Category: Interior Design

colorful modern home decor, black and white graphic tiles bathroom

I love it when I come across a home that is colorful, modern, and timeless at the same time.  Nowadays, when everything seems to be in black and white, it’s refreshing to see that there are still designers who dare to take a chance.  I love neutrals because they can’t go wrong; however, a colorful home is always uplifting.  Architect Carmel Greer created a home that is as personalized as it’s inviting.  Pink living room with contrasting upholstery, who doesn’t like pink? She kept the bathrooms and kitchen neutral and fresh while sprinkled the open spaces with modern and colorful art.

colorful modern home decor, pink living room

Often Designers and Architects use their own home as a laboratory by implementing design choices that clients usually reject.  Carmel told ED that she put in her own house things that clients haven’t really loved.  I’m sure that many clients, after seeing the result will change their minds.

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Best rustic kitchen, Amber Interiors

From rustic to colorful, these are the 10 best kitchens of 2019.  As it is usually the case every year, there were many beautiful and functional kitchens, however, some of them really stood out from the rest.  I read somewhere that pewter and gunmetal finishes were predicted to be trends this year, yet we didn’t get to see many of them.  As you’ll see in most of these popular kitchens, brass fixtures are still reigning sovereignty.

Best Colorful Kitchen best kitchen of 2019, Heidi Caillier

This colorful kitchen is small but it’s full of style and substance, plenty of storage, stone floor, and the right-sized island.  The brass hardware and fixtures work as a jewel against the blue cabinets- design by Heidi Caillier.

Best Country Style Kitchenbest kitchen of 2019. country kitchen Jacques Erasmus

I imagine that if I were to live in the countryside and owned a couple of horses this would be the kitchen I wanted.  This country-style kitchen has a great balance between rustic and refinement.  The detail of the baskets below the metal island softens up the brick floor.  The home of Jacques Erasmus.

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I don’t wake up until I get to have my espresso in the morning.  My coffee station in my kitchen is my sanctuary hence, besides having all the props to prep my coffee without having to move one step, I make sure there is always something pretty to make me smile in the mornings.  Complementary things such as flowers, ceramics, or a beautiful decorative sugar jar are a few of my favorite details to make my coffee station more motivational.

Coffee Station Essentials

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kitchen trend for 2019, half wall backsplash

As much as I don’t guide my design choices by trends, it’s important to stay abreast of them.  Especially, kitchen trends, because we all know that kitchens are the center of the home.  That’s where we go in the morning to have our coffee, to prep our kids’ breakfast and on occasions to cook for friends.  The best about this 2019 kitchen trend is that it’s a classic revival, yes you read that right.  These are the kinds of trends I like, those that won’t feel outdated in a few years.  Afterall every design choice we put into our kitchen is an investment, and they can’t be taken lightly.

kitchen trend navy blue cabinets

Via @devolkitchens

If you are remodeling your kitchen, you must not fret, this is a kitchen trend that is here to stay just as these kitchen trends from last year.

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how to style your bookcases, Julie Paulino Design

Live Beautifully:  10 Tips On How To Style Your Bookcases.

There is nothing better than the feel of a real book.  There is no kindle or electronic device that can be compared to a bookshelf full of books or to the sensory experience of holding a book in our hands.  One of my favorite rooms in a home is the library because it’s cozy as well as stylish.  Styling your bookcases can be tricky but has never been easier.  Whether you want to use your bookshelves for storage or for displaying books, these ten tips will help you get there.

how to style your bookcases, Julie Paulino Design

Julie Paulino Design

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