Designing a bedroom for a child is always dependent upon the age of that child. So you are not re-designing that room every 2-3 years, you need to keep “trendy” items portable (as in accessories and artwork) and concentrate on furniture and other major items that will grow with your child.
When I design [...]
If you are having a difficult time designing a bedroom for your youngster, read on……
There are 4 main items that I consider when designing a child’s bedroom: 1) safety; 2) comfort; 3) function; 4) style.
“Safety First”: This is the first thing I say to my grandson when we begin to cross [...]
Everyone I know makes New Year’s resolutions. Among the top 10 are (1) a promise to lose weight and exercise; and (2) a commitment to removing clutter and organize their home and/or office.
I Can’t help with the first resolution, but the second is something I can help you with.
As an interior designer, I [...]
Greetings from beautiful Sarasota, Florida. I attended my annual Interior Redecorators Network (IRN)conference this week. The Ritz Carlton, Sarasota was the perfect venue.
For those of you who are not familiar with the IRN, it is a professional network of decorators who design spaces using what a client already has in their home or office, [...]
Greetings.
I had a message on my blog that said, in response to my previous posting, that my blog triggered their mom to tell them to clean their room. WOW! I did not expect that response. However, I did respond that I would post some ideas for cleaning up clutter and then organizing what’s left.
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Home Safety Checklist
From the Easter Seals Organization, following is their Home Safety Checklist, I wanted to share with you:
Yes No
X X 1. Are electrical extension cords in good condition?
X X 2. Are electrical extension cords kept from being stretched across
heavily traveled areas of your home?
X X 3. Are unused [...]
Kitchen Renovation Results
Welcome to Part 2 of Kitchen Renovations, Joys and Pitfalls, using my own kitchen as the subject. The dust has cleared, the house is clean and organized and life is now much less chaotic.
We (me and my long-suffering family) are delighted with the results, and wish to share with you our [...]
Kitchen Interior Design Project Planning
There is a definite difference between needing a new kitchen and wanting a new kitchen. Needing a new kitchen involves improving the kitchen because it is structurally unsafe to live in, is not the right size for its purpose, or elements in the space don’t work correctly or are broken [...]
The Suite Dreams Project is funded through the General Sports Foundation.
Volunteers create fantasy bedrooms for seriously-ill children. They find kids that need them the most by working closely with the University of Michigan Health System’s C.S. Mott Children’s Hospital in Ann Arbor and the Children’s Hospital of Michigan in Detroit.
The children chosen are [...]
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