07 Oct Project Spotlight: Laurier Lane
This Bryn Mawr home gets a beautiful renovation of its bathrooms and bedrooms. Shades of cream, grey, navy and pink are featured....
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20 May Budgeting for Interior Design Projects
How do I budget for my interior design project? You’re beginning an interior design project and you have a bit money saved up to do it. How do you know whether it’s enough to fulfill your design vision? How do you know whether you can afford...
03 Nov Top 10: Shades of Persimmon
At this time of the year, social media is full of carved pumpkins, pumpkin spice latte, Halloween costumes, and apple cinnamon fragrances. However, in fall, my favorite fruit (less known in North America) is persimmon. ...
07 Oct Kitchen & Bath Design News Magazine Cover
Down2Earth Interior Design is so excited to have our work showcased on the cover of Kitchen & Bath Design News magazine’s September/October Edition! The cover features our Belmont Avenue project, check out the project portfolio > You can read the full article featuring this kitchen project and learn more about...
04 Sep Sunroom Progress, Part 2
Last time on the blog, we shared design inspiration that captures the color, joy and exuberance of those brilliant indoor/outdoor spaces you find in Mexico. Read Part 1, Sunroom Inspiration here > I used these as a jumping off point as I pull together an interior design...
31 Jul Sunroom Inspiration, Part 1
With limited travel options available during the pandemic, everyone is spending lots more time at home. Many are even looking for ways to incorporate interior design elements from their favorite destinations into their spaces: this lets you feel like you’re traveling, even when you’re not. ...
27 Jul Celebrating Chocolate and Interior Design, Top 10
“Chocolate is happiness you can eat,” – Ursula Kohaupt. In a year that, to date, has been tough on everyone, it’s nice to remember that all bad days can be improved with the world’s favorite dark brown treat: chocolate. I’m sure you’re thinking, “Chocolate is for eating,...
08 Jul Philadelphia Inquirer Feature, Buying Furniture Online
When comfort is king, buying furniture via the internet is scary. Whether it’s a sofa that you’re going to be lounging on day in and day out, or dining chairs where you hope to one day entertain again in comfort, there is no substitute for kicking...
05 May IGTV Live with Amy, May 7th at 7pm
We’re all home more than ever, and our spaces should support our happiness and well-being. Amy and Carrie are two gals who own small business and LOVE to make homes work better for people. Join us both, Thursday night, May 7th, 2020, for a behind...
29 Apr April Showers: Top 10 Exploring Blue
April showers bring May flowers, as the saying goes. Many of us will be very happy to see the blooms coming soon. For now let’s use that rainy day blue as inspiration for our April Top 10. Pantone’s color of the year for 2020 is...
20 Apr Project Spotlight: Classic Main Line Home
This project spotlight is written by Jillian Moskovitz, d2e's interior design consultant. Why do we do residential interior design, really? It’s to make people’s lives better, and ensure that their homes feel like a sanctuary. As we write this project description, we are in the middle...
10 Apr Supporting Our Small Businesses thru COVID
We here at down2earth interior design would like to highlight some of the creative ways our Philly-area business clients have been managing to keep their businesses going during the COVID-19 crisis. ...
30 Mar National Crayon Day, a Colorful Top 10
Whether a designer mom or a designer with a sense of fun, all the members of the down2earth interior design team love designing spaces for kids. Did you know that March 31st is National Crayon Day? So here are our top ten crayon and rainbow...
27 Mar Finding a Designer’s Purpose and Project Spotlight: Indian Walk
When working with our talented architectural photographer, Rebecca McAlpin, to photograph this renovation, something happened to me that has never happened to me during a photoshoot before. I discovered that the process of photographing wasn’t about documenting, or rather wasn’t entirely about documenting our work,...
27 Feb Fitler Square feature in The Philadelphia Inquirer
Take a look at how a truly creative life, often as a maker or a collector, needs that professional help to arrive at functional layouts for their home. ...
14 Feb Top 10: Designing with Valentine’s Day in Mind
Here at down2earth interior design it can honestly be said that our team loves interior design! So on this Valentine’s Day, here are ten great picks to add a little love (and in some cases bold choices) to your home. Let’s start with adding love to...
06 Feb Project Spotlight: Yorkshire Way, Part 2
All designers treasure long-term relationships with favorite clients. Because one such Down2Earth Interior Design client is organizational wiz and energetic business woman Carrie Kauffman of Carrie’s Essential Services, the rewards have been fruitful and far-reaching. Not only have we collaborated on almost every room in...
31 Jan Top 10: First Light, Color of the Year
2020 is a new decade and it is also the year that down2earth interior design will turn 10! We’ve been working hard for 10 years to make our clients’ interior design dreams into reality. To celebrate this decade of d2e we are going to kick...
02 Aug Houzz Feature: 20 Jewel Box Powder Rooms That Shine
Its no secret. Amy and our down2earth interior design team love working on bathrooms. Our team sees these projects as having the potential to be beautiful jewel boxes. Houzz agrees, adding that powder rooms are the place to really get creative. Amy and our team of...
04 May Project Spotlight: Bold Choices and Stunning Design
Location Location Location! That was key when this young family bought a property in walking distance to the center of Doylestown. But the floorplan needed to be completely reimagined. Openness and flow was key so parents could keep an eye on kids. The kitchen completely...