It’s the One Room Challenge! And I’m back!!!For those of you that are new to the One Room Challenge, its a bi-annual design challenge where designers from around the world completely transform one room in a mere eight weeks! This is my 8th time participating and I’m stoked!!! It’s super fun participating with so many…
The paint color of any room sets the mood or tone of the room. This is exemplified when you have a medium to dark toned color in your room vs a lighter neutral. One room that I absolutely love color in, is your dining room. Color dictates the mood of the room. Navy blue has…
It’s the One Room Challenge! And I’m back!!!For those of you that are new to the One Room Challenge, its a bi-annual design challenge where designers from around the world completely transform one room in a mere eight weeks! This is my 7th time participating and I’m stoked!!! I think I’m better organized this time…
Design trends continue to shift from year to year. Some years the changes are dramatic as we get tired of the old trends, whereas some years the trends or more gradual and evolve gradually over time. . Design Trends that are out or on their way out! So what does this mean for homeowners getting…
Without a doubt, the most popular question I get asked when conducting a staging consult is what color should I paint my walls? And that’s a good question, because by far, hands down, painting your house before you sell, can be the BEST decision you make when you’re getting your house ready to sell. Its the…
Brass fireplace screens are dated. Having a brass screen can make your whole space look dated even if your furniture & accessories are current. Unfortunately, a brass screen gives off a negative vibe and it can be give a new look quickly and relatively easy all for the cost of a can of spray paint….
In my most recent house flip, my powder room was not only ugly, lol, it was dated. It screamed make me over. I was on a time crunch and I didn’t want to spend too much money so I kept my budget to be under $1,000 and I made it! In my humble opinion, powder…
Five years ago, I bought another fixer upper again, I know, lol. It was a 7 level townhouse, yikes! It was in a really great location, AND the price was the lowest price ever, for a townhouse in this sought after neighborhood. It was perfect for my strategy of buying the lowest price properties in…
Approximately 5 years ago, I bought a fixer upper. I needed to find somewhere quickly to live within a certain school district for my two teenagers and myself. I looked at renting and almost found something when my brother found two townhouses for sale in a complex across from one of the schools. I had…
I try to repurpose furniture whenever so I can save money to put towards other purchases that I can’t DIY, AND its the right thing to do for our environment. So when I was styling this bedroom in my townhouse that I was selling, I wanted to make this a girls room. The other bedroom…
Perhaps you have bought an older home and have a two piece bathroom, that is a single sink & toilet in the primary bedroom. You love your house, you don’t want to move, but you would love it even more if it had a three piece bathroom, sink, toilet AND a shower. It would make…
I joined 400+ other designers in a bi-annual design competition, the One Room Challenge. It Home. I have been participating in this challenge for the past four years because its not only inspiring to compete with so many other talented designers, its also a great way to design a room. Because to be honest, my…