September

23

Too Soon? Kindergarten Woes

Check out this great article from Bethesda Magazine on the new state of Kindergarten in Maryland. Recent reforms have made Kindergarten more rigorous than ever. School children are being pushed to read at “Level 4” by the end of their first year. While it’s nice to see schools pushing our children, is it too much [...]

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September

22

A Quick Word

Just a few words from some nice clients: “It was fabulous! We were just looking for inspiration and instead found someone we could trust and whose ideas we want to use and work with her! So exciting!!!” ————————– “Yesterday I had a fantastic meeting with Debbie.  It was such a refreshing eye opening experience.  After remodeling the [...]

September

22

Fall Decorating Color: Orange

  Check out these great decorating tips for sprucing up your home with the beautiful color orange in time for Halloween from Momtastic. Click here for the full article.

September

21

Slobproof featured in Post and Courier

The kind folks over at Charleston’s Post and Courier recently did an article on designing pet friendly homes and prominently featured Slobproof furniture. Click here for the full article. “Now, new products make sharing that space much simpler. Opportunities to have home furnishings that are attractive, sometimes luxurious and that furry friends are welcome to [...]

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September

20

Gracious Words on our 2 Hour Design Consultations

“My consultation session was really helpful. I told Sharon I needed help with organization and storage around the house, and she had some really good insights and ideas about where I might be able to create more storage. She also suggested paint colors for our family room, living room, and kitchen. I liked that she [...]

September

20

Fast Easy Way to Decorate your Walls

 Brewster Home Fashions offers an easy way to instantly turn any wall into a chic installation with their peel and stick Wall Pops. The great thing about these is that they don’t leave a sticky residue and if you change your mind, you can simply peel it off and re-apply it elsewhere. Hop over to their website and check [...]

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September

17

Pet Hair Begone

Thanks to Apartment Therapy for this fantastic household cleaning tip. Pet owners are probably well acquainted with the difficulty in removing those fine, thin hairs that inevitably become embedded in your carpet. Fortunately, there is a solution. The folks over at Apartment Therapy were playing with their vacuum cleaner attachments and a shop vac and managed [...]

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September

16

Hear What They’re Saying About Our 2-Hour Design Solutions

“I really enjoyed my session.  Debbie helped me see things in a different way, gave me some great ideas for storage and paint color and a plan for my dining room/foyer.  Now it’s up to me to get started.” “Debbie was very helpful and recommended the most important things to focus on first.  She was [...]

September

16

Apartment FIRE(place)!

Thanks to Finnish designer Ilkka Suppanen you can now have a fireplace in your apartment or any other small living space. His sleek fireplace measures only 380 x 430 mm. For those of you not on the metric system, that’s roughly 15 x 17 inches. Aside from being small enough to place anywhere, it’s simply beautiful and would [...]

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September

15

Ice Cream Pinata

Head over to Simply Modern Mom to learn how to make this fun DIY Ice Cream Pinata for the kids.

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