Throughout high school and college I did a fair bit of studying, but none of it happened at a desk. It took place on the couch, kitchen table, and an ancient armchair that is now stained from several coffee-related mishaps. I consider it a sacrifice to the gods of academia. I only very recently discovered the […]
An important and inevitable step to any decorating venture is figuring out what is going on the walls. There is honestly nothing as unfinished or depressing as a blank wall, as I’m sure anyone who has lived in a student dorm will tell you. Sofas and tables and chairs are all important elements of a room, […]
Overhauling a kitchen is an arduous and many-layered process. There are so many decisions to make, and then as soon as you make those it opens up a whole other layer of sub-decisions underneath that. It’s like a nesting doll of anxiety. For instance, if you intend to go the tile route, you then have […]
When you think ‘freestanding bathtub’ you may be put in mind of old antique clawed tubs, copper basins, or just generally the sort of bathtub involving diligently adding water that’s been heated over a stove. As in, not something from the modern era, supported by modern conveniences. But the freestanding tub is becoming more and […]
So, you are all revved up for the 2017 decorating season. You know the trends, you’ve got your color palette all picked out, you know the Colors of the Year, possibly because you’ve perused these helpful guides. So where do you go from here? How do you implement these myriad great different styles? Especially if […]
What’s this? Another color of the year? Well, yes and no. Benjamin Moore is a paint retailer, not a color institute, so their proposed trend of 2017 is more a marketing push than an aggregation of projected trends. It’s advertising. Still, I like the idea and their choice, and honestly, who put Pantone in charge […]
If you’ve been kicking around any interior decorating blogs or investigating your own home remodel for the next year, you’ve most likely come across headlines featuring the newly announced color of the year for 2017, which has been dubbed ‘greenery’. At first this may seem to be a perplexing concept. Color of the year? According to […]
I’m not going to lie, when I first started spending time around interior design and home improvement spaces, I was seriously confused as to why bathroom vanities are so very popular. Bathroom vanities, I said to myself. You mean the sink? The cabinets? My nail polish stained countertop and my drawer full of old hair brushes? […]
Recently, I discussed the various virtues of sea-themed colors; teals, blues, and turquoises. The versatility of those hues in no way ends with beach and cottage style homes, and sofas are certainly not the only way to utilize them. Which brings me to another great style adjacent to those themes: Mediterranean style. Focusing in on […]
If you take a glance through design websites and catalogues this year, you are sure to notice the encroaching threat of the tide. Or the tide’s colors, at least. Light blues, sea greens, and turquoises are all immensely trendy colors this season, which I discovered shortly after beginning my investigation into velvet sofas. Almost all […]