among aisles of shades at your local discount store. How do you know what size, shape and color will be best for your lamp? There are thousands of shapes, styles, colors and shade materials on the market today. TheseContinue ReadingContinue Reading

Organic Patterns and Geometric Patterns:  What Is the Difference?

Organic Patterns and Geometric Patterns: What Is the Difference?

Have you ever heard the term “organic pattern?” It has nothing to do with sustainable farming methods!  Read on to find out what “organic” means in relationship to interior design and how it differs from “geometric.” Pin ItContinue Reading

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Guest Post:  Creative Storage Solutions

Guest Post: Creative Storage Solutions

Today’s guest post is from Arcadian Lighting.  Check out some creative ways to add storage to your home… Pin ItContinue Reading

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Painting Prep:  How To Do It Properly

Painting Prep: How To Do It Properly

There is nothing more important to the look and longevity of a paint job than proper preparation.  While it’s so exciting to get to the final step – changing the color if your room – taking the time to prepare for the final coat will pay off in the end. Pin ItContinue Reading

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Before and After:  Window Treatments for High Windows

Before and After: Window Treatments for High Windows

If you have really tall windows, you may be at a loss for how to add decorative window treatments to them.  Perhaps these before and after photos will give you some inspiration for your own home. Pin ItContinue Reading

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Color Trend:  Plum

Color Trend: Plum

Purple is back!  In the coming year, we will see purple home decor welcomed back to the ranks of the trendy.  As you receive your fall catalogs showing off the new product collections, watch for ways to bring plum into your home decor. Pin ItContinue Reading

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High-Tech Wallpaper

High-Tech Wallpaper

In case you are worried about the security of your home computer or home business technology, soon you may have a solution — wallpaper that blocks wi-fi signals! Pin ItContinue Reading

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What Is the Proper Height For Hanging Artwork?

What Is the Proper Height For Hanging Artwork?

I have noticed, in my work as an interior designer, that many folks have trouble hanging their artwork at the correct height. Not only do they hang it too high, it is often not mounted with any relationship to the furniture near it. With a few simple steps, you can be sure that your artworkContinue ReadingContinue Reading

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