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Uma Campbell is with us today, sharing a few tips on how to spice up your home office! ----- Whether you use your home office to get work done, to pay your bills, to organize your thoughts and ideas or to plan activities for the family, you want it to be a space where you enjoy spending time. If your home office is dark and dingy, chances are good that you aren’t going to feel very inspired to complete the tasks that you need to complete. Heck, you may not even want to enter the space at all. Image: Houzz Make your home office a more inspiring space with some easy to do touch ups. Here are 4 simple ways that you can breathe new life into your office space, turning it into a room that inspires creativity and productivity. 1.         Re-Do the Walls: Something as simple as re-doing the walls can add new life to your home office. Add a fresh coat of paint or hang up some wallpaper ...

Here is a dining room makeover I recently completed.  I also made over the family room (along with other rooms still to be revealed) that I posted about here . As I mentioned in my earlier post, my client just wanted to make their home more welcoming and comfortable without spending a million bucks, as they will most likely only be in this home for a few more years.   We did not do any painting and they already had all their major furnishing for the space. I'll be honest, I was a little worried about what I was to come up with the burgundy dining chairs!  But, somehow it all seemed to come together. Here is the plan I came up with: And here is how it turned out! My clients already had the mirror, console table, and accessories shown in the below photo.  They were just scattered around the house, so I just rounded them up and put them together. I think the space turned out great!  My clients were also very happy with how i...

via Merry Christmas, everyone!  I am traveling right now, so I apologize on the late post announcing the winner for the NOVICA gift card!  The days keep on getting away from me! The lucky winner is Julie (comment #7)!!! True Random Number Generator from random. org was used  to select winner.

When writing blog posts, I usually stick pretty close to interior design related topics - makes sense, since that is what I do and love!  Today, we are going to talk about a little different topic though, if you don't mind! ****There is a giveaway at the end of this post, so keep reading!**** I hope you all are familiar with NOVICA . It is a website where you can purchase art, home decor, jewelry, clothing, gifts, etc., (just to name a few categories!) made by artisans from all over the world! Twice now, NOVICA has given me the opportunity to pick an item from their website to order for myself. Last time I picked out home decor related items, which I still love.  To see the post where I talked about those items, click here .  This time, I had my eye on jewelry or a fashion accessory.  They have an incredible selection! After hours of looking (trust me once you start looking at all the beautiful items on their site it is terribly hard to pick just one!!) Fina...

I recently completed helping a client decorate their home.  I posted some of the design boards I put together for them here .  My clients will most likely only be in this home for a few more years, but they did want to make their home more comfortable and welcoming.  They already had all their furniture pieces and we did not do any painting.  What I love about this project is that it shows how you can spice up a space just with adding new accessories, art, a rug, and window treatments. Here are the BEFORE pictures of their family room: Here is the design board I put together for the room: And here are the AFTER  pictures: This is just beginning, we made-over about every room in this house.  Stay tuned for more reveals! _____________ If you need help making your home a place you love, visit my website to see the services I offer.

I have two ends tables that I purchased at local second-hand shops that needed a little bit of lovin' and a fresh coat of paint.  Believe it or not, these are the  first pieces of furniture that I have personally   ever painted.  I have suggested the idea to clients,  but as for me and my house, I had never done it. If you are looking for a step - by - step  tutorial on how to paint your wood furniture, this is not it! I just want to share a few very important key points that I learned along the way: 1) Use an oil based primer.  I learned the importance of this after painting my first end table.  The table actually turned out cream colored  - even though I used white paint -  because I just used regular wall primer.   From what I understand, the oil based primer stops the furniture stain from seeping through your new paint color.   Zinnser Primer (the one in the gold can)  is a great oil primer, and is what...

Hello, everyone! I'm so happy to be here with you here at Rooms with a guest post from Arcadian Home blog. It's a fabulous place to find interior design inspiration including great decorating ideas for everything from beautiful modern pendant lights to a wonderful array of rugs for the floor. Today's topic is chairs, lovely seating around the dining table to be specific. From traditional to modern to the simply quirky, I've brought along eight images to explore some of the amazing chairs that have recently caught my eye. Let's have some fun with stylish dining chairs! ~ Mari    This traditional dining room is updated with a contemporary take on the crystal chandelier and velvet dining chairs with their casual patterned backs. Traditional chair design meets contemporary textile pattern for a happy merger.   A modern pendant light hangs above this large round table surrounded by raspberry-hued chairs. It wasn't planned, but it seems velvet chairs will be ...