Sometimes you have to live in a house for awhile to figure out the perfect entryway décor. We know home buyers who live with blank walls for months, even years, waiting to be profoundly inspired. You’re not alone if it takes the exactly right console table, piece of artwork, or coat hook before you feel comfortable designing the very first thing guests see when they walk into your home. Welcome to the club of delayed motivation!
Pantone is known as “the global authority on color” and recently revealed its 2020 Color of the Year: Classic Blue. In 2010 it was Turquoise, five years ago it was Marsala and last year it was Living Coral. The last decade has been a diverse mix of earthy neutrals and perky hues, so how did Pantone come up with the dramatic Classic Blue – a shade just a smidge lighter than navy blue?
There’s something about fall porch décor that is inescapably cozy. The colors, the arrangements, the flowers and vegetables! And the assortment of pumpkins, pussy willows, acorns and squash borrow more from country farmlands than they do urban megalopolises! We picked a few of our favorite fall porch décor images and how-tos from a wide range of styles to offer up ideas on decorating your own porch this season.
The jury may be out on how to pronounce feng shui (here are the two possibilities from YouTube — you’ll hear one that sounds exactly how it looks, and one that is more like fung schway) but the practice has plenty of followers given the positive rewards that can result. Regardless of how you say it, this pseudo-science of furniture placement is said to invite maximum prosperity, happiness and bliss into living and work spaces. Here’s a smidgen of what we found out about creating optimal positive energy using this ancient, time-honored practice.
Buckle up, all you do-it-yourselfers, we found a few simple, easy-to-imitate changes to your décor that can reap big – even giant – aesthetic rewards! Some are tiny little weekend projects like ceiling moulding, painted baseboards and canvas art, others are things like adding wallpaper where you’d least expect it! Take a look at these small-scale DIY decorating ideas using paint and paper that can reenergize your space!
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