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Update your walls – even while renting!
I always get questions about how to dress walls when renting, especially when painting is not an option. There are plenty of options, from fabric covered walls, hanging large pieces of art, stencils but was still not satisfied with those options. Since I stage so many homes with white boring walls, I was also looking [...]
DC Interior Designer hits up ICFF on way to Blogfest 2011!
Just last week, I had the good fortune to attend Blogfest 2011, a first-of-its-kind event for interior design bloggers. The three day event was sponsored by Kravet, and it was an amazing event! My hats goes off to the entire Kravet team, for being such great hosts! Blogfest 2011 was held in NYC and started [...]
Child safe blinds and shades on sale!
Have you heard of the dangers of dangling cords and small children? Just past September, 2010 a DC area toddler entangled himself in cords hung near his crib and died. Don’t let this happen to your family! From now until the end of April 2011, we are offering a 10% discount for honeycomb (cellular) shades [...]
A common decorating mistake…have you done this?
We’ve been visiting folks homes for over six years and helping with decorating and design dilemmas. One common mistake we have seen over the years is getting proportions right – in design speak that is called SCALE. We have highlighted a few specifics below and hope this can help so you can make a successful [...]
DIY shabby chic look for staging
My realtor asked me to review a small cottage home nearby for staging. She only wanted the living room and dining room to be staged because the space is small and small spaces tend to confuse potential buyers. Technically, the house feels like a modified bungalow – brick front, fireplace flanked by small windows and [...]
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