When staging your property you need to focus on the overarching goal, to get this property sold for the most amount of money in the least amount of time! All personal feelings and preferences have to be put aside. Remember that once you decide to sell it is not your home, it is a property. First and foremost, buyer’s look …
Katie’s Corner : Overcoming Problem Spaces
When it comes to occupied properties, some rooms and spaces are trickier to stage than others. Such as: mudrooms, kitchens and closets. When in doubt, keep it clean and simple. Buyers are just like you, they understand that we all own a lot of “stuff.” They just don’t want to imagine YOUR stuff in THEIR new home. Mudrooms are …
How To : Create Your Ideal Work Environment
Have you been looking around your work space wondering, “how could I set up a more functional office space, make my workspace safe and healthy, AND make sure I am taking care of my self while I am in my office (wherever that may be these days)?” With some adjustments within your physical work space and your workspace mentally, you …
Sammi’s DIY Laundry Soap
At $0.08/load of laundry for something that takes a little elbow grease to make and fragrance- and dye-free? Count me in!
How To : Get Through Your Remodel Challenges
Let’s face it, the perfect design remodel doesn’t exist. Even new construction projects are flawed. If life went exactly to plan all of the time, we would get bored! Remodel problems happen to us all; but, it’s how they are handled that separate the good from the bad. Here’s how we get through our projects and how we recommend you …
Teal Lover’s Paradise – Virtual Design Reveal
I cannot describe to you how excited I am to reveal this gorgeous living room! This client was such a dream to work with and already had such wonderful taste that designing the final touches was such easy process. As you may already be able to tell, this client is a big blue lover! With the use of neutrals throughout …
Neutral Paint Colors We Swear By – Sherwin Williams
As designers, we love giving each client their own personal space that they can feel is unique and designed specifically for them. That being said, there are a few items we always come back to because we know they are safe and good matches for a variety of styles. Neutral paint colors are one of these items that we like …
Top Contact Paper DIY's
After writing the blog about some of the best design hacks a couple weeks ago, I got inspired to go a little deeper into one hack, contact paper. I have seen so many things buzzing around the internet lately that make use of this product. I love how versatile it is! So I put together a little collection of some …
Spooky…But Not Scary
It is no secret that Halloween is not my favorite holiday. I enjoyed that I got to dress up as whoever I wanted! However, I only ever wanted a little candy. There was no desire to eat until I didn’t feel good. A few pieces was all it took. I lost count the number of years I still had Halloween candy …
Best Design Hacks
Everybody is trying to get the best bang for their buck. This is bringing our thrift shoppers, DIYers, and craft nuts. Instead a spending $100 on a desk, spend $40 on supplies and materials and put in a little elbow grease. I know, I know. Heaven forbid we have to work a little more. The Millennial generation is known for their …