Ever wonder how professional interior designers translate your vision into reality? You know what you like but you don’t know how to get there or how it will all hang together? We help make your vision a reality by doing research on product that fits...
The Down2Earth team is so proud to announce that for the 5th year in a row we have been awarded the Houzz 2017 award for Service and for the 4th year in a row we have also been awarded the Houzz 2017 award for Design....
UPDATE! We want to thank everyone that submitted a Houzz review. We selected a winner at random, congrats to Amelia S. If you'd still like to leave a review, please do so (click here) and you will be automatically entered in a drawing or contest...
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...
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...
New Year's Eve. Whether you're watching the shiny ball drop, at a party dancing under a silvery disco ball or simply clinking champagne glasses together, it's a night filled with shimmer, sparkle and bling. Why not keep the celebratory, sparkly spirit in your home all...
As the winter solstice is upon us we thought it would be fun to have a look at five great ideas for lighting. Lighting can add drama to a room, warm it up and serves an important purpose (it allows us to see in the...
Want that air to circulate but not interested in a cutesy ceiling fan with lamp shades shaped like flower petals? Check out the Modern Fan Co. Here’s 5 Modern Fans we love! 1. The Pharos Ceiling Fan: 2. The Torsion Ceiling Fan 3. The Solus Ceiling Fan 4. The Cloud Ceiling Fan 5....