posted by Terrie filed under Furniture,
Style
Cindy and I had a difference of opinion about the value of using slipcovers (read about it here). I came down firmly on the side of "no way, no how" because to me they always appear so shapeless and boring and wrinkled/crumpled. Cindy couldn't leave the idea alone and explored it further, extolling the virtues of slipcovers here. While I
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This is a home decorating website. We're here primarily to inform and help you solve your decorating dilemmas. But, we're also here to inspire and give you ideas to get you moving or at least get you thinking / dreaming. Today and periodically in the future, I'm going to share a purely inspirational post. Today focuses on zebra prints - currently a
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This week will wrap up the series on home decor styles. So far I've covered Country/Shabby Chic, Modern/Contemporary, Traditional, Eclectic/Transitional, Mission/Period, Coastal/Themed rooms and last week Victorian/Romantic. If there is a style you're interested in that I didn't cover, let me know and I'll cover it in another article.
What Defines Tuscan Style?
For many years Tuscan design was the go-to style
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Continuing the style series, today is all about romance. Considered the "romance style", the Victorian era actually consisted of an amalgamation of many other styles like Italianate, Jacobethan, and Queen Anne. Generally it gave us heavy, bulky furniture ornately carved with flowers and animals as well as dark, rich color schemes of crimson and dark cobalt with almost no use of
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posted by Terrie filed under Style
Over the last several weeks I've explored, explained and illustrated many design styles. If you're new to the site, you can subscribe over on the right sidebar so you don't miss future installments. And, you can catch up on the past articles here: Country/Shabby Chic, Modern/Contemporary, Traditional, Eclectic/Transitional, Mission/Antique.
Breezy Coastal Rooms
Many of us wish we lived on the coast, near
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posted by Terrie filed under Style
This style series has covered a wide range of decor styles so far. If you're just joining in, you can review the earlier articles here: Country / Shabby Chic, Modern / Contemporary, Traditional, and Eclectic / Transitional. In home decor, like fashion or colors, style popularity has an ebb and flow. Currently it seems most shelter magazines and sites have
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