Who has a home office? If you have an office and work from home, I hope that you love it! I’m sure you spend a ton of time in there! If not, let’s do something about that! My husband actually has a home office and he spends a lot of time in there. But I get booted… Continue reading Fab Home Office
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Friday’s Find: Susan Siefer’s Artwork
Susan Siefer of Massachusetts is an amazingly talented artist. Well, you give me a wonderful artist who is creative in every way and I will play, play, play. These 6×6 tiled artwork pieces are only $30 and hold interest, depth, color and vibrancy! If you are looking for something that is perfect for the one… Continue reading Friday’s Find: Susan Siefer’s Artwork
Outdoor Lighting Ideas
Outdoor lighting should be creative and fun! The lights on this pergola provide light but also a festive flare! The functional sconce on the wall that marks the door and also provides some light. I typically hang and candle above the dining table when having a party and string lights around the pergola. Here are some… Continue reading Outdoor Lighting Ideas
How to Design a Garage
A garage can be a significant visual impact to the presentation of a home. Typically, we try to move the garage doors to the side of the house in order to design windows well and “dress up” the garage doors. (Check out this article for more ideas.) In this house, the garage doors were definitely a… Continue reading How to Design a Garage
Be an Educated Consumer, part 2
When your contractor give you a square footage price on your project, what does that mean? Make sure that this is honestly exposed, understood by all parties and discussed in detail. Your contractor cannot read your mind, so don’t make any assumptions! Spell out the level of the following to express the quality of the… Continue reading Be an Educated Consumer, part 2
Building a Team for your Home
I appreciate being able to work in a productive relationship with a contractor! Often, I work on projects that are isolated from the contractor and often contractors complain about designers unrealistic designs. Working together means that I can design efficiently and effectively, directly benefiting the client. Through the design phases if the contractor is involved… Continue reading Building a Team for your Home
Determining Your Holiday Theme
If you want your holiday home to blend visually, you really do have to choose a theme. How to Determine your Theme: many of us have decorations from years and years past. Then, you go shopping and buy more decorations that don’t match your other decorations. Then, people give you hostess gifts or holiday gifts… Continue reading Determining Your Holiday Theme
Creating a Clean Palette
When it comes to artwork, I often hear that people are confused or stuck with their direction and goals. Many people struggle with “Where to begin” or “I’m stuck”. My first advise is to give is to create a clean palette. Step 1: Take Down all the art from the existing wall. This immediately shakes… Continue reading Creating a Clean Palette
History of Homes
Every home has a story. Even a new construction home has a story of finding the lot, designing the home, the building process and pulling together the interiors and landscapes. Stories make an environment rich with dimension and interest. Our 1910 Bungalow in Portsmouth, NH was basically a poor mans simple home that had an… Continue reading History of Homes
There Are No Rules
As a child, we learned how to color within lines and follow rules. But when it comes to design, it’s important to have a little fun! I often have my clients ask me what rules they should be following when starting a design project. My advice is usually fairly vague, I want to see where… Continue reading There Are No Rules