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How to design a formal living room: Emma Sims Hilditch advises on creating smart spaces
A formal living room is the one room in the house that you might keep the kids and pets out of, where you’re unlikely to indulge in TV dinners but are very likely to invite guests into for smart soirées. Designing a formal living room follows a number of formula that are easy to translate – but how to do so in a way that makes the room feel welcoming as well as beautifully curated? If you have been browsing formal living room ideas, you will likely have noticed that they have quite tight layouts, that furniture is neatly upholstered and that drapes are sumptuous. But how to add that…
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Home Improvement Trends in the COVID-19 Era
CLEVELAND, July 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ — Home improvement activity is an important aspect of the construction and building supplies industry, so an investigation into consumer trends can give insight to marketing and product development opportunities. A new report from the Freedonia Group contains analysis and data-based discussions of various pieces of the home improvement industry, including a look at homeownership rates, buying patterns, demographic trends, and other consumer insights. This report includes analysis, data, trends, and customized cross tabs using two survey resources: data from The Freedonia Group’s proprietary national online survey conducted from February 2021, June 2021, August 2021, October-November 2021, November-December 2021, and February 2022 data from syndicated…
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The 20 Best Bathroom Makeover Ideas for Every Design Aesthetic
ANNIE SCHLECHTER Ask any designer and they’ll tell you: Kitchens and baths are ultimately what make a home. That’s why when it comes to renovations and remodels, those are the most popular spaces to invest in. On that note, make no mistake: Upgrading a kitchen or bath will cost you, but in the end, the results will be ever so worth it. To prove it, today we’re focusing on bathroom makeover ideas. No matter your design aesthetic—coastal grandma, modern maven, color lover, or subtle minimalist—ahead you’ll find over a dozen different ways to spruce up the bathroom(s) in your home. Even if you don’t copy the look tile for tile,…
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How to choose the best kitchen window treatments | Opinion
In a room as functional as a kitchen, window treatments provide one of the few elements of softness and decoration amid utilitarian appliances and hard surfaces. Curtains and shades can deliver a pop of color, pattern or texture that the room otherwise lacks, while boosting privacy and controlling natural light. Because you use this hardworking space every day, it’s important to employ kitchen window treatment ideas that suit your style and needs for daily use. Here are a few things to consider. 1. Use window treatments as decorations Window treatments serve as pretty accents in the kitchen. In areas outside the work core, such as breakfast nooks, consider hanging floor-length curtain…
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Tips for designing your home slowly, over time
Comment on this story Comment If television shows have you convinced that a magazine-ready home can be achieved in a snap, professional designers will quickly rid you of that idea. “There is this fantasy of an HGTV-style reveal, walking into a home that’s 100 percent done — either by you or a decorator — but in reality, that happens for very few,” says Colleen Simonds, a designer based in Pittsburgh. And, really, who wants a space that looks as if it was assembled all at once, giving furniture showroom vibes? Simonds and other designers agree that thoughtfully curating a space over time yields more satisfying results. So don’t treat the…
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Practical and pretty yards star in the Portland Landscape Architecture + Design Tour on July 16
Has your yard lost its allure? Find inspiration as six stellar outdoor spaces, from robust to refined, will be showcased on the 2022 Portland Landscape Architecture + Design Tour on Saturday, July 16. Ticket holders ($30 each or two for $50, mads.media/2022pdxoutdoor) will meet landscape designers and builders ready to talk about creating a great first impression with classic to contemporary elements in the front yard, or an inviting al fresco dining area or a culinary garden in the backyard. Hear how overgrown weeds can be replaced by a quiet, shady retreat or group-friendly fire pit area. Are you weary of not watering the same old drought-tolerant plants? Landscape designer…
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