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....