by GraceAnn Simoni
Let’s give ourselves a sweet design treat, with Contributor GraceAnn Simoni. An Interior Redesign and Staging Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area, GraceAnn shares with us budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
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Are you aware that you will spend 1/3 of your life on average sleeping? Your environment for sleeping should be of great concern.
We [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
Here’s some great advice for the upcoming holidays, from Contributor GraceAnn Simoni. An Interior Redesign and Staging Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area, GraceAnn shares with us budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
And so it begins….
Can you believe it? Thanksgiving—the first big Holiday of the season—is right around the corner. I love this holiday, [...] Read more »
At the heart of reuse, is looking at everyday objects with a new eye. Some brilliant examples? These creative chandeliers.
En Pieza’s ‘Volivik’ Chandelier, Crafted from Scads of Bic Balpoint Pens.
Tweelink’s ‘Madame Eiffel’ – Made from Pocketfuls of Tour Eiffel Keychains.
Stuart Haygarth’s Extraordinary ‘Spectacle’, a Vision
in Thousands of Pairs of Discarded Eyeglasses!
Detail of Stuart Haygarth’s ‘Spectacle’
(via Core77, Very Very Fun.)
Inspired? What could you remake into a [...] Read more »
I admit it. I’m a fan.
Sarah Susanka just has what so many of us need, with her Not So Big House concept and books. So I snapped up her latest – More Not So Big Solutions for Your Home (Taunton Press, 2010).
It didn’t disappoint.
The Not So Big House movement began with Susanka’s 1998 book by the same title and has grown to make her one [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
It’s that time again parents; and here’s some great advice to set your kids up for success, from Contributor GraceAnn Simoni. An Interior Redesign and Staging Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area, GraceAnn shares with us budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
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The kids are going back in school and the homework is starting. Have you [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
It’s the time of year when so many people put their homes on the market. So I asked Contributor GraceAnn Simoni to share some home staging tips and advice, and some telling Before and After photographs of her work. GraceAnn is a an Interior Redesign and Staging Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area.
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Home Staging – When should it start?
When the listing is [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
Here’s some great home organizing advice and a dash of “how to” motivation from Contributor GraceAnn Simoni, Interior Redesign and Staging Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area. GraceAnn shares budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
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How are those New Year’s resolutions coming along??? Like most of you I resolved to become more organized. My office is [...] Read more »
Let’s take a break again in the virtual café as we share a cup o’ joe and a chat with a group of interior designers. Today we are joined by:
Linda H. Bassert, of Masterworks Window Fashions & Design in Fairfax, Virginia
Barbara Miller, of Barbara Miller Design in West Linn, Oregon
Linda Merrill, of Chameleon Interiors in Duxbury, Massachusetts
Kerry Ann Dame, of Posh Living in Surfside [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
Once again, today we are joined by Contributor GraceAnn Simoni, Interior Redesign and Staging Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area. GraceAnn shares with us budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
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The holidays are fast approaching. Is your guest room ready or has it become the place where everything that does not have a home lands? Assuming [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
Once again, today we are joined by Contributor GraceAnn Simoni, a Redesign Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area. GraceAnn shares with us budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
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So you have made the decision to purchase that wide screen or plasma TV, what becomes of the entertainment center or armoire that used to house the old TV? [...] Read more »
by GraceAnn Simoni
Today we are joined by Contributor GraceAnn Simoni, a Redesign Specialist and Instructor from the Chicagoland area. From time to time, GraceAnn will be sharing budget tips and advice for decorating with your existing furniture and accessories.
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“Green” design and decorating goes way beyond just purchasing the new products on the market.
Each of us has the ability to apply “green” decorating initiatives in our [...] Read more »
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