Do you have a room that you struggle with furniture placement? Are you often rearranging furniture but never find the right place for everything? When I was in design school we got started with space planning (that is a fancy design word for where to place the furniture) by hand drawing a floor plan and…
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DIY Vintage Poster Frame
Art For A Play Room The best art for a kids space is something that isn’t too precious. When we were finishing our basement playroom I looked for posters and decor that is fun, but can hold up to the tornado that is 4 boys running wild on a space. Because it is a temporary art…
Bright Basement Playroom Reveal
OUR BRIGHT BASEMENT PLAY ROOM There is a huge part of our house that we haven’t really used to its full potential. Rather than being a family space to play, explore, and spend time together it has been used as a carpeted storage space. What is the space? The basement family room and playroom. Having…
Design Tips For Kitchen Remodeling
Renovating and remodeling can be an exciting project where you can update and change all of the quirks and frustrations of your current situation. It can also be stressful because there are so many styles, options, price ranges and tough decisions to make. I have worked with home owners while renovating existing kitchens as well…
5 TIPS FOR USING INSPIRATION PHOTOS
So you’ve got your board on Pinterest labeled “Interiors” and your ideabook on Houzz, both chalked full of pictures of amazing interiors that make you glow inside, but now what? How do you turn all this inspiration into reality in your home…and on a budget that feels microscopic? Or maybe you found that one inspiration photo that made…
How To Install A Vinyl Plank Floor
Flooring In A Basement Last week you read all my basement saga and just how difficult it is to remove thinset from concrete. To summarize, its a whole lotta work. Once we had bare floors I just wanted to do snow angel like movements on those floors. I was ready and excited for the next…
Our Basement – How To Remove Tile From Concrete
The Basement Before I feel like our basement has such a story to tell. Houses typically come with a blank slate of concrete floors, framed and insulated exterior walls, and endless possibilities. Our basement came partially finished – I will let the pictures give you more detail on what I mean. There was carpet and tile…
Living Room Art E-Design
Sometimes you need some serious design help and other times you just want to ask a friend with a good eye for a second opinion. A quick design question to ask an interior designer without having to hire one fora major consulting fee. That is what makes e-designs so wonderful! (Did you know I can…
The Great Boys Bedroom Debate
This fall we had a great big bedroom switcheroo. While pregnant with Hayes, I had a really hard time figuring out who to put in which room. After many furniture moving nights, room and bed rearrangements, and hauling clothes back and forth (a few times), I finally got the kids into an arrangement that worked…