These adorable animal figurines add such warmth and personality to any room! The antiqued brass vintage versions are a wonderful accent for your mantel or bookshelf vignette. They’ve indeed been in vogue for a while now, but I can’t help but feel utterly enchanted by them.
Etsy and HomeGoods have many choices, so find your favorite one.
Recently I stage what I call a semi-vacant home. What does that mean? Well, it means that the house is indeed vacant, but I was able to use some of the client’s furniture. By doing this, it allows me to keep the cost down, which is what every client wants!!
I don’t normally do this simply because there usually is no furniture in the house. However, sometimes the homeowner has left some furniture behind. If I feel that I can utilize the furniture, then I will.
The before pictures.
In the living room, I had the client remove the two armchairs. I felt they were a bit outdated. I did use the coffee table, the chest by the front door, and the metal end table, as well as the lamps and area rug.
The kitchen needed a table and chairs which the client had.
As you can see, just by switching out the armchairs and adding a sofa, it completely changed the look and feel of that space. I added my accessories to finish the look.
Here is the office. I eliminated all those stuffed animals, utilized her furniture, and used my accessories instead.
As a designer, this is the part most of my clients have problems. You see, it’s not as easy as it seems. You need to know the proper scale, take into consideration color, and make sure it pulls the design together. This is what completes the space.
This is a room I recently designed for a client. All the items I chose are in the space. However, the space seems incomplete because it hasn’t been accessorized yet.
Take a look at the before and after photos and see for yourself.
You can see there is no centerpiece to accent the table.
Creating outdoor decks can be as simple as introducing furnishing, planting, and different materials. An outdoor deck can be an extension of your living space. Outdoor decks can bring you lots of joy and are great places to entertain.
Besides adding furniture, here are some ways to spruce up your deck.
Create a cozy feeling.
Why is it so difficult to choose a paint color? More enough then not, I hear my clients say,“I thought this was the perfect color until I saw it on the wall”. So many times, the homeowners will choose a color they saw in a magazine. The problem with that, you don’t have the same accessories or furniture as the magazine picture. It may not work. Other times they have a color in mind, but they picked the wrong undertone. That is probably the biggest mistake I see.
Green undertones
These guidelines will help you when choosing your color palette . You can also decide to hire a Designer. This small investmentwill assure you that the colors you are choosing are the correct one. You are thereby eliminating any costly mistakes. So well worththe cost.
Lack of Cohesion:
This room has way too many colors. It’s not pulling the room together. The lack of an area rug gives it the feeling that this room is not anchored.
Harmony: The way the rooms flows together. Does it tell a story, or is it fragmented? What story does this room tell? Too much going on!!
