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Hotel Chic At Home

Its the new bedroom trend- “Hotel Bedding”. The first thing I thought about when I heard of this new trend was of course that ugly, scratchy polyester Red Roof Inn bedding. Itchy comforters, rough white sheets, unattractive floral prints, etc… No, what I have learned is that Hotel Bedding is really recreating what hotel chains [...]

Live Large In Small Spaces

Did you ever try to obtain design ideas from decorating magazines or paint company websites? Ever notice how the showcase rooms are always unrealistally large, unique, architecturally detailed and nothing like what most people live in? Yeah- me, too.
As a designer, I can tell you that most people have the same simple, rectangular, odd-placed-window, standard [...]

Spread The Love…

So you’ve decided to make the fabulous decision to use Benjamin Moore’s Aura paint- good deal. BUT because of the water borne colorant systems and the faster dry time, Aura has specific application techniques. So lets talk about the proper way to do that.
Cutting In:
*Use the same brushing techniques as you would for any low-VOC [...]