living room design

Living Room Styling Tips

Creating a home you love doesn’t have to cost a fortune. Even if an interior designer doesn’t currently fit into your budget, there are things you can do on your own to pull together a beautiful space. With a few simple living room styling tips, you can create a space that suits your taste and …

Lighting for Every Room

One of the most important considerations when creating a functional comfortable space is lighting.  Lighting not only illuminates our space for functional purposes, it can also set the tone for the feel of a space.  If I were to give only one piece of advice when considering your lighting it would be this:  use layers. …

Choosing Upholstery Fabric for a Couch

A couch is a key ingredient in a comfortable family or living room. The couch is where everyone congregates to watch TV, takes naps, reads, and hangs out. So, the couch needs to ground the room. How do you choose upholstery for a couch? Today, I’m going to show you some ideas. As a general rule, …

Go Bold with Reds

The holidays are approaching and when I think of the staple color of the season, I think of red. Sure, this cheerful color is great during the winter season, but it’s equally delightful to see year-round. Look for red as you decorate, but infuse it within your home décor as well. Shades of red will …

Regal Purples

Seductive and deep, shades of purple from soft lilacs to regal amethysts are popping up everywhere. Traditionally associated with spirituality, wisdom, luxury and wealth, tones of purple will amp up any décor with sophisticated flair. Here are some great examples of rooms that incorporate shades of purple for just the right amount of intensity. Purple …

Room Redo: New Rugs in New Rooms

I love new product launches. All our creative — and sometimes — quirky ideas come to life in a rug we’ve always dreamed of! A rug truly pulls a room together. Don’t believe me? Check out these new rugs hot off the machines right here in the great state of Georgia! Click on the image …

Chevron Love

I love finding our rugs in unexpected places on the web. Browsing through my favorite Blogs last week I stumbled upon our La Scala Chevron rug in Medium Blue on the Front & Main West Elm Blog. The post is about using free wallpaper samples in frames as great DIY Wall decor. When I read …

Tablet Coffee Table?

[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/2858588/list/Get-Ready-for-the-Smart-Coffee-Table w=300] I’m ALL about technology; in fact, we have over 9 Apple products in our house. I still have my first generation iPod — it sings lullabies to my daughter at night. My trusty iPod nano jams while I work out. Whether it’s listening to music on Pandora, looking up a last minute recipe, entertaining …

Top 5 Sites for Homespiration

I’m constantly wanting to redecorate my house…does this usually happen? No. But a girl can dream right? If I had an unlimited disposable income, a full time live in nanny, and I only worked one day a week…I’d have the coolest house ever! So while I’m sitting on the couch after a full day I …