Unattractive vents will no longer take away from good design with decorative register covers.
In the image below, we used registers in an oil rubbed bronze finish for a client's traditional home.
If you are trying to sell your home, but don't want to invest in staging it, click on the link below for all of Ryan's simple and inexpensive tips for making your home's appearance enticing to potential buyers.
Accessorizing with flowers, plants or fresh fruit are an effective way to bring warmth and life into your home. After we finish accessorizing with different objects, we then go back and layer the rooms with plants. We suggest that you select a nice container or pot from your local nursery, as this will enhance the look of your plants.
We also love to incorporate fresh cut flowers.
If you like fresh cut flowers, but are looking for something that lasts longer, try one of these alternatives.
Orchids may cost more initially, but they typically last 4-6 weeks and can therefore end up being less expensive than your weekly fresh cut flowers.
We also love the use of succulents, as we have talked about previously on our blog. They are low-maintenance, can be used indoors or out, and add a tremendous amount of interest.
You can also try filling a container or bowl with fresh fruit such as kumquats, clementines or lemons. Choose what's in season. Fruit is a fun alternative, as it will also lend a fresh pop of color to a room.
Do you feel confined by the lack of options available for furnishing a home on a budget? We have discovered a really unique source that might just expand your options. Interior Designer, Lindsey Dann has created an online marketplace for buyers and sellers called Former Furniture. Here you'll find a selection of previously owned designer furniture and accessories at reduced prices. See below for some of our favorite pieces available on her website now. To see more, visit www.formerfurniture.com.
We came across the following images and were instantly drawn to the light, easy vibe in these rooms. In fact, these photographs became a source of inspiration for a client's pool house.
Each week we get an email from Etsy's Blue Bell Bazaar with weekly vintage accessory finds. Not only do they have really great stuff, but everything is affordable too. If you visit their site and are interested in their vintage accessories, we recommend signing up for their mailing list so you can stay up on the latest items they have for sale. Here are some of our favorites from this week's finds.
Whether you are planning to buy new accessories or refresh with the ones you already have at home, follow these simple tips to create vignettes that will make a powerful statement in your home. If you need to buy new accessories, don't just purchase from your local retailers. Take the time to shop flea markets. Accessories are better when they look like they have a little bit of history.
It's best to begin with a blank slate, so begin by removing all small accessories from each room in your home. Place these small accessories together either on the floor in one room or spread across a large table. The key here is to get all small items together in one place.
We completed this exercise in a client's home and wanted to show how we accessorized two areas in the living room; a wall space above a sofa and a fireplace mantel.
When designing a room, don't ignore the ceiling. It's one of the largest surface areas in a room.
Seen here, we used a classic chinoiserie landscape wallpaper in a Beverly Hills pool room.
With such busy walls and so many patterns, it was best to keep things neutral and simple. While painting the ceiling would have been an option here, we opted for a brown grasscloth that compliments the walls and adds both depth and warmth.
In a recent interview published on parentdish.com, Ryan gives readers tips for designing kid-friendly, yet stylish spaces. If you have kids, but don't want to sacrifice good design, this article is a must read!
Furniture in natural weave materials seem to be cropping up everywhere this summer.
We love this new Modern Weave chair and ottoman from West Elm. These pieces of furniture are technically for indoor use only, so we think they would be especially chic in a pool house, but would also work well in a modern application.
