It’s been a long road getting this beauty ready for show. We started working with Kruse Development in fall of 2018 planning and designing this house. With this show, many decisions and selections are kept on the down low to keep it a surprise for the public and for the judging. Keeping a secret for […]
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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
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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
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The winter aesthetic has more than likely overstayed it’s welcome this year; but, if there is anything to change your tune, it’s a nursery. This adorable nursery came together within a month from design start to placing the finishing details, which is always a good thing when your baby maker is on a timeline! Our
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Winter is slowly creeping in on us! Back in October when it snowed for a day, I think it put everyone into shock!! No one was ready for that wintery surprise! It’s like Iowa completely forgot that we’re supposed to have a season between summer and winter called fall. Oh well, that’s what we should
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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
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Our three step, fool-proof method for getting your home ready for the fall season! We don’t do much in the form of decorating for the holidays here; but, decorating for the seasons will always be some of our favorite ways to switch up our designs and our showroom. If you’re avid followers of ours, you’ll
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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
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Question: I’m not sure if I can afford design help. What should my budget be? Elizabeth Erin Designs suggests landing on a budget for the entire project that allows some flexibility. Regardless if you are wanting to re-design one room or you’re redesigning an entire kitchen, you will need a budget to handle all the
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We LOVE color! When wall colors go white, fabrics go bold and bright! You can see above, that the new Maxwell fabrics are anything but boring. Custom pillows are a great way to spice up your bedding, a neutral sofa or a bench without redesigning your whole space. Pillows transform a room, but finding new
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