Broken China Makes a Splash in This Kitchen
“I knew my client was really open to ideas and wanted to kick it up a notch. She wanted to do something very personal and customized,” Stephens says. When the two started to unpack china for potential display, they came across a broken plate. “That clicked in my brain,” Stephens says. The idea for a broken-china backsplash was born, and the client enthusiastically donated to the project some of the pieces that she wanted to enjoy every day. More…
Decorating Tips From the Pros
With summer waning and cooler weather on the horizon, perhaps you’re beginning to run through your mind a list of indoor projects.
If freshening up the inside of your home is on that list, we’ve got advice from two local interior designers – Shannon Connor of Indigo by Shannon Connor Interiors in Princeton, and Deborah Leamann of Deborah Leamann Interior Design in Pennington – on choosing the right pieces, decorating oddly shaped spaces and accessorizing. Here is what they had to share. More…
Buying Rugs on a Budget
On one hand, you assume that cheap is another word for quality that is rather suspect; we assume that cheap rugs must be sub-standard in terms of material, robustness and structure but this is not always the case. The Rug Retailer explains below as to how you can buy cheap, luxurious rugs.
Creating maximum impact in any room with a fabulous, yet cheap area rug is easier than you think and here are our top tips for ensuring that you get value for money. More…
How Your Interior Design Is Influencing Your Subconscious
Usually when we discuss interior design, we talk about the aesthetic aspects – how to achieve a specific look, which decorating style you should emulate, new design trends that you should check out. That’s only one piece of the puzzle.
An area that’s not always taken into consideration is the philological effect of interior design on your subconscious. Believe it or not, the choices that you make when deciding how your home will look have a documented effect on your emotions and perceptions. The color of the walls in your kitchen might be contributing to your anxiety and your brand of couch could lead others to assume that you’re standoffish. Read More…
Why Our Brains Love Colorful Interiors
When it comes to interior design, color is a hot topic. People either love a shade or they hate it, there’s rarely much in between. On the surface it seems strange that one of the easiest design elements to fix would be so polarizing, but when you look at the psychology behind it, a strong reaction makes since. More…
