Christine Craig's (sbchristine) Blog

So with this new model home comes loads of work...work that I am stoked about because I love it so I have been mentally preparing to do two models, one furnished and one a vignette. After the last meeting with the developer it has been decided that both models will be vignetted and one will be li...

All this talk about paint got me thinking of how many different paint companies there are how really different some of their paint is. Whether it's the colors they offer, how quickly it dries, how evenly it goes on...etc. Are their any paint companies you prefer? Any that you really didn't like? ...

Ok right now I feel like I can place first in the national spelling bee just as long as I only get fruit words. I swear spelling fruit names like pomegranate, blackberry, papaya and etc. have become second nature to me. I think I even had a "Sesame Street" type dream the other night where it was ...

To start get a sheet of paper (preferrably graph paper) and draw a quick sketch of the room you will be doing a floor plan for. Using an architectural scale you will later be doing a to scale drawing but to start a quick sketch helps.MEAURING A ROOM: Measure all walls in inches not feet (leaves l...

Using light and dark colors differently in a room can give an entirely perseption of the space. Typically light colors and warmer tones will make a room look bigger while darker and cooler colors make a room look smaller. Read below other optical illusions you can create using different colors an...

Ok so I have been here a little over a week and so far I have made a ton of friends BUT there are still so many I don't know and I thought this might be a fun post to make to introduce myself and also to try to geth others to come forward and chat! Don't be afraid...I will go first. Just copy and...

Thought this would be a fun and random post to read. ;) Enjoy!Here are many of other way to use Scrabble Tiles other than playing Scrabble of course...Frames: Hot glue them around plain frames and spell out someone's name or just do it at random and give it to someone as a gift.Magnets: Glue magn...

What do you do with your spare room? Here are some interesting ideas of what you can do with that "EXTRA" room. ;)Fun ideas of what to do with your spare room:A Home TheaterGet yourself a nice big tv or if you have a blank wall a projection screen would do even better. Decorate with club chairs o...

Color PsychologySo you need to pick some colors for your home. Bet you didn't realise just how much of an affect color has on our senses. See more about it below...Red packs a big punch which is why it is most often used as an accent color rather than a main color. In most people it increases blo...

I was wondering how many of you have done quick sketches of color renderings, elevations, window treatments &/or lay-outs to help sell a job? I know these are used a lot in the interior design field but I was wondering if anyone uses them for home staging? I imagine it would be just as handy for ...