FREE EBOOK: THE 9 MOST COMMON FEARS PEOPLE HAVE ABOUT DECORATING PROJECTS
The 1970s and early 1980s boasted particular decorating styles, be they traditional, contemporary, or country. In the late 1980s and 1990s, home inhabitants morphed styles to be less strict, with greater blurring of the lines between them. Style became “personal” or “eclectic” and later, “transitional.” This mind-set continues in decorating today; people decorate in a read more…
I worked with a client we’ll call Sally. When I arrived, she had moved into a previously occupied condo that was unfurnished. She had a budget and an idea of what to do first. Her thought was to rip out all the carpet and put in new carpeting. This was a five-room condo, and doing read more…
I worked with a client we’ll call Sally. When I arrived, she had moved into a previously occupied condo that was unfurnished. She had a budget and an idea of what to do first. Her thought was to rip out all the carpet and put in new carpeting. This was a five-room condo, and doing read more…
One of the first exercises we walk clients through when embarking on a redecorating project, is helping them determine what is “off” about their space. Along with this, we want to assess what they have to work with. So where do you start? Begin from the outside in. As you enter a room, critique it. read more…
Let’s say you’ve decided on a direction for a décor project. What now? It’s time to get to the hands-on part. Measure, take photographs, lay out your furnishings on graph paper on a scale of one-quarter inch for every foot, use an app such as Google Sketchup, or go to the Better Homes and Gardens read more…
If decorating is a struggle for you, you’re not alone. Many people get overwhelmed and feel unsure of themselves – but, it all becomes easier and more manageable when you follow a system. Before you can have a home filled with rooms that wow you, you must focus on what you want. How is each read more…
It is necessary to take two concurrent paths to create and complete the room, home, or office that will make you want to say, “Wow! I love my space. It’s everything that I need and want!” The first path is the logistics sequence. This is where you identify the result you want and consider the read more…
One of the greatest concerns people have when undergoing a redecorating project is whether at the end of it they will be happy with the result given the time and resources they’ve invested. It’s your home, and you want it to look, feel, and function based on your personal preferences, not someone else’s. And you read more…
You have to limit your choices at some point, or you won’t ever do anything. All you have to do is pick a spot and begin. It’s simply a matter of selecting a direction. And just because we’re going in one particular direction doesn’t mean there won’t be many choices within that direction. So first, read more…
When it comes to decorating, most people get overwhelmed before they even get started. They run wildly from room to room with a dozen paint chips in their hands and wind up getting nowhere but frustrated. Or worse: they go out and start shopping. Paint, couches, and carpets roll in, and then they realize it’s read more…
