Excerpted from HGTV HERE Banish winter blahs and brighten up your home indoors and out with fresh flowers, cheery spring colors and whimsical Easter-themed touches. Add a cheery pop of spring color to your foyer, living room, kitchen – or anywhere. Chalkboard spraypaint and inexpensive terra cotta pots are all you need. Once the bulbs have finished blooming indoors, plant them in your garden so you can enjoy their flowers for many springs to come. How to make spring chalkboard pots. Why stay cooped up inside when dining outdoors in the spring is such a treat? Weather permitting, carry the dining table outside and enjoy your Easter dinner in the sunshine, surrouded by trees, bushes and flowers just breaking into…
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10 Ideas to Freshen Up for Spring
It’s time to freshen things up! We have endured a long cold winter, but spring will be here before you know it! Perhaps you’re moving to a new home and you’re searching for easy ways to put your stamp on the place… Good news: we have spotlighted a few easy ways to update your home, from the walls to the backyard. Many of these updates are DIY projects for an afternoon or a weekend! However, don’t be afraid to enlist the help of professionals, especially if you plan on doing more than one project. There’s no shame in taking time to select what you want, then letting the experts give you a hand (especially if projects involve specialized areas such as plumbing or…
Who Doesn’t Love A Good Makeover?
Who doesn’t love a good makeover? We are obsessed with them these days! From fabulous new facades to a side table turned into a cake stand. With this obsession in mind, Alison Friedricks Interiors scoured countless blogs to discover our favorite furniture refreshes. Enjoy! 1. It’s all about gold accents right now! This revamped table from House of Fifty shows that little details go a long way. 2. Two Favorite Trends: two-tone and overlays. This Ikea-hack dresser from Sarah Hearts combines the two. 3. More Ikea upgrades! This one, featured on Armelle, gets a new look with fresh white paint and eye-catching hardware. 4. Recycle! We are always pleasantly surprised when people turn basic items into creative pieces. This toddler…
Dining Nooks!
With Thanksgiving only weeks away here are some delicious ideas for beautiful home dinning. If you’re like us, choreographing a delicious meal is only part of the day’s equation. Peter Pennoyer Architect As we all know, it’s not only about the food. Those family meals are where stories are swapped and bonds are forged, days are analyzed and plans are made. Windsor Smith Design That’s why where we eat those meals is oh-so important. Who would want to zone out in front of the TV when you could sit around this beautiful spread and savor? Thibault Jeanson Photography via House Beautiful When creating the kind of atmosphere that everyone can enjoy at the end of the day, few things are…
15 Top Decorating Myths – Debunked (part 2 of 3)
We hope you enjoyed the first set of our Top Decorating Myths in last month’s newsletter. Here are some more tips that will help you create your perfect home. Enjoy! 6. Don’t mix patterns and prints! And we say, why not? There’s no better way to add color, texture and to infuse your own personality than by adding various patterns together. Yes, stripes, checks, florals, plaids can all live together harmoniously! In order to do this successfully, however, you will need to stick to your chosen color pallet. Whether you’re working with blues and greys, pinks and greens or black and white, you absolutely can mix fabrics and patterns. 7. Stick to one focal point Why? We are not one…
15 Top Decorating Myths…Debunked (part 1 of 3)
Over the years there were certain rules of thumb that one thought one had to abide by in terms of creating one’s perfect home. But fashion and decor, like the times, too must change to stay current. In many cases what’s old is most definitely new again, unless you’re talking about the rules of decorating. There are two trains of thought here – rules are meant to be broken, or there really are no rules when it comes to decorating anymore… 1. Small rooms must be white, or a pale neutral color It was once thought that white or pale spaces would brighten up and make a small room seem larger than it is. And while this is in part true, the…
Do’s and Don’ts for Lighting
At first glance, lighting an interior space seems like a simple task, but it always ends up being more complicated than expected. You might run into these common challenges: Finding a fixture that is both aesthetically pleasing and functional How to utilize light to set the mood Deciding where and how to install fixtures. To get you going in the right direction, here are my top design do’s and don’ts for lighting design. Don’t Install Recessed Lighting Everywhere It’s often assumed that with enough can lights you’ll get light everywhere – not true. Unless they are adjustable or wall wash fixtures, can lights typically don’t shine sufficient light on vertical surfaces, which is where the eye perceives light. Too many…
Get This Look: The Excitement of Ceramic Tiles that look just like Wood.
Avoid the drama of being a hardwood floor owner… the dreaded chips, nicks, and scratches. Anyone who has paid for hardwood and then cringed when their friends arrive for a party wearing high heels knows the dangers here, not to mention the scuffing. While wood can expand or crack in wet environments, tile resists moisture, allowing a wood look on decks, around pools, baths, kitchens, or any other room in your home. You can make those planks as wide and/or long as you want without paying out the wazoo! Modern looks call for wide planks, but let’s face it; those wide planks don’t fit within every budget. With tiles you can easily get widths of 3, 6, 8″,…
Bring Spring Inside
Spring is so much more than a season…it’s a state of mind. After the long, gray winter, we are as much in need of color and sunlight as the tulips and daffodils that announce spring’s arrival. While, soon enough, it will surround us outside, we encourage you to capture spring and enjoy it inside as well. How to Incorporate Spring-y Pastels into a Grown-Up Space Easter is a lovely holiday with lovely spring-time sentiments. But, when it’s over, that doesn’t mean that the days of decorating with pastel are done for the year! If you love the light, airy, and serene vibe of pastels but aren’t sure how to incorporate them into your home décor without making it seem like…
WHAT WE SEE: A Grand Family/ Living Room – A transitional room for entertaining
We see the fireplace as the focal point of the room, with a flat screen TV above the mantle. We envision a u-shaped sectional seating area around the fireplace with a rich, dark wood coffee table. Place a console table behind the sofa and adorn with family photos and beautiful lamps. Use the additional space for more seating, with another sofa and comfortable chairs facing the stone-enclosed sunroom. The back wall window faces a scenic pool area, which fills the room with natural sunlight. To finish this attractive room, use delicate window treatments to dress the window without obscuring the beautiful views. To see more photos of this beautiful Armonk, NY residence, click HERE.
