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Best Colors For Your Kitchen Island

When it comes to my Online Colour Consulting, navy blue is definitely the top choice when it comes to painted islands and lower cabinets. However, there are MANY kitchens that can’t visually support ANY type of blue, so make sure it makes sense for YOUR space and its finishes! The Best Navy Blue Paint Colours for […]

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Pros/Cons of Painting Your Kitchen Island OR Cabinets

SHOULD You Paint Your Island / Lower Cabinets a Different Color? If you go onto Pinterest or Houzz, you’ll find no shortage of ideas for what color to paint your island or cabinets, and we’ll touch on a few of my faves below, but… just because you CAN paint your island a different color, doesn’t […]

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Sure Fire Steps To Maximize Your Decorating Budget

Here is a step-by-step budget guide that can help you set up and stick to a decorating budget — without blowing it. Plan for Success What’s the dirtiest word in decorating? That’s right: budget. Whether you have just a few $100 for a room makeover or tens of thousands, you’ll need to plan carefully and […]

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3 Tips To Balance Your Style Sensibilities with the Realities of Living With Kids

My apartment pre kids was pretty stylish, not ready for an AD magazine spread or anything, but the arrival of my first kid, busload of toys and baby furniture that came with him certainly didn’t bring me any closer. Rattles and toy blocks littered around the living room and crayon smudges on the walls, my […]

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History Of The Dogtrot Foor Plan

What is a dogtrot house? Dogtrot homes are characterized by the large, open breezeway that runs through the middle of the house, with two separate living areas on either side, all under one roof. A two-room dogtrot cabin on the Belle Meade Plantation outside of Nashville. Where did dogtrot houses originate? This style of home is […]

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Interior Trends 2021 – What’s In and What’s On Its Way Out

Trends are always coming in and out of style. Here from some professional interior designers on what trends will be everywhere in 2021, and which styles will phase out in the next year. I really enjoyed this article and found several trends I agree have been over done. However, there are some newer trends I […]

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6 Easy Ways to Style Small Spaces for Big Results

Choose Only What Sparks You Joy I know, I know — are you already sick about all this talk about tidying up? Marie Kondo has become the cultural lexicon when it comes to tidying up. But there is a lot of truth in it. There is also a reason why the Netflix show has become […]

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What Do You Get When A Fashion Stylist Designs A Home?

A home dressed to the nines full of head-to-toe theatrics! Every morning, designer Fitz Pullins and his fiancé, Steve Williams, are greeted by a barrel’s worth of silver monkeys and dozens of fluttering blue jays. The colorful menagerie-or, more specifically, the Cole & Son wallpaper depicting it-fills their en suite bathroom, visible from the bed […]

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Top 5 Kitchen Trends, According to Instagram

Many people are taking advantage of the extra time spent at home during the pandemic to do some remodeling. Whether it’s replacing older furniture or completely renovating a well-loved room in the home, now is a fabulous time to update your home. Thinking about refreshing your kitchen? Dulux is reporting the top five most-liked kitchen features on Instagram. The architectural […]