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Category: Design
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New Year Goals: Simplify with 2019’s 4 Best Finds
There’s a lot of chatter about goals this time of year that come with a flurry of hashtags. Here’s one that takes minimal effort with a big payoff: Simplify. And we’re not just talking about pairing down the living room in muted colors. The decade has provided on-demand inspiration through the growth of social media.…
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Understated Holiday Decorating with an Advent Calendar
Simple Christmas decorating with an advent calendar.
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How to Create Seasonal Holiday Decor without the Kitsch
Decorating for the season does not have to be about turkey prints or holiday motifs, which is the equivalent to Eiffel Towers sealing French style. This past weekend I experienced a first, a visit to the Christmas Tree Shop. I mistakenly had the notion that anything with Christmas in its name would be enchanting, imagining a…
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Keeping Up with the Pumpkins: 5 Inspired Ways to Decorate the Porch for Fall
Pink Cinderella, Bitter Gourd, Caveman’s Club–these are not trending GIFs but a variety of gourds. Remember when it was just an orange pumpkin carved with a jagged smile? Now decorating with gourds has mirrored the pumpkin spice craze, a bit out of control with enticing results. Doorsteps are crammed with them. Nurseries charge a fortune…
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Not Just a Fashion Thing, Layering the Bed for a New Season
It’s layers weather, which is as much a part of fall as Halloween kitsch and an invasion of gourds. Transitioning summer clothes with added pieces is an effective, seasonal way to adjust to the crispness of autumn. It secures style and comfort, a necessity that also applies to bedding without the hassle of losing those added…
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For Adults Only – a Design Story – Styling a Master Bedroom Dresser
When you live with kids, sitting on lightsabers and bins of toys that mysteriously chime at random times is customary. There’s a lot of branded textiles, gear and explosions that happen in the kitchen sink. Our home is a colorful one, on all terms, but particularly because of its creative dwellers who are always nudging…
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Tackling a Guest Bedroom Makeover
There’s a lot of head scratching that happens when you are given a room that in no way represents what it will become. It’s like cheating off an exam from someone who will receive a F. Start fresh and study the space. This bedroom seemed smaller than its true size because of a clutter of…
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The Charms of Disconnecting: Creating a Simple Country Home Retreat
While influencers continue to squeeze the hype out of hygee, here’s another back-to-basics Norwegian discipline to follow with catchy phonetics: Hytte, simple country homes that urbanites escape to from the rigmarole of city life. They are basic structures, with minimal electricity and furnishings, which is deliberate. The no-frills appeal dissuades you from a material mentality–enticements are found…
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What It Looks Like to Have a Pillow Obsession
Step aside shoes, pillows have moved into the obsession category and it’s easy to see why. Like shoes, pillows are that fun little accessory that delivers major impact to an ensemble. They’re also a lot more comfortable than a stiletto.