July

28

A Rather Fun Looking Home

Isn’t this a rather fun looking home? Courtesy of The New Victorian Ruralist.

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July

24

Raves About 2-Hour Designing Solutions

“Thank you for your time yesterday.  Believe it or not, we were able to make more progress in those 2 hours that we did in the prior 2-3 months”  Brett in Silver Spring

“I truly would be delighted to write something. I’ve already called two friends to rave about my experience [...]

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July

23

Did you know?

With most window coverings you have the choice to make it close from the top down, the bottom up or from either top or bottom?
The only drawback to function this shade must have two entirely different sets of cords. The double cord system means that you can have total control over light, view and privacy [...]

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July

22

The Groove Sectional

Groove Sectional
Get into the Groove with our fabulous new sectional that makes square rooms hip and comfortable. Each piece comes with two down and feather-filled toss pillows to soften and style your seat. Our sectional connectors keep you all connected and with tie downs on the luxury seat cushions, nothing [...]

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July

20

Book Giveaway!

We do a lot of tip of the day suggestions on our facebook page and think they are really useful! Do you have tips of the day that you want to share? The best tips will receive copies of my book: Slobproof: Real Life Home Design Solutions and we will republish the tips on the [...]

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July

13

Tips for Buying Eco-Friendly Furniture

The Sierra Club offers great tips for buying eco-friendly green furniture:
When shopping, look for

Certified wood. If you are buying new furniture, look for wood certified by the Forest Stewardship Council (FSC). That’s an assurance that it came from forestry operations that meet strong environmental, social, and economic performance standards.
Other eco-friendly options. Some [...]

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July

12

Easy Steps to Finding New Flooring

I was recently quoted by the Express regarding easy steps to find new flooring.
Most pros agree that if you can afford a wool rug, buy one. “It’s a sustainable, natural fiber and has the strength and longevity to make your purchase last,” says Silver Spring-based designer Debbie Wiener. “It’s what every-thing else [...]

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July

8

60 Great Decorating Tips

House Beautiful did a great feature on 60 Great Decorating Tips. While we can’t cut and paste the tips into this post, we can direct you to their site for lots of awesome ideas! Make sure to check it out!

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July

7

Rooms Without Window Treatments

I have a hard time with window treatments, and you all must know this. In fact, I have a really hard time because they can be so easily wrecked by a slob. Say goodbye to long velvet curtains the day you marry a man who either works with his hands or eats pizza. Its because [...]

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July

6

DIY- Sailor’s Knot Doorstep

Check out this cool DIY idea from Apartment Therapy and Design Sponge.

We’ve written about similar doorstops with fairly hefty price tags in the past so we were happy to see this Sailor’s knot doorstop tutorial that was recently posted over at Design Sponge. Summer hobby, anyone?

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