Month: March 2020

12Mar

Caroline Gidiere’s Charming Alabama Home

Caroline Gidiere's Alabama Home Veranda facade

Caroline Gidiere‘s Alabama home must have appeared in everyone’s Instagram feed by now. The interior of the home was the first ere design job of Caroline and it proves that taste when combined with good proportions and good planning always work. Originally Gidiere was looking to renovate an old house but the circumstances of the previous old home weren’t salvable so she collaborated on a new construction with Architect James F. Carter. The Interior design was inspired by Caroline’s favorite designers, Miles Redd, Daniel Romualdez, David Netto, Frances Elkins, and Renzo Mongiardino.

The brick Georgian home located in Birmingham, Alabama was inspired by George Wythe house in Colonial Williamsburg “I wanted to do a riff on the George Wythe house,” Caroline told Veranda. The house is relatively new, it was built less than a decade but the feel of it is as if it’s been there for much longer than that. You read the entire article at Veranda.

Caroline Gidiere's Alabama Home Veranda entryway/foyer
The foyer with a black and white floor of the same design I have in my entryway.
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09Mar

10 Home Decorating Tips To Boost Your Mood

I recently read somewhere that decorating is about self-respect, your environment reflects what you “think of yourself” so surround yourself with the best you can afford.  It’s often said that we only get one chance to make a good impression?  In this case, though, there are many opportunities to doing it right, meaning that we have infinite chances to make our homes the best and most we can.  Our surroundings define our moods so why not make that work for us daily?
The best part of implementing these decorating tips to boost your mood is that they won’t cost you much.

decorating tips to boost your mood
Photo via Elle Decor
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04Mar

Nate Berkus and Jeremia Brent Design The Perfect Neutral Adobe

Nowadays there is a lot of love for neutral decor. Neutral interiors pop up daily and constantly in every Instagram feed. But not all neutral decor are created equal. This 1925 Tudor home designed by Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent proves a soft neutral palette can be warm and modern at the same time. The design couple transformed the formal, dark Tudor home into an open, bright and more modern one.

Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent, neutral decor living room

A neutral living room is brought to life with a mixture of materials and texture. A travertine cocktail table juxtaposes with linen-covered chairs and sofas.

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02Mar

5 Stylish Environmental Acts To Save The Planet

A lot is happening right now, with the Coronavirus wreaking havoc around the world and threatening our form of daily life, we start to feel a little more than scared. Above all, we should learn how to prevent the virus; so far the recommendations are a no-brainer, wash hands periodically, don’t touch people and for now no hand-shaking, clean the surfaces you regularly touch with Clorox or medicine alcohol. The CDC says there is no need for wearing a mask, only those that are sick should wear one and this is because masks won’t protect you from breathing in the virus, however, it stops those who have it from spreading it.

Grand Canyon, environmental act to save the planet

Having said that, this is a new virus and professionals don’t know everything about it yet, so if I was living in a city with an outbreak I would definitely wear a mask for protection. It won’t hurt me. Now, to our regular post. Earth has been extraordinarily good to all of us, it has kept us with oxygen, sunlight, perfect nature, and so much more, so why not return the favor and help save it. You don’t need to be a Democrat to understand and believe science, however, it would help if we voted for the right person coming this November.

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