home design: Start the New Year De-cluttering
- 12/26/09 04:56 PM
DE-CLUTTERING by Louise Henry, Home Staging & Home Redesign Consultant Pair Home Design Just hearing that word used to make me cringe as almost everywhere I looked I had things that I no longer wanted in my life and these things were dragging me down emotionally. a few years ago I went thru some emotional upheaval and decided purging was a necessity and I wanted only to have things around me that reflected who I was. This is all well and good but how did I untangle myself of the items I did not like, bought on that special holiday, … (14 comments)
home design: Fireplace facelift enhance your Focal point
- 12/18/09 06:15 AM
Being that the fireplace is often the focal point in a living room its important that not only the art work and accessories above the fireplace are attractive but the fireplace itsself. My client was redesigning her home for living so we focused on improving the look of the fireplace as the original contractor tiles were unappealing and dated BEFORE RENOVATION
After carefully removing old tiles to ensure we kept the drywall behind tile in tact, we painted the black fireplace to freshen the look and show off all of the black fireplace as alot of it was … (6 comments)
home design: Increase the value of your home with a Kitchen Reno by Pair Home Design
- 12/17/09 03:58 PM
What a fabulous sense of accomplishment I get from transforming my clients home into a an amazing functional living space. My clients were so overwhelmed tonight to see their Kitchen renovation come to fruition, they can't wait to cook & entertain. They were in AWE with the outcome. We choose a light birch shaker custom made cabinets to give the feeling of spaciousness as darker cabinets would make a kitchen feel & appear smaller, we added soft close doors / drawers and amazing floor to ceiling pantry with stainless steel shelving and not to mention the lazy suzy. To finish it off with installed european size … (8 comments)
I find that most people have some nice art work and pictures however they are dispersed singularly all over the home. I've discovered that art & pictures look best when they are grouped together and displayed as a feature wall. The idea behind good art placement is to hang pieces suitable to height and width of wall & display color and themes that are cohesive to create balance and flow into each room of your home; this can be achieved by following a few simple steps. Think of Art as … (2 comments)
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