#diy, Color Design, Interior Design, Organizing

Finding Your Design Style

This post shares three tips for identifying your design style in a bedroom space. This space should provide rest, a wonderful start and relaxing finish to your day. Function First Simply making your bed and putting away clothes is a quick and simple way to keep your space looking nice. Your retreat will be different… Continue reading Finding Your Design Style

#diy, Interior Design

6 Easy Tips for Wonderous Walls

Using Wallpaper, stencils, and paint are all effective ways to create a mood and a desired visual effect in a room. Today's wall treatments offer a wide variety of patterns, colors, and textures. So many choices!! In today's post, we will discuss the following factors for choosing wall treatment options: Style, Size, Tempo, Visual Effects,… Continue reading 6 Easy Tips for Wonderous Walls

#diy, Affordable, Interior Design

7 Critical Interior Design Elements

In today's post, I share seven essential elements of interior design, which together create the mood and functionality of a space. The seven design elements are Space, Line, Shape, Color, Texture, Pattern, and Light. Together, they make up the style and feel of a room. There is a lot of room for interpretation and expression… Continue reading 7 Critical Interior Design Elements

Furniture Layout, Interior Design

7 Tips for Perfect Furniture Layout

There are a few questions you will need to answer before you can create the perfect furniture layout for any room. Once you have the room's measurements, you will look at your space, including the walls, door openings, windows, and your focal point, e.g., fireplace to determine how to proceed. Asking the right questions before… Continue reading 7 Tips for Perfect Furniture Layout

Affordable, Interior Design

Lessons Learned – Design Mistakes

Have you ever found the perfect piece and then brought it home, only to realize it is not the right size or color? It happens to the best of us. It is disappointing and frustrating to have to bring it back to the store and stand in line to return it. It can also shake… Continue reading Lessons Learned – Design Mistakes

#diy, Bathroom Design, Interior Design

What Lurks Beneath – Bad Remodel

The Ocean Dunes Fixer has been transformed into a Coastal Modern retreat, but there are still a few projects left to complete, including a new stair railing, fixing drywall cracks, and the primary bathroom. The primary bathroom had a update within the last 10 plus years, so the decision was made to save that bathroom… Continue reading What Lurks Beneath – Bad Remodel

Affordable, Color Design, Interior Design

Color Magic

Color is a great way to establish the mood of a room - bright or dark, joyful or solemn, dramatic or casual, edgy or serene. You can use color to fool the eye, making small rooms seem more spacious, and large rooms seem more intimate. Please note that adding a wonderful, exciting color scheme does… Continue reading Color Magic

Affordable, Interior Design, Organizing

Six Tricks to Organize your Closet and Rock Your Personal Style

You are simply fabulous, so shouldn't your wardrobe reflect that fact? One of my favorite authors, Shira Gill (Minimalista) says it best, "Once you curate your closet to reflect who you are and where you want to go, you'll show up in the world as a more present, intentional, and confident version of yourself. No… Continue reading Six Tricks to Organize your Closet and Rock Your Personal Style

Interior Design

First Impressions – Entry Spaces

In today's post, I share how to create beautiful and functional entry spaces. In many homes, the entry space serves as a dumping ground for mail, coats, backpacks, shoes, and various misplaced household items that need to be put in their proper place. After reading this post, you will be able to create a welcoming… Continue reading First Impressions – Entry Spaces

Affordable, Interior Design, renovation

Finishing Touches

There are a lot of special touches in the Coastal Modern remodel, including a new front door, a fireplace update, artwork, and lots of plants. Entry The damaged front door was replaced with a fiberglass, hurricane rated door. The door hardware was also replaced with a medium-priced option from the Home Depot. Finally, I provided… Continue reading Finishing Touches