Fresh coffee, homemade snacks, and burning candles are great ways to welcome a guest into your home. But have you considered that your guestd can be welcomed before you even open the front door? Picture this: your friend walks up to your front door. She knocks a few times, and then waits for you to answer. What will she do while she waits? … [Read more...]
10 Fabulous Interior Barn Doors
Barn doors are a big trend in interior decorating. Whether you have your own barn wood or are looking to create some decor in a barn door style, check out these posts from around the blogosphere for inspiration! 1. Wide Sliding Barn Door This barn door is sleek and simple, without having to fuss too much with a lot of hardware. Sarah from … [Read more...]
6 Essential Entryway Elements
As you open your front door, you hope your guest instantly feels right at home. The entryway, or foyer, is the first stop on their visit. (See my previous post on 6 Ways to Enhance Your Front Porch for ideas on how to welcome your visitors before they even get inside.). What is the first thing they see as you open the door? ...You, of … [Read more...]
Products We Love: Colorful Designer Bedding from Vaulia
If you are like us (which I'm sure you are!), you scour Pinterest for inspiration on how to decorate your home with your own personal flair. Often we find awesome project posts or DIYable décor for the living room, kitchen, and bathroom. When it comes to the bedroom though, we mostly find beautiful inspiration images of our dream … [Read more...]
21 Best DIY Wall Art Ideas
We all know that painting the walls in your house can make a big impact to the look and feel of your home. What you do next with these walls is just as important. DIY wall art ideas are truly endless once you start thinking beyond classic picture frames, shelves and painted art pieces. The idea of "art" can go in any direction when you … [Read more...]
How to Get That Stylish European Interior Design
Have you noticed how the European design aesthetic is still the one that dominates many interior design magazines and blogs? Their classy use of calming colors and natural textures like wood and leather is something that’s endlessly appealing for anyone who’s looking to make their home into a place with both a distinct style and … [Read more...]
Burlap Home Décor Ideas for an Easy Farmhouse Feel
Looking for an inexpensive way to give your home a touch of good ol’ country charm? Bring on the burlap with these simple decorating ideas. If you’re looking for easy ways to adopt a rustic, country, or farmhouse look for your home, you should definitely consider burlap. A versatile and relatively inexpensive fabric, burlap (also known as … [Read more...]
Knock off Décor: Creating an Interior Design Blog to Inspire Others
There are as many motives for creating your own design blog as there are design blogs out there. Many of these motivations have the same ideas at their heart though. Whether the original intent was to simply create something unique, make some extra money, or showcase your interior design company to customers, at their base the same ideas … [Read more...]
What to Place on Your Kitchen Countertops
While it might seem easy enough to decide what items to place on your kitchen counters, there’s a right way and a less-efficient way of going about it. Knowing what goes on your counters facilitates organization and makes cooking, cleaning and everything else easier in your kitchen. While you’re making the final decisions on your countertop decor, … [Read more...]
Vintage Farmhouse Drawers
If you have a vintage farmhouse decor then you will love this card catalog project from Sam at Raggedy Bits. If you are old enough to remember using a card catalog and have found one to have your home you are quite lucky. Although its use is no longer for holding cards, the drawers can hold a plethora of items. If you are into crafts, then … [Read more...]