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Pro Tips for Choosing the Right Furniture

While most design elements are included to increase your enjoyment of a room, or to evoke a certain feeling or emotion, furniture is what makes a room functional. Furniture is also generally one of the largest expenses/significant line items in a decorating budget. Furniture can make or break your room. It can be the difference …

Do You Care if Your Home is Instagrammable?

While social media has dramatically changed our world over the last two decades, Instagram is the social media platform that has had the greatest impact on interior design. So much so that “Instagrammable” has become an adjective that most people understand to mean eye-catching, attractive, and something that would be attention grabbing online. Instagram-Worthy Portland …

Lake House Interior Design Guide

There is little that is more aspirational than having a home by a body of water. Whether it is on the shores of a lake, a beach, or along a river front, having a home with a water view is the epitome of relaxed, casual living. If you are planning a lakeside retreat of your …

How to Style a Cozy Outdoor Space for Entertaining

Over the last decade, outdoor areas have increasingly become an additional “room” that homeowners pay attention to. Today’s backyards feature more than plastic furniture that your thighs stick to and a simple dining table with an umbrella. The options for furniture, accessories and covers have increased exponentially. With Southern areas of the country able to …

5 Quick, High-Impact Ways to Easily Update Your Home

Enjoy Dramatic Home Updates Without the Construction Drama! With construction costs and project timelines increasing, many people are asking us about ways to creatively transform their spaces without a major renovation. The great news is updating your home doesn’t have to be all or nothing. There are many changes you can make in your home …

How to Infuse Your Neutral Décor with Pops of Color

Over the last two decades of interior design trends, it can feel like we have gone from one color extreme to the other! In the early 2000’s we saw a lot of saturated color on the wall. Entire rooms were bathed in solid paint colors. In the 2010’s gray took over in a big way! …

How to Expertly Style a Shelf or Bookcase [7 Tips]

Whether you are lucky enough to have built-in bookcases, or you just have a few floating shelves, shelving is a great way to display accessories, art, and other treasures that are meaningful to you. We love Pinterest and use it for inspiration and mood boards, but if you search “shelfie inspiration” on Pinterest you get… …