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Beach Bathroom Quick Makeover
Fun beach theme bathroom As I mentioned last week in How Do You Spa?, for many years my friend and I would frequent a spa with a coastal/beach theme. In many ways I associate a beach theme with...
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Two-Toned Kitchens | Love it or Leave it?
Whether it be different colors for Base cabinets and Wall cabinets or switching up the color for the island, kitchens with multiple colors of cabinetry are all around. Do you love it, or would you...
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Ideas for Kitchen Lighting | Guest Post
Your kitchen could arguably be called the most important room in your house. It is central to that most important of activities for your daily survival, eating. A well designed and lit kitchen can...
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Linoleum's Bad Rap
Poor Linoleum. It's name has been misused and it's been incorrectly categorized for so long. Very often people say "linoleum" when really they are referring to "vinyl". Today I'd like to talk about the...
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Beautiful Habitat Has Moved | Sneak Peek
We've moved! To a new house, that is. You'll still be able to find Beautiful Habitat right here and on Facebook and Twitter. You may recall my post about the new house and all the photos before...
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6 Modern Armchairs for Every Style Space
Today we have a guest post from design writer Joanna Crain with 212Concept.com, a terrific online source for high quality yet affordable designer modern furnishings. Joanna brings us six modern...
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Designing with Bed Drapery | Canopies
Bed Drapery has been around for a long time. It was essential in Northern Europe during the cold winters in drafty homes. Beds were draped in fabrics and woven tapestries to create warmth and privacy....
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Designing with Bed Draperies | Half Testers and Coronas
My last post was all about bed drapery, specifically canopies with and without four poster beds. Today is all about 2 other looks - half testers and coronas, with can be achieved through hardware (an...
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Enjoy the Comfort of Your Home for Years to Come with Aging-In-Place and...
Today’s aging-in-place philosophy and universal design practices work together to enable homeowners to stay safely and comfortably in their own homes throughout their lives. When homes are designed for...
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Prepare Your Dining Room for Entertaining
The Holidays are coming, the Holidays are coming! That's right. It's Dining Room season in the world of Interior Designers. It's time to think about that new dining room design if you want to have it...
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Make You Home More Functional With Universal Design Principals
Last week I wrote about Aging in Place and Universal Design Principals. Today I have easy suggestions for you to incorporate these principals in your home. No matter the current state of your home -...
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Painted Brick - Love it or Leave it?
Bricks in your interiors. Some people consider it an architectural bonus that adds character. Others consider it a nuisance to be designed around or over. Granted, this may be partially determined by...
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Bringing Two Decorating Styles Together | Guest Post
Compromise can be hard, especially when it comes to clashing styles of home décor. I have a very vintage and bold style and would prefer to have my house look like it could be in an episode of Mad Men....
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Radiant Orchid | Pantone Color of the Year 2014
Radiant Orchid is the Pantone color of the year; the color experts have predicted that we'll see this color in design and fashion throughout 2014. "The color for 2014? The captivating, magical and...
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2014 | A Year of Living Awesomely
The year of living awesomely... I love it! I've spent time reviewing 2013 and creating intentions for 2014.The intentions boil down to a few fundamental desires: enjoy life, have fun and adventure,...
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Orange & Blue Decor
Colorado is all abuzz about the Denver Broncos heading to Super Bowl 48. In honor of the big event and my favorite team, I've got to share Orange and Blue decor ideas. Orange & Blue look great...
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Design Inspiration | Future of the Home Library
I'm working on a Home Library design in a beautiful, traditional home in Denver. Few homes have these beautiful, inviting, bonus rooms, and I fear that even fewer will in the future. Libraries, public...
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Love it or Leave it| Sofa at the Foot of the Bed
The bench at the foot of the bed - it's a staple in bedroom design, particularly in master bedrooms. It's the perfect spot to put on your shoes, decorative bedcovers can be folded down onto the bench,...
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Open Plan Kitchens
The majority of kitchens in America are "open plan", meaning the kitchen opens onto at least one other room in the home - dining room, family room, etc. Some home designs are very open, where the main...
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Spring Cleaning to Spring Decorating | Changing Your Energy
I started this post before Spring was officially upon us. Now that Spring is here, it's all the more relevant. Enjoy! I've been feeling the pull of spring... and of spring cleaning. I've recently...
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Love it or Leave it | Lacquered Wood Paneling in Bold Hues
I'm seeing lacquered walls and wood paneling everywhere these days. The beauty of lacquered walls is that they fit equally well in modern and traditional room decor. Lacquering a serious library in a...
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Double Duty |Creating a Home Library in Another Room
I recently posted an article about the future of home libraries in our digital age. This was sparked by my work on a home library interior design project. Much of the feedback I received was that the...
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Beautiful Habitat Wins at NKBA Peak Awards!
Tennille Wood takes home a 2014 Peak Award for Kitchen Design!The NKBA Peak Award Gala was held last night (June 26, 2014) at the Mile High Station in Denver. Tennille Wood of Beautiful Habitat took...
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More Library Inspiration | Unusual Library Spaces
My last Library post was all about Double Duty rooms and how to create a library space within another room. Those were primarily in Family/Living Rooms, Dining Rooms and Bedrooms. In my look at Home...
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A Design Plan is Essential to your Decorating Success
Have you ever been lost? I know I have. I thought I knew where I was going. I set out, without a map, because, you know, I know where I’m headed. Right until I got myself lost… Why didn't I get a map?...
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