HOME DECOR & DESIGN
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How to Design a Mediterranean Country Summer Home: Outdoor Dining, Flowers, & Fashion
Welcome to my summer home in the countryside Ladies, Summer always makes me think of the Mediterranean. So aside from never-ending laundry from sweating through our clothes in one day, I design a summer home reminiscent of this look and feeling of being among the rolling hills of the French and Italian countryside and those coastlines. My vision of this retreat has not yet been fully done but I continually pull from this idea to create the feel wherever it is I live at the moment. The Mediterranean feel, look, and lifestyle has been my favorite template to design my home for summer. Vacation Perspective One thing that stands out…
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10 Design & Decor Keys to the Best Small Guest Bedroom
Welcome to my guest bedroom Ladies, We moved into this rental house just months ago with zero furniture. Zero. After a career in the military and moving every few years, we were truly nomadic and living very slim. Everything you see here was collected (mostly thrifted) in a matter of weeks after moving into this house. I found solid beautiful furniture in this short amount of time, and they were exactly what I had hoped to find. However, I still have things I would change about this room. I did not find every item that I would like to use in here just yet. For now, here are the “bones”…
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Non-dramatic Bathroom Makeover: Making it Beautiful without the Renovation
Ladies, I love a dramatic before and after makeover. But in our world of attention-grabbing headlines and impressive home overhauls we have lost a lesson of utmost value. A makeover is not just an extreme change. Many times, transformative makeovers are the little things that you do to make a room feel clean, comfortable…and my favorite, romantic. Here is my very small rental house bathroom all made up. Decor is not just an add on. You can transform a room by styling it well. My bathroom was already very neutral colored which made it a nice palette to work with in comparison to a less than beautiful paint color. If…
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5 Tips to the Best Paint Color: Blue Kitchen Makeover Before & After
Welcome to my kitchen! Ladies, My rental house kitchen was trying to be a cheerful and chic “French blue”, but the dusty grey undertone of the before wall color was holding it hostage from its goal! I was off to buy paint, yet again. As a rental kitchen, I was not pouring money into anything else, so I needed to enhance what was here: black and grey granite countertop, light green tile backsplash, cream white cabinets, and warm “wood” vinyl plank floors. While I show you the before and after kitchen makeover, here are some unique tips on how to choose a paint color that I came up with after…
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Beginner Decorator Design 101: How to Style Your Home with Everyday Items
Ladies, Homemakers are the manager of the home, and one of the most important parts she manages is the decor. People think of decor as being add-ons, extras, froofy, maybe just optional. Decor is not optional. Decorating is not just a hobby. Decorating is a part of the home, and it is a part of the homemaker’s job. Decor is already happening in your home. Everything that needs to be in the home is a decor item. Can you see it? That’s a part of your decor! Being the manager of the home means assessing these items to make them as beautiful as possible. The sunrise and sunset could have…