With the turn from 2022 to 2023, many interior designers wait in anticipation for word from Pantone. Pantone’s Color of the Year is always a hot topic, and 2023’s capitalizes on that buzz with its vividity. The Color of the Year is Viva Magenta 18-1750, a startling, in-your-face pink that punches through the multiverse not […]
Bathroom, Bedroom Ideas, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Flooring, Furnishing Ideas, Latest Trends, Outdoor Living
Sherwin-Williams 2023 Color of The Year Is Redend Point
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Feb
Feb
As we really roll into the new year, every big paint company releases their trendy color of the year, and 2023 is no different. For Sherwin-Williams, this year’s big color is Redend Point (SW 9081) a creamy, rose-tinted brown. A more saturated blend of two colors that have been popular in recent years – beige […]
Bedroom Ideas, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Furnishing Ideas, Latest Trends
Breaking Down the Patterns and Textures of Grandmillennial
02
Jan
Jan
We’ve talked before about grandmillennial style—now also referred to as “granny chic” since we last checked in—and how to know it when you see it. It’s a design sense and lifestyle that mixes hobbies and home living harmoniously. In shirking minimalism, granny chic can be difficult to decipher for outsiders due to its busy nature. […]
Bedroom Ideas, Decorating Ideas and Tips, Furnishing Ideas, Latest Trends
Get The Look: A Simple, Stylish Midcentury Modern Bedroom
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Sep
Sep
Midcentury modern design is making a comeback in a big way – and for more than one reason. Lots of the pieces you can now find replicas of in furniture stores? You can find the originals in a museum. When they were first designed almost a century ago, now-common pieces like the Eiffel chair were […]
Bathroom, Bathroom Vanities, Latest Trends
Style Guide: Contemporary, Modern, and Mid-Century Bathroom Vanities
04
Sep
Sep
If you’re just starting to explore your sense of style, the lingo used by designers can be confusing or off-putting. People often use the words “modern” and “contemporary” interchangeably. That’s hard enough to navigate without the many modifiers you’re likely to find on the way. “Organic modern”? “Contemporary Scandinavian”? “Mid-century modern”? If you’re feeling off-balance, […]
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Aug
Aug
Architecture is essentially art you live in. Whether you think about it day-to-day or not, everything has a design, a form, and a function. I’ve noticed a lot of people leave their walls blank even when owning tons of incredible art to put up. Why? They say they’re not interior designers or have a “trained […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Kitchen, Latest Trends, Lighting
Undercabinet Lighting: The Best DIY Lighting Project For Your Kitchen
09
May
May
Installing a new tile backsplash is a popular go-to DIY project for updating and boosting the value of your kitchen. But for maximum impact, you shouldn’t call it quits once you’ve finished installing the tile. Adding equally DIY-friendly undercabinet lighting will put your new backsplash in the best possible light (literally), and give your kitchen […]
Decorating Ideas and Tips, Latest Trends, Lighting
Better Than Builder-Grade: Choosing A More Stylish Flush Mount Light
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Apr
Apr
There is a light fixture you can find in almost every home in modern day American construction: the flush mount lighting fixture. Flush mount lights sit directly against (or flush) with the ceiling, preventing dust, bugs, and other debris from accumulating inside. Most feature an opaque glass dome with a single screw in the center […]
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Apr
Apr
Having needed to move all my clocks forward an hour for Daylight Savings (an archaic and painful task), I’ve been trying to think about the positives of losing an hour of sleep. For instance, more of the day now has the potential to be sunny! This got me thinking about sunlight as a whole, and […]
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Introducing Pantone’s Color of the Year for 2022: Very Peri
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Mar
Mar
My breakdown of Pantone’s color of the year pick for 2022 is coming to you a little late this year for one simple reason: I’m not a huge fan of Periwinkle. I lived in a house painted almost the exact same shade as Pantone’s Very Peri for years, and know all its pitfalls; it turns […]