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| Courtesy of Coastal Living Magazine
Mid-season is a great time to change things up a bit in your home. If you're happy with your wall paint color, but something seems missing, maybe this could help.
Adding a little color to a space can give you the feeling of a new space, a new look and a new start. You don't always have to 'reinvent' the wheel to gain a new perspective on your home. For instance:
New chair cushion fabric color may be all you need to give your day a great start! Maybe a zippy print design is enough to wake you up in the morning. Or, instead of table and chairs, use a banquette. Contrast cool white surfaces with warm wood pieces. Add a new light fixture over the table. New placemats are the easiest way to get a new look.
In other words, shake things up a bit,
be brave, and try something different
for a change!
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Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts
Showing posts with label decorating. Show all posts
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The Most Important Advice For Decorating Your Home
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| Keep it Clear and Simple |
I captured this image on one of my morning walks. What I like about it is its clarity and its simplicity. It's the same thing when you hire people to help you decorate or renovate your home. To have a successful design project, you must have clarity about how everyone in the project will work together and who, when, where and how things will be accomplished.
It’s as simple as that!
It’s as simple as that!
Here are some of the ways to make your renovation successful:
Collaborate: Getting along with everyone is a win-win attitude. (Being pushy or demanding will only render a lot of push-back = slow progress)
Communicate: Roadblocks to communication stifle creativity and progress. There are so many ways to communicate today - text, email, phone or in person. Do whatever works for all involved in your renovation to keep the momentum going.
Finally and really important: Be ready to go to Plan B, or C, etc. Sometimes the best ideas need some time to appear. Your redesign will get done. So having an 'open attitude' is the key to success.
It's simple!
After years of working on interior design projects, I've noticed that having a ‘yes’ attitude makes all the difference. It's okay to communicate your needs and wants, but keep your mind open for new ways of solving a problem.
For professional help, for a nudge to get started, for the best year ever,
call Mary Alice at:
732 690-2030
1288 Beauchamps Place, Toms River, NJ 08753
Allied Member ASID
Member of Kiwanis of Greater Toms River
Blog: Coastal Confidante Blog
Blog: BestDesignCoach.com
Serving New Jersey and Metropolitan New York City
Part VII - The Best Kept Secret to A Successful Renovation
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Next time you start a new decorating project, new construction project or renovation, make sure you read between the lines.
"Lines, what lines?" you say?
The lines of a floorplan as shown above! A floorplan is critical to use because it shows where the walls and entryways begin and end in a room or house. Interior designers use architectural floorplans to show you options for furniture placement or built-in cabinetry.
For instance, a floorplan can show if there is enough room to easily walk around furniture. It can show you if there is enough room for two sofas or only one, what size tables work best, or how large a rug should be in a dining room.
Floorplans also show you the traffic pattern between rooms. Traffic patterns from room to room should be designed for your lifestyle. The design of the home or office should make sense so that moving from room to room is efficient.
Efficient design = less steps. Less steps = more time and more energy spent on the important things in life.
For instance, a floorplan can show if there is enough room to easily walk around furniture. It can show you if there is enough room for two sofas or only one, what size tables work best, or how large a rug should be in a dining room.
Floorplans also show you the traffic pattern between rooms. Traffic patterns from room to room should be designed for your lifestyle. The design of the home or office should make sense so that moving from room to room is efficient.
Efficient design = less steps. Less steps = more time and more energy spent on the important things in life.
When you know how the room will 'work', then you can 'work' the room and get to the fun part of choosing furnishings, fabrics and paint.
Remember the secret to a successful renovation, new construction project or staging your home:
Floorplans are the foundation to create the most beautiful, comfortable and efficient home or office.
Note: if you're restoring your home from damage caused by Hurricane Sandy, read my blog - The Concept Board for articles to help you today, tomorrow or when you are ready to start your renovation.
M. A. Smith, Ltd.
Interior Design
732 690-2030
masmith729@comcast.net
Allied Member ASID
Member Southern Monmouth Chamber of Commerce
Member Kiwanis Daybreak of Toms River, NJ
http://masmithinteriordesign.com
Serving Ocean and Monmouth County,
the Jersey Shore and Metro NJ and NYC
Join The Trend To Spruce Up Your Home This Season
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| A Finished Master Bedroom Photo courtesy of Robert Allen Fabrics |
How To Get Things Done At Your Home This Spring
One of the joys of living the interior designer life is being involved in someones fresh start and successful renovation.
Sometimes, my work involves a complete re-do and sometimes it's about adding new color, new window treatments or new furnishings such as rugs, pillows or lamps.
Whatever it is, it is a step in the right direction, not only for my client, but for me
as a designer as well.
While I have years of experience under my belt, there has never been a project, where I haven't learned something valuable to share with other clients.
While I have years of experience under my belt, there has never been a project, where I haven't learned something valuable to share with other clients.
With Spring approaching in a month or so, I feel the urge to spruce up, pare down and add some pizazz to my own home, and so are my clients.
What are you waiting for and where do you need a fresh start in your home?
Do What My Clients Do
To have a beautiful home like theirs, do what they do. Decide to have a fresh start for the promise of a better day, and a happier season. Decide to take on that project that you've been talking about - why not?
What are you waiting for and where do you need a fresh start in your home?
M. A. Smith, Ltd., Interior Design
Interior Designer - New Jersey including the Jersey Shore, as well as
Ocean and Monmouth Counties
Call Mary Alice for your fresh start today - 732 690-2030
masmithinteriordesign.com
bestdesigncoach.com
housezengarden.com
Part II - What does your Home say about You? Accessories can tell your Story
Bookcases, tabletops, walls, and what to do with them...
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| Photo courtesy of Albert Hadley/House Beautiful.com
How will you fill those spaces and places in your home,
so it reflects the real you?
Here are some suggestions from an interior designer who deals with this challenge daily:
Stay 'tuned' for my next BestDesignCoach blog post to find out about the second item on my website list - budget or space planning. Most important... if you or someone you know is renovating, redecorating or involved with a new construction project - send them to this page to see how we can help them, or you! Call Mary Alice Smith: 732 690-2030/masmith729@comcast.net M. A. Smith, Ltd. Interior Design Allied Member ASID Serving New Jersey and metropolitan New York with exceptional Interior Design |
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