Whether you’re starting a new business or looking for ways to improve an existing company’s curb appeal, your entryway is literally the first point of physical contact with your customer and your opportunity to create the best first impression. A thoughtful and well-designed entryway speaks to your company’s commitment to professionalism, acts as a point of brand marketing, reveals your …
Phase Out Full Remodels
The time for large HGTV reveals & 24-hour challenges is over. Now is the time of imperfection and living in the middle of projects. Instant results are out and living in the moment is the way to go! Loving your home and your project throughout the process of remodels is a huge key towards staying positive throughout a large scale …
Wallpaper for the Uncommitted
Can’t commit to a wallpaper? Renting? Don’t want to ruin your walls? Tempaper is our elegant solution to temporary wallpaper. Their product is phenomenal and damage free! It’s just as easy to install as contact paper but comes in a variety of unique patterns. These products are also the perfect solution for renters who want to add a burst of …
Designing For Anxiety
In a time where anxiety is more prevalent than ever, making sure our homes stay stress free is a major consideration when designing your space. Anxiety, like most things in life, takes work to manage and it can be made easier if your home is already equipped to be your safe space. We aren’t saying that dedicating a room to …
Summer-izing Your Home
Preparing your home for summer is just as important as preparing for the cold Iowan winters. Your home is going to get a lot of wear and tear from indoor to outdoor traffic patterns (especially if you have kids & pets). Our back door tends to remain open for a good portion of the days in the summer with all …
Woodside Estates Remodel – The First Option Isn’t Always The Best Option
Amazing design isn’t achieved overnight, anyone can tell you that. This particular remodel holds true to that testament, with a full year turnaround time from start to finish. Now, I’ll stop your wild thoughts right here and tell you that their home was NOT a construction site for a year. No, no, no. From the beginning consultation, throughout the design …
How To Make The Most of a Small Family Room
One of the most used rooms in a home is the family room. It is where you unwind at the end of the day, where the family gets together, and the room that really gets used as a multi-purpose room! These reasons are why, if you’re perfect house came with the downside of a smaller family room, you may need …
Verbal Home Staging Consultations Explained
One of the many services we offer at Elizabeth Erin Designs for Home Stagings are verbal consultations. These appointments are designed for homeowners who plan to live in the property while it is on the market, and is commonly referred to as an Occupied Home Staging Consultation. It is a budget friendly option for clients who want to stage their …
When in Rome…
We just arrived in Rome and I wasn’t going to let only getting 35 minutes of rest on the plane keep me from enjoying sounds, sites, and tastes of Rome. The first thing Scott and I did was check into our to our hotel, Hotel Artemide, to drop off our luggage. Not only was the staff’s customer service extremely pleasant, …
How Our Designers Decorate Their Own Home
I just recently moved into my “big girl apartment” this summer and am absolutely LOVING that I get to decorate my own space! My first project to tackle definitely had to be my outdoor balcony. With it already being summer when I moved in, I needed to get right on it so that I could at least try and enjoy …