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DEAR GAIL: I’m always walking through model homes and looking at how they’ve been accessorized. When I come home and try to rearrange mine I just get frustrated. I have a lot of wonderful and different accessories, but when I put them together on my coffee table they just look like a bunch of things [...] [...]
DEAR GAIL: I’m constantly watching all the decorating shows. I find it fascinating to see how two identical rooms can look completely different when decorated. I don’t have the budget right now to redecorate, but would like to give my family room a new look. Where can I start? – Rose Marie
DEAR ROSE MARIE: A quick, [...] [...]
Guest Post from Amanda @ MRDS Painting.
There comes a time in many homeowners’ lives when they decide their residence needs a makeover. Perhaps the reason is to modernize dated styles or simply change personal taste. In such cases, painting your home is an economical way to make a striking difference in overall appearance to yourself, [...] [...]
SECRET # 1 CREATING A THEME, MOOD & STYLE
Having a unified interior flows from area to area with a sense of comfort and well-being. It is pleasing to the senses and not shocking or disturbing. To create a unified interior, you need to establish a theme, mood and style before you begin your decorating.
A [...] [...]
Here are a couple “Quick & Easy” Decorating Ideas you can do every month, without spending a lot of Time, Energy or Money.
Candles – Decorated Tapers or slide on Flower Rings
Change out your Candy Dish – Valentine Hearts, Jelly Beans, Jaw Breakers, Candy Corn, Ribbon Candy
Have a Small Table Top Holiday Tree and Change the [...] [...]
There is a reason to celebrate every month. So if you like to celebrate every month, here are a few things that you can add to your accessories.
ANY MONTH – Birthdays, Nationality, Home Town, Current Town
Old Birthday Pictures
Dutch – Tulips, Wooden Shoes
New York – Statue of Liberty, Jacks, Picture Books
Las Vegas – Playing Cards, Dice, [...] [...]
Are you bored with a room? Would you like to add a touch of interest into your home? How about a little color boost? But you don’t really have the time or money to do anything elaborate or make a bunch of complicated changes. Well, here are a couple simple, quick and inexpensive ideas to [...] [...]
Summer is here in the Las Vegas Valley and we’ll be spending more afternoons indoors and evenings outdoors. So why not decorate for the season and bring the indoors out and the outdoors in and change the look of your home and enjoy the summer, in and out of your home.
When I think of summer, [...] [...]
One of the most popular questions I get asked is, “How can I make my home look like the model?” When an Interior Designer is hired to design a model home, we’re being hired to merchandise the home for sale. So let me first give you a little inside information for fun on where we [...] [...]
Most people are hesitant to call or hire an Interior Designer. They don’t understand how a designer works, what we do, what we charge or exactly how we can help in decorating their home. So I thought I would share some basic information, answer some questions and help you feel more comfortable in hiring someone [...] [...]
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