In today’s real estate market, most buyers are favoring homes with “built-ins”, storage accessories that are already built into the house. Such homes don’t require them to spend extra money for new storage accessories. There are many uses for built-ins. They are ideal as bookshelves, media cabinets, reading alcoves, or just about anything you need [...]
May 10, 2013
Design Ideas For Outdoor Entertaining Spaces
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The weather is getting warmer every day and the flowers have started to blossom both in the garden and flower pots. So what are you waiting for?–it’s time to start thinking and planning how to enjoy your back decks, patio and garden! You are going to want to enjoy every minute of the warm weather, [...]
May 7, 2013
Decorating Your Home With High Ceilings
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Decorating your home or a space can be quite a creative challenge, especially if you have high ceilings. It’s true that having high ceilings makes your space appear larger. In addition, you can give them personality and character with creative design ideas. A successful design for a room with high ceilings requires proper scaling. [...]
May 1, 2013
Design Quote To Inspire You
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To establish calm, I upholster sofas in a solid that’s the same color as the walls and curtains. Barbara Barry Simone
Apr 8, 2013
Guest Blogger: Design Tips For Decorating Your Mantel
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Hello fellow bloggers! Today I’d like to introduce Sharon Hines, who is today’s guest blogger. I love Sharon’s blog, mrshinesclass, for its budget-friendly, unique take on DIY home decorating and design. She is also a person who enjoys cooking and shares her recipes on her blog. I’m thrilled to be able to have Sharon take over my [...]
Mar 25, 2013
Chinoiserie: A Design Statement in Your Home
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Have you ever heard of Chinoiserie? There are many ways to define it, but the simplest definition is “home decor that has been inspired by Chinese designs”. Chinoiserie usually showcases images of an imagined, fanciful China. Chinoiserie style originated in Europe around the 17th century and is still very much in style today. It is easily [...]
Mar 18, 2013
Welcome to Spring! Which Prize Would You Choose?
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Here at HomeSpirations the countdown to spring is on–2 days left! You have no idea just how excited I am. I look out at my garden every day and little by little I see my daffodils and crocuses blossoming! The tulips are showing promise. I see them getting bigger every day, and that means any [...]
Mar 12, 2013
Painting Your Ceiling and Trims~A Great Design Idea!
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With the spring season starting in 8 days, many of us are thinking about updating our home decor to welcome in the beautiful colors of spring. To give our space a nice fresh look, we can update our accessories and/or repaint a room or the whole house. If you are repainting, don’t neglect your ceiling and trims. [...]
