No matter whether your dining room’s decor is rustic or contemporary, there is a right dining table that can suit your needs. The dining table is not just a functional piece that can provide you with a place to sit and eat, it can tie together the rest of the room’s furnishings. A skillfully chosen […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: dining room, dining table, home decor, interior design
Are you redecorating your beach vacation home? Or, maybe you just want to feel like you’re at the beach when you’re chilling in the city? Here are some tips to make your home feel like the ocean is just steps away, even if it’s not. Keep it light & airy If you close your eyes […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: home decor, interior design, Mies van der rohe furniture, tea trolley
Dorm rooms don’t offer a lot of control in terms of wall color, room layout, or even who you’re living with. That said, a savvy college student can still design a dorm room that will be the envy of everyone else in the hall. Select your bedding A dorm room is a shared space, but […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: home decor, interior design, Sapiens, small space design, table lamp
Our decorating knowledge stems from a variety of sources. Sometimes, it’s intuitive. Other times, it’s from the years of perusing home and garden magazines at our dentist’s office. Just because something strikes us as “trendy”, however, doesn’t necessarily make it quality interior design. In fact, there are a variety of home decor faux pas committed […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: Bentwood chair, decoration, home decor, interior design, Thonet chair
Modern rustic. It sounds like an oxymoron, right? Perhaps, but it’s a very real thing. The modern rustic aesthetic is one of the most popular contemporary interior design styles. It combines elements of old and new to achieve a sleek look with warm undertones. This farmhouse-like appearance is great for larger homes whose cool and […]
Categories: musings • Tags: Bentwood chair, contemporary furniture, home decor, interior design, modern rustic
With summer expected to sneak up on us at any moment, and many of us planning to take refuge in our homes when the hot temperatures hit, we may be considering how to make our space more light and airy. And no, that doesn’t mean in terms of air conditioning. The light and airy contemporary […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: Bentwood chair, home decor, interior design, Thonet chair
Moving from a four-bedroom 2,500 square foot home to an affordable studio apartment in a big city like Chicago can be an interesting experience. After you have done your homework, culled your belongings and reduced your inventory of stuff to a manageable level, you have finally reached the point where you are ready to move […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: bentwood mirror, decoration, downsizing, home decor, interior design, minimalism, small space design
Whether you’re a free spirit or just someone looking for a quick and easy update to your home’s appearance, accent walls are the answer. An accent wall is one wall within the room that is made to be a different texture or color from the other walls. They’re great because they can diversify a space […]
Categories: musings • Tags: accent walls, home decor, interior design
Earth tones are back, which means it’s time to adorn your living space with warm browns, deep greens, and earthy yellows. These colors can be difficult to incorporate with an eclectic color scheme, but introducing them gradually is key. Honey Yellow or Terracotta Armchair Armchairs are great for spicing up or toning down your home’s […]
Categories: Tips • Tags: color theme, desk lamp, earth tones, furniture accessories, home decor, interior design, pierre paulin
When it’s time to get down to business, our environment can make a big difference in how productive we are. For those of us that often work from home, this can be especially difficult to achieve. The Chinese art of feng shui is important for this reason – and not because it is metaphysical, but […]
Categories: musings • Tags: feng shui, home decor, home office, interior design, office chairs