Free Interior Design Element…You Already Own It!

PERFECT INTERIOR DESIGN IS AVAILABLE TO EVERYONE

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Monday we showed you four homes that all have something in common.  Something free that makes every interior the best it can be.  Did you figure out what we are talking about?   It’s in traditional design and in modern design.  Farmhouse to Jetson decor.  Your home and ours.

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The Weekly Review- A Blast From The Past 9.3.2017

YOUR SUNDAY PAPER DELIVERED TO YOUR MAILBOX

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“Sound’s Like The Perfect Sunday To Me!”

Here’s What Happened This Week On

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The Best Open Shelving For Under $30

SEE HOW A WALL SHELF CAN ADD STORAGE IN YOUR HOME

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Look at 10 photos of kitchen, or bath, renovations today and a good percentage of them will utilize open wall shelving.  Sure they look attractive but will open shelves really work in our homes or is this a look best suited for the magazines only?

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Undoing The “Must-Haves” In A Kitchen

“I Must Have Granite and Stainless Steel Appliances!”

Ok, all you real estate agents, and at home HGTV watchers…how many times do we hear these very words?  TOO OFTEN!   Today we share our own minimal kitchen journey to totally debunk these must-haves in our kitchen.

The Holdover Kitchen

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The old saying in real estate of, location-location-location, finally resonated with both Mr. LBD and moi at the same time.  For years we’ve known that walkable, city neighborhoods are our playgrounds.  We’ve paid big bucks to “live like locals” for a month at a time in cities all across this wonderful world.  Nearly a year ago, we successfully acquired a full-time residence in our favorite city.  Within this home, we also were the proud owners of a 12-year-old “must-have” kitchen.

The photo above shows the small kitchen with updated paint, and those stainless and granite amenities all shined up.  Due to the city’s strict building permit restrictions…this space was what we functioned in every day.  Looked good but was not the best use of space for how we live.  We cooked often before the pandemic and, well, I don’t need to tell anyone that kitchens have become even more important to all of us now!

The Kitchen The Day We Looked At The Unit

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How Much Does It Cost To Have An Interior Designer In Your “Toolbox”?

Do You Think Using An Interior Designer Will Be Too Expensive?

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More than anything else, interior design is a very personal service.  We pay for all kinds of other services for our homes, often our largest asset, so why not learn more about what it costs to work with an interior designer?

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Overwhelmed With All The Interior Design Inspiration Online?

Think Using A Designer Is Too Expensive?

 

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Social media is loaded with all kinds of interior design inspiration!  So much in fact that it can be overwhelming, frustrating and expensive to achieve our design and decor goals.  Ever thought of using a Virtual Interior Designer?

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