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Minimize Architecture & Trim in a Small Room

November 21, 2022

Ceiling trims and moldings are beautiful and give rooms definition and character. But some trims can make a small room with low ceilings feel even smaller. Here’s some important things to consider for all your small rooms with trim, soffits, vaults, and dormers.

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Vincent Rivaud

Top 15 Tips for creating a stunning home interior for your apartment

November 18, 2022

Just because you have acquired a condo doesn’t mean your interior has to look like everyone else’s. One of the best things about having a condo is that you can put your stamp on the interior and make it look however you want.

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In Decorating Advice, Do-it-Yourself, Guest Blog, How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design Tags apartment decor, condo decorating, condo decorating tips, apartment living, decorating an apartment, Decorating your apartment, apartment home design ideas, home interiors for small apartments, apartment decor ideas
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Olena Bohovyk

7 Ways to Add Height and Balance to Small or Awkward Rooms

November 14, 2022

If something is feeling "off" in one of your rooms, I'd say that that "something" could be balance. It helps to think of any space in your home as an equation. What you do to one side needs to balance, not necessarily match, the other side. Let me explain.

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Your Furniture is too Small for Your Small Room

November 7, 2022

The truth is small furniture in small rooms can often make the room feel unbalanced. Just like weights and measurements, the furniture in a small room must fill the space appropriately to feel balanced. If your small room feels off, it’s probably because the furniture is too small.

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Rachel Claire

Where to Use Wood Wall Paneling in Your Home

November 4, 2022

Wood paneling conjures up pictures of dark and stuffy drawing rooms that look and feel oppressive. The truth is completely different. Modern wood wall paneling is a fantastically versatile wall finish that can be whatever character you choose.

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Dima Pechurin 

5 Quick and Easy Actions to Stop Hating Your “Problem” Rooms

October 31, 2022

Are you suffering from room envy? That’s when you wish your living room looked like your favorite pins. Maybe you envy your friend’s dining room because it’s pulled together perfectly. If you feel like you can’t have that kind of vibe too, here’s 5 quick and easy actions to prove you can.

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In Decorating Advice, How To, Inspiration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design Tags Change how I feel about my room, What to do if I don’t like my room, How to make your room feel more you, Transform a boring bedroom, Change the feeling in my living room, Hate my house, Change feelings about my house Change feelings about my home, Inspiration for room decoration, Full room decoration ideas, How to get inspiration for interior design
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Rodrigo Santos

How to Spark Creativity to Make Your Rooms Look Better NOW!

October 24, 2022

If you’re at a loss for how to style your room, these 5 tips will get your creative juices flowing. This is about making small commitments to spark inspiration so you can get unstuck and back to loving your room again NOW.

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Minh Pham

5 Tricks to Make a Small Room Look Bigger

October 17, 2022

Small rooms can be tough to decorate and arrange. Finding furniture, choosing paint, and editing your choices make it harder. Often small rooms have architectural features that can make the room feel smaller. If you’re feeling a little claustrophobic lately, here’s 5 easy and affordable changes to help.

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Demilune Tables: Why Every Small or Tricky Room Needs One

October 10, 2022

A common complaint I hear from clients is that they struggle to find furniture to fit in tight spots like entry ways, or near a pass-through doorway, or in small bedrooms. These areas are often narrow or small and larger, rectangular furniture won’t fit. The answer is a demilune table. Here’s why.

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Ivan Samkov

Free Yourself from Paint Color Anxiety: How to Choose the Perfect Wall Color for Your Painting Project

September 12, 2022

Does the process of picking a paint color for your walls make you want to run and hide? Do you feel like there’s just too many choices and too many mistakes to be made? Let me show you my top 4 favorite – fool proof- ways to pick paint colors for any room in your home. It’s way easier than you think!

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Dominika Roseclay

7 Tips to create the perfect Home Office

May 16, 2022

Many people choose to work remotely because it adds convenience to their life. However, many individuals do not prefer to work from home even if their profession allows them the privilege. The major reason is that People struggle to concentrate on work at home and their productivity declines. Here’s 7 ways to increase the quality of you work and create the perfect home office.

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Nathan Oakley 

Does My Home Look Timeless? 5 Ways to Know for Sure.

May 9, 2022

A timeless looking home isn’t hard to achieve when you understand these 5 core things that are true for every design style no matter what. You can apply this advice to small or big rooms. When you cross check your decorating decisions with each of these 5 criteria, you’ll save money, time and avoid unnecessary and discouraging disappointments.

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Curved Furniture and Angled Walls, a Perfect Fit?

April 25, 2022

The curved furniture trend is hot this year. But, for small and tricky rooms with angled walls it could be the very best solution to get maximum seating, optimal flow and superior function. Let’s explore a shared living room and dining room where every piece of furniture has rounded curves.

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Tips for designing a warm minimalist home

April 15, 2022

While the number one rule of minimalism is less is more, it doesn’t mean you need to live in emptiness. With a mixture of decluttering and soothing colour palettes, wide-open spaces and geometric shapes, minimalism is a design approach that can lend itself to a warm home.

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5 Fixes for the empty space above your window [Infographic]

April 11, 2022

You’re on the last leg of your makeover. You’ve agonized over ironing your new curtains; you’ve steamed them, so they hang perfectly. As you step down from the ladder to soak in all your hard work, you notice it… The empty space between the window and the ceiling. You don’t love it. Here’s 5 ways to fix it.

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When is it a Good Idea to Ditch the Sofa in an Awkward Living Room?

February 7, 2022

Living rooms with multiple doorways can be tough to arrange. If the room is narrow or long, that makes it even harder. Have you ever thought of using only chairs to arrange your awkward, small living room? A layout like this can be very versatile and functional.

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9 Reasons Why Your Tricky, Small Room Needs a Gateleg Table

January 31, 2022

Gateleg tables are one of the most versatile pieces of furniture to have in a small, awkward, or tricky room. It’s important to think in terms of multi-function for rooms with challenging layouts. I’ll show you nine ways you may not have thought of to use a gateleg table.

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Remember These 5 Things to Avoid Decorating Overwhelm

January 10, 2022

Decorating overwhelm often creeps up after moving to a new home or renovating your existing house. Both involve making lots of decisions and interacting with lots of different people. Here’s 5 fun ways to avoid feeling overwhelmed so you can make excellent decorating decisions.

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In How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design Tags Overwhelmed interior design, decorating a house where to start, how to decorate a house, my house has no style, why am I so bad at decorating, what is the first thing to do when decorating a house, how can I decorate without getting overwhelmed so easily
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How to Have a New Traditional, Blue Christmas for 2021!

December 3, 2021

This ‘new traditional’ way to incorporate blue into holiday décor is all about mixing it with other colors. If you’re on the fence as to what colors you should incorporate this year, let me show you how to have a new traditional, blue Christmas for 2021!

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In Holiday Decorating, How To, Interior Decorating, Interior Design Tags what are the christmas colors for 2021, modern christmas color palette, is blue a christmas color, neutral christmas colors, traditional christmas colors, sophisticated Christmas color palette, Non-traditional Christmas color scheme ideas, a fun twist on classic Christmas
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5 Steps to Create a Functional & Aesthetic Small Home Office

November 7, 2021

Spending a lot of time in a room that doesn’t support what you need to do your job is a frustrating endeavor. It’s so important to understand what you need to make a work from home set up work for you. If you don’t know exactly how to create a functional and aesthetic small home office space, here’s 5 super useful tips for planning your layout so you can create a space you’ll want to be in.

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