Katie’s Corner – How To Successfully Sell Your Home

rebel Before & After, How To

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 …

Open For Business

rebel Fresh Finds

Choose To Be Like Water Deciding to re-open Elizabeth Erin Designs, surviving in an unstable world, has provoked a lot of thought.  It has forced us to look at every facet of the way we conduct busies and focus on the two things we know about crises.  You can choose to be rigid like wood or you can choose to …

Design Trends for Fall 2016

Jodi Peterman Trending

As fall is coming into place, we are spending more time indoors and noticing all those little things that are driving us crazy about the interior of our homes, myself included.  At Elizabeth Erin Designs we have see an influx of clients contacting us for design assistance for their remodels in the Des Moines Metro area.  So what exactly are …

12 Design Websites to Check Out

Jodi Peterman Fresh Finds

Everybody has their own personal preference when it comes to following people online. Clearly we are attracted to more of the design crowd. Here are some of our favorite sites to keep up to date with. Check them out and let us know what you think! Feel free to share some of your favorites with us as well!   http://www.apartmenttherapy.com …

Money Saving Ways to Decorate Your Dorm Room

Jodi Peterman New Ideas, Tips and Tricks

The key to designing a “good” dorm room is personalization! This is literally a home away from home for you kid. It should be a place that they feel safe, comfortable, and free. It should not only reflect them as a being, but also provide all the needed functionality.                 Picture walls can …

Key Ways to Make Your Small Spacious

Jodi Peterman How To, Tips and Tricks

The truth of the fact is that we all do not have the money to buy our dream million dollar home. But do not let that get you down! There are PLENTY of greatly designed small spaces! However, the key is to know the tricks to making them feel larger than what they actually are. Check out some clever ways …

How to Incorporate Barn Doors

Jodi Peterman How To

Barn doors are a huge trend right now in Interior Design! It does not matter where they are located! Barn doors give a feature to a passageway that it did not have before. Whether you are trying to increase the look of a space or the functionality, barn doors could be the answer for you. Just look at some of …

Chalkboard Ideas

Jodi Peterman New Ideas, Tips and Tricks

Chalkboard walls are a popular trend right now. It seems like everywhere I turn someone is doing some sort of DIY project, especially with chalkboard paint. Of course EEDesigns is no exception to this 🙂 To be successful we have to both design something that will last the time, but also fit with trends to satisfy customer requests. Below are …

Outdoor Party Decoration Ideas

Jodi Peterman How To, New Ideas, Seasonal, Tips and Tricks

Many grow up with the idea that the 4th of July is time for parades, candy, and fireworks. There is so much more to the meaning behind this day. It is the day that marks the birth of the United States of America. In 1776, it was the day that our Congress adopted the Declaration of Independence. There are many …

Celebration Savings

Jodi Peterman Parties, Tips and Tricks

In honor of our designer Lexi’s birthday today, we have a celebration theme! I think we can all admit that parties can get expensive rather quickly. A great way to cut down on these costs is to repurpose your decorations, or use items that are already laying around your house. Below are a few examples of some dual purpose decorations. …