That was more or less the question I received recently about this kitchen.
This homeowner had some of the cool patterned tile that had been used on the floor, left over, and wanted to know if she should use some of it on the backsplash since the wall behind the cooktop was so plain.
Read MoreI have had clients where style and the ultimate goal or look of the project weren't quite defined before we signed the contract.
Or maybe we all thought we understood the ultimate goal, but really, we weren't quite on the same page about what the client wanted for an end result.
Click through to see how we are coping with this on some of our larger scaled project proposals.
Read MorePainting cabinets doesn't look like a fun way to spend a weekend, or 4 or 5, does it?
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.
Read MoreThese 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.
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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.
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