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...