Category: Design 101
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Make Your Art Feel New Again — Non Traditional Frames, Cool DIYs, And A Couple Quick Tricks
As people who love design, I think it’s pretty normal to want to switch things up every now and again. But making changes does not have to require buying new. Em has often said over the years that the easiest way to make your home feel fresh is to take different decor pieces from one…
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The Versatility Of The Pedestal Table In My Friend’s Home (And My Search For Finding More Traditional Versions)
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We are deep diving today on what I think is one of the most versatile and timeless pieces of furniture, EVER – the pedestal table. Now pedestal tables have been around for a few hundred years (which really isn’t that long if you think about it), but they were mostly with carved wood bases, rather…
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10 Very Good Design Ideas We’re Mentally Bookmarking From The Pasadena Showcase House (+ A Fun Fact You Probably Didn’t Know)
Raise your hand if you spent your weekends as an adolescent being towed around town from model home community to model home community by your parents? ::raises both hands:: I’d be lying if I said I didn’t like it. While your family pastime might have been something like playing sports together, going on long bike…
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This Style Of Lighting Works In Any Home (And Will Make It Look Even Better) + Affordable Options You’ll Love
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Whether or not your home’s style is “modern traditional,” modern traditional lighting is incredibly versatile, with so many really simple but very cool options. I’d say it’s the primary lighting style Emily uses in her projects, at least the hardwired fixtures. You could categorize “modern traditional lighting” as fixtures with clean lines, traditional shapes, in…
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From Gross to Good: 21 Standing Desks You’ll Want To Use In Your Home Office (Some You’d Never Believe Were Adjustable!)
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in design, Design 101, desk, Featured, Office, Offices, Other Category, Rooms, roundup, Roundups, Shop, shopping guidesThere comes a moment for many of us when we’re decorating our homes, when we have to choose between form and function. Do we go with the pretty version of what we need or the one that works the best/is the most comfortable? Well, as I established in the first part of this “From Gross…
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Get The Look For Less: The Colorful Modern Traditional Living Room We All Loved, Now On A Budget
I’ll speak for myself in saying that my jaw hit the floor when I first saw these reveal photos come through. It’s so colorful yet not overwhelming, cozy yet refined. However, what this room is not is budget-friendly, and that’s ok. We all have different budgets, but that most definitely does not mean we all…
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My Biggest Design Splurge That Ended Up A Total Shameful Horror Story (11 Years Later)
So here’s a sad, shameful story that I think I never told you (due to the sad and shameful nature of it). It’s about that ficus tree, the beloved, magazine-friendly ficus tree. I wanted that tree so badly for the Glendale living room for reasons you can see – it was INCREDIBLE and the room…
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We Found A Way To Save On Everything From Blu Dot To Kohler – Here’s The Secret
HEY THERE. For the last five years, I’ve been spewing out budget-friendly ways to design your home. I’ve taught you how to change up your furniture for free by working with your local vintage store; I’ve shared the credit card hacks I use to optimize my spend; I’ve revealed my top secret sources for brands…
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IKEA Is Not Messing Around – This New Collection Is SO Good
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IKEA really deserves more flowers than we typically give it. It’s been there for us through college, our first apartments (and beyond), but it also never stops evolving, which keeps us coming back. It’s a quiet evolution, if you will, but they keep raising the bar and this new drop is total evidence of that.…
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My Kids Rooms Through The Years (Bring On The Nostalgia)
Dear god, that sweet boy is now 11, which is not what this post is about, but a reminder that you were all right. When I first had Charlie, all you moms before me said it would go by so fast, and while I knew you were right (it is the universal sentiment) I’m still…