This week is an exciting one for us over here at down2earth interior design. Here are two exciting events we have coming up. On Saturday, October 8th down2earth is hosting the our first Interior Design and Architect Sample Sale at the Hive in Ardmore. From time...
Home Is Where Your Pets Are Accommodating Your Pets In Style When making your house a home, all of the dwellers should be considered, that includes interior design for our furry friends. For those who live with cats and dogs, making them feel at home is as...
Back to school, back to work… now that the kids are out the door some may be thinking about being productive and making some updates to the home office. We are proud to have HGTV feature one of our Contemporary Home Office projects! HGTV has created...
In my new kitchen, the north wall will be a big time focal point. The kitchen configuration is a widened galley kitchen, and all eyes will be on the wall straight ahead. Could I hang a painting there? Or choose some decorative wallcovering? Sure. But...
This blog post was written by down2earth's decorating consultant, Jillian in our summer series, "Designers' Own Home." A few years ago, my husband and I embarked on a large home renovation project. It started simple enough -- " hey, what if we add on an office"....
Summer is finally here and to continue from our last blog post about blooming styles, (check out our bold floral post) the down2earth interior design team found some inspiring summer floral pieces that would be great additions to an interior design plan. What is better in...
Spring is a time of rain, sun and flowers. To celebrate the return of beautiful blooms we have found some beautiful floral statement pieces to provide you with some fabulous interior design inspiration. Welcome to “Bold Floral Interior Design”. Let’s start with a highly visible, big...
Down2earth interior design has been honored with two amazing features in the past week. First, Curbed Philly featured a tour of Heidi and Frank’s Fairmont rowhome in their House Call section. We were thrilled to see how great their home is looking four years after Amy...
This is Part 2 of Amy's posts on Master Planning in down2earth interior design's Designers Own Home blog series. You can view Part 1, here. Air conditioning vents. Thermostats. Light switches. Not the most exciting design elements in a room. But when these elements are not thought...
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Emily shares with us the first part of the interior design of her new apartment for our Designers' Own Home series. This article is taking a look at rentals and large furniture. (Spoiler alert: she makes it work, and it looks good.) Enjoy! I recently moved...
Last week we featured the recently completed kitchen renovation of Carrie Kauffman from the personal organization company, Carrie's Essential Services . She recently asked Amy for some great advice when planning a home renovation. The full article can be found on Carrie's blog and the information was so great,...
As an interior designer, you can bet I understand the value of master planning a project before proceeding. My plans for my upcoming renovation project are progressing: we will be renovating our kitchen and dining room and adding on a small mudroom to the back...
What is an ultimate designer-client relationship? Ask most interior designers, and they will tell you that the ideal scenario is fostering long-term collaborative relationships with clients with whom they enjoy working with over and over. The beauty of these relationships is the implicit trust that...
Today’s travel post is brought to you by down2earth design client and blog reader Rita Berson. She recently had the opportunity to travel to India and was inspired by the beautiful textiles she encountered. Traveling to India, you can’t help but be struck by the colors,...
When designers get to design their own homes, it is a very exciting thing. So 2016 is a very, very, very (count them, three “very’s”) exciting year, as three members of the Down2Earth Interior Design team are making big changes in their homes this year. This...
If you have kids in school, you probably know that March 2nd is Read Across America Day, in honor of Dr. Seuss’s Birthday. March 2nd is also my brother Jeff’s birthday, who happens to be the biggest Dr. Seuss Fan I know. When he was...
We are in the swing of 2016 and our designers took a look at what the trends are for the year. Let’s start with color! Of course the Color of the Year is Rose Quartz but did you know, Pantone puts together an entire palette....
In a recent interview requested by an aspiring interior designer, Amy provided an inside look at life of a design business owner. We thought it would be interesting to share with our blog readers the inside look as she answers these questions. In an average day...
For the 4th year in a row Down2Earth Interior Design has won the "Best of Customer Service” award on Houzz®, and for the 3rd year in a row, Down2Earth Interior Design has won in the "Best of Design" category. Houzz is a leading online platform for...