9 questions you should ask yourself before making an offer on a homeHello friends, a few weeks ago I wrote a post on Buying a home-The first steps and in that post we covered a lot of what to do in the early stages of buying your first home things like Deciding to buy, What questions to ask yourself first, who to call first, who to call next, what role will your rea…
Friday's Runway Decorate- Men StyleHello friends, happy Friday "I know were all happy it’s the weekend baby". Now we all know what happens around here on Friday's right! Yup you guessed it Runway decorate. Well last week runway decorate was pretty different because I did the decorate part and it was so fun and because it was so fun I…
Unifying PatternsThis past week I was pandering over what kind of design I think is the most challenging and that’s when working with different patterns popped in my head. Who of us struggles with how to make the patterns we love work together in a room? Well I raise my hand because even as a season designer it’s ch…
Staring our house hunt!Yes, yes, yes we FINALLY are ready to buy a house!No more renting, no more apartments on the second floor, no more having my garage on the other side of the complex, no more nondescript decortaing, we willl be able to be in our OWN space.As first time home buyers we're trying to determine exactly wh…
Friday's Runway Decorate- Designed by ShinayHello friends, its been a while since we've done a Friday's runway decorate that is why I thought I would make this one a little special. This time I decided to do the decorate part. That's right my very own runway decorate. Sometimes friends when you talk the talk you have to walk the walk. Walk th…
Fresh and Sweet Arm Chair RedoAfter reupholstering 4 chairs in 5 weeks, you'd think I'd swear off them for awhile. But I had this chair for awhile and while it wasn't bad in it's original state, it was a little grandma-ish and needed an update.So I refinished the frame, picked out the fabric and here's the fresh, new version.I t…
How to Spot Furniture Quality - DressersHello friends, have you ever been out shopping for furniture and wanted to know just how to determine the quality of a certain furniture piece? Well by now many of you know I worked for a furniture company before but what you may not know is I learned a whole lot about the quality of furniture and I…
8 Really Cool ChairsHappy weekend everyone!I'm excited to give you a little decor eye candy for the weekend with a post from a new affilate, Design Shuffle. Enjoy!Hi, all! I’m Mari, a writer for Design Shuffle, a fantastic social networking community where interior designers share their work and design enthusiasts find…
