Let's discuss a topic close to my heart—bookcase styling. This task can be daunting and overwhelming, especially at the beginning. If you're like me and need help getting started, don't worry; I'm here to share tips and tricks to make your bookcase look beautiful and stylish.
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Designing Your Dream Living Room: Tips for Creating a Comfortable and Functional Space
The living room is an important space where we entertain guests, relax, and spend quality time with family. To create a comfortable and functional space that reflects your style, consider the layout, lighting, decor, and storage. Arrange furniture to promote conversation and easy movement, use proper lighting to create a warm and inviting atmosphere, choose decor that reflects your style, and add storage solutions to keep the space organized and clutter-free. With these key elements in mind, you can create a living room that is both stylish and functional.
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Designing a Living Space around Awkwardly Placed Windows
While natural light is essential to good home design, sometimes windows can be placed in awkward locations, making it challenging to create a functional and aesthetically pleasing living space. I am sharing some tips for designing a living space around awkwardly placed windows.
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Affordable Elegance: Highlighting Walmart's Juliet Arch Cabinet with a Stunning Design
I created a mood board and design to highlight Walmart's amazing and afforable Juliet Arch Cabinet. This piece feels elegant and is incredibly functional, all for under $400. I love the five interior shelves for storing and displaying beautiful pieces from dishes to books (even board games would look pretty stored in here).
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Maximizing Small Spaces: Corner Edition
Living in a small apartment or house can make it challenging to utilize every inch of space to the fullest. Corners are often neglected and left unused. However, with some creativity and innovative storage solutions, you can transform these small spaces into functional and stylish areas you enjoy daily.
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Exploring the Impact of Color: Light and Bright Design vs Dark and Moody Design
Interior design plays a significant role in our daily lives. Design can affect the way we perceive the world around us, our experiences, and our emotions. One key design factor that can have a profound impact is color. Different hues can evoke different moods and feelings. In this blog post, let's explore the differences between light and bright design versus dark and moody design.
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Transitional Living Room Design: Blending Traditional and Contemporary Elements for a Timeless yet Modern Look
Are you looking to give your living space a new, modern look? If so, a transitional living room design could be the perfect solution! In this blog post, I will highlight the key features of transitional living rooms and provide design inspiration to help you achieve this style.
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Maximizing Small Spaces: Front Entryway Edition
If you live in a small apartment or house, you know how important it is to make the most of every inch of space. One area that often gets overlooked is the front entryway. Using a little bit of creativity and some smart storage solutions, you can turn this small space into a functional and stylish area that welcomes you home every day.
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Get The Look: Traditional Family Room On A Budget
Do you have a family room that you want to look pretty, feel comfortable, and not worry about the kids ruining the furniture? I designed this kid-friendly family room with all that in mind. This design uses affordable furniture pieces from Walmart that have an updated traditional feel. Two three-seater velvet sofas and two chairs allow comfortable seating for up to ten people. The media center flanked with two bookcases gives you lots of open and closed storage. The rug featuring a medallion pattern brings warmth to the room and the white curtains soften the space. Mixed materials throughout the decor add interest while cozy pillows invite you to sit down to watch your favorite shows on the frame TV.
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Maximalist Living Room on a Budget: How to Create a Luxe Look for Less
I wanted to create a living room with a maximalist approach, incorporating a moody feel and neutral palette. To make it look luxurious without breaking the bank, I mixed affordable pieces with high-end ones. I used an affordable wool patterned rug and slipcovered sofa and paired them with high-end pieces like these beautiful armchairs and coffee table. The different textiles and materials make the space feel warm and inviting, and they all balance and contrast with each other to create something special.
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Get The Look: Elevated Casual
This week I found this gorgeous wallpaper on Etsy so I wanted to create a living room design around it. I wanted the space to feel casual and inviting but still elevated. I used contrast to draw attention and provide lots of interest. A family-friendly neutral sofa is paired with luxe velvet chairs with sloping arms. The bold side tables play nicely with the sculptural curves of the coffee table. A patterned rug anchors the space and pulls the palette together.
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Get The Look: Cozy in Autumn
If you are lucky, you are already experiencing some fall weather. Here in Oregon, we have a mix of autumn days as well as some summer trying to hold on before going to sleep for another season. Warm sweaters, caramel apple cider, and the beautiful changing leaves are front and center in my head. I wanted to create a living room that felt warm and effortless and would be perfect for curling up with a good book in front of the fireplace. I hope this look inspires you to start bringing cozy autumn vibes into your home too.
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Get The Look: Earthy Living Room With Traditional Touches
This Earthy living room is designed with traditional touches. The tailored Bench style sofa in a java-hued slipcover invites you to linger in its deep seating. A neutral color palette combines different interesting textures, patterns, and materials. Deep wood tones add a richness that contrasts beautifully with the airy botanicals, and the linen curtains soften the room and make the whole space feel that much cozier.
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Get The Look: Outdoor Oasis
This modern outdoor dining area and kitchen create an outdoor oasis right in your backyard. Using pea gravel, you can make a patio area anywhere in your yard without breaking the bank.
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Get The Look: Contemporary Living Room
This contemporary living room is working with a minimal color palette of earth tones. I create interest with varying different textures and patterns to elevated the space. The all-over muted tones add a sense of coziness and warmth.
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How to DIY Built-Ins, According to Someone Who Did It
Built-ins combine form and function, adding an elegant finish to any space, from an office to the kitchen. They also add a chunk of change to the household improvements budget! Fortunately, you can get the look of true built-ins with basic bookshelves you can pick up today and a dose of creativity and imagination. Blogger Amy Bennett did just that. When she and her family moved from Missouri to Oregon, their new home had a large master bedroom with a huge closet. The dressers easily fit in the closet, so they had an open space in the bedroom proper that needed… something.
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Get The Look: Traditional Living Room With A Modern Twist
This traditional living room design gets a fresh, modern perspective. I combined an updated take on the timeless tuxedo sofa in cognac velvet fabric, tailored chairs with gently sloping arms, a modern drum-style coffee table, a vintage-inspired cabinet that feels like a unique piece of art with its raw materials that have natural imperfections, organic color and forged metal brackets. This design strikes a balance between modern and traditional pieces that have timeless appeal and work together beautifully.
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How To Style Pillow Combinations For Sectionals & Sofas
Often, I am asked, “How do I style pillows on my sectional?” so I have created an easy-to-follow guide for you today. I am sharing how to style three pillow combinations for both sectionals and sofas, breaking down my process so you will have confidence when styling.
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Get The Look: Contemporary Living Room
I am sharing this cozy living room design I created using some seating pieces from interior define. This living room feels approachable and livable with the track arm sofa that works in a variety of decor styles. The softness of the seating balances the wood grain patterns in the coffee table and console.
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Working With an E-Designer? Here are 10 Things You Should Know
If you’re looking to try your hand at tackling a full-scale remodel or are looking for ways to give your home a minor revamp, e-design may be the route for you. For starters, e-design is an excellent option for DIY-savvy homeowners or those who like to be hands-on during the design process. Plus, for those working on a budget, e-design provides an affordable alternative to co-create your own space with the guidance of a professional. Before you dive right into your next home project, we reached out to design experts from Charlotte, NC, all the way to Syracuse, NY, to get their best tips to keep in mind when working with an e-designer.
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