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The Value of a Professional Designer

When renovating a kitchen or a bathroom, one of the things I like to do is consult with a professional designer if I am unsure of how something might look. Sometimes a contractor may suggest that you allow them to design the kitchen but this is not a good idea. A contractor’s specialty is in [...]

Living At The Beach

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Even if you don’t live near a beach you can still incorporate a beach style design for your home. This type of design is known as the coastal interior design concept and it utilizes colors that are reminiscent of the beach such as white, blue – green, yellow, and tan. By [...]

Embrace Your Wild Side With African Chic

African chic interior design is a relatively new interior design concept but is fast attracting attention with the folks who organize the Tendance—a show in Frankfurt Germany which has been around for about 15 years. Tendance offers visitors the latest in interior design trends with a wide selection of home accessories and furnishings. This year, [...]

Modern Lines

Today we are going to talk about modern interior design style. As early as the 1960’s and 1970’s there has been evidence of the influence of this design style in well-known films. Modern design is quite distinctive and quite recognizable even today because of its influence from modern art. While you may associate modern art [...]

Looking Back: Interior Design Trends For 2011

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As the year 2011 draws to a close, I thought it would be kind of fun to look at the trends that dominated interior design this year.

Male Fabric

This is a trend that I expect to see continue into 2012 with the industry leaning towards shades of grey. Fabric traditionally [...]

A New Year, A New Style

As this year draws to an end and a new one approaches, there is just something in the air that promises new things. For some people it may be a new start in a new place or a new career and for others it could mean that it is time to change their home’s look. [...]