Your home is your refuge. It’s where you can feel safe and relaxed when life gets overwhelming. Certain decorating choices help foster that sense of peace, and how you decorate a space can have a huge impact on how you feel while you’re in it. A well-designed space filled with items you love can be…
8 Soothing Decorating Ideas to Make Your Home a Stress-Free Sanctuary
6 Simple Ways to Turn Your Balcony Into an Outdoor Oasis
For anyone living in an apartment or condo, having a balcony is a major perk. Although it’s not as luxurious as a sprawling backyard, even a tiny balcony provides a private outdoor space where you can kick back and take in some fresh air. And with a little extra attention to the design, your balcony…
7 Small Decorating Tricks to Get Your House Ready for Spring
Spring cleaning might get all of the attention, but there’s definitely something to be said for spring decorating. Take your cue from the changing weather to make some season-appropriate swaps to your decor as well and you’ll end up with a fresh new look for spring. 1. Swap out wall art. Something as simple as adjusting the artwork…
The Principles and Elements of Design
Architects and interior designers use a basic set of building blocks when creating. They apply principles and elements to design beautiful objects, satisfying a human instinct for visual order. The elements are the individual tools used to create, while the principles are the guidelines that dictate how they’re used. This has been the basis of…
‘Perfectly Imperfect’
Imagine standing in the entryway to the living room of a country cottage—rain streaming down the tiled windows, long drapes flowing to the floor—as a dog snores, curled up on his master’s lap in front of a crackling fire. Porcelain jugs hold the weight of a dozen plump roses, and a grandfather clock ticks like…
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