Painting cabinets doesn't look like a fun way to spend a weekend, or 4 or 5, does it?

Got some extra CASH to spend on your home from your tax refund?

April 26, 2017 in Decorating, Furniture, Remodeling

First of all, let me just say that I’m hardly an expert at managing finances. :-)

However, when Amanda Gates, Linda Holt and I talked recently in this teleconference about some ways to invest in your home with a lump sum of money that might befall one with a tax refund, I couldn’t help but dream up a few ideas of my own.

Click through to check out some suggestions from 3 interior designers from different parts of the country, who advise and work with clients and home improvements on a daily basis.

DESIGNED Q and A - More Kitchen Backsplash Drama! x 2

April 22, 2017 in Designing, Kitchen, Reader Advice, Remodeling

These kitchen backsplash dilemmas are just getting too good not to share. I do not make these up…..I swear!

I received these two uploads this week on one of my old blogposts about kitchen backsplashes. Just when I think I’ve seen it all…..there’s another tiny deviation of where to end a kitchen backsplash or how to detail it.

Those pesky little kitchen windows and how to make them look bigger

April 12, 2017 in Designing, Kitchen, Reader Advice, Q&A

I guess you could say this was a backsplash question. That is how it was uploaded into the comment section of one of my posts on backsplashes.

I mean, yes, there is a question about where to end the backsplash, but really, there’s a bigger design situation here, in my opinion. There’s the situation where the top of the cabinets and the top of the kitchen window line up and everything is all in a little row, below the ceiling.

I typically try to remedy this situation whenever I can. Here’s the reason why.

Which paint color for my walls? You can stop worrying about it :-)

April 08, 2017 in Color, Designing, Decorating, Remodeling

I have to say it. It’s getting crazy. You’d think that the whole entire design plan of a house or room was dependent on the wall paint color these days.

Dining Room Sketch For Edesign Project | Carla Aston, Designer

A Dining Room Design With California Style For A Young Family

April 05, 2017 in Design Plans, E-Design, Products, Shopping

I'm sharing an e-design project that I did recently with you today cause I really love this one and I think it incorporates a lot of what this homeowner wanted without being an exact copy of her inspiration images.

This homeowner was kind enough to allow me to share it here on my blog. Let's take a look.....