If you are in the market for area rugs, you are going to find a wide range of design styles and inspiration. Designers have looked for beauty in unexpected places to reinterpret for the floor. You may notice when shopping that design inspiration has come from fine art paintings, foreign lands, ikats (design technique where
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The very first thought that I have prior to decorating any room is to define the purpose and functionality of the room. What do you want to use this space for? What activities will go on in this room? Who will be using this room (kids, guests, etc.)? What do you need in this room? These are
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Just like music, rhythm in design is all about creating repetition and contrast to create visual appeal and interest in a room. Rhythm is one of the basics in room design and is created with the use of patterns, colors, objects, materials and placement. The purpose behind rhythm is to move your eye around the room. An easy
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Color choices throughout a home will have a huge impact on buyers. Therefore when deciding to change the color of the rooms during the staging process, you want to be wise in your color selections. You do not want to paint everything white which looks boring and uninviting. Instead, you should chose warm and inviting
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Your goal in staging your home is to showcase the architecture and key features of the home and accentuate the positives when detracting from the negatives. In order to to this, it may require removing wall paper, repainting rooms as well as replacing items in the home. However you want to make sure that the
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Almost all of us have heard the term “home staging” but I wonder how many people think that staging is just the process of cleaning, decluttering and depersonalizing a home. It’s true that a large part of staging does involve cleaning, decluttering and depersonalizing the home but it also involves much more! For those of us who
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There are a few things that I can’t function without when redesigning and decorating rooms. I find that these tools save so much time and are extremely helpful in making the decorating process easier. These are a must have in my house and they also make great gifts for someone moving into a new home.
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I love looking at clothing fashion on the runway as it often predicts the latest and upcoming trends in home decorating. As we all know trends come and go very quickly and when they come back around again there is always a little variation from the last time the trend appeared. I noticed that style.com posted their
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