Tips and Tricks to Design with Neutral Colors

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Do the Affluent Get Design Budget Stress?

You know that knot you get in the pit of your stomach when you think about how much it’ll really cost to decorate your home the way you want to? Then, you switch on HGTV or an episode of “The Real Housewives of Whatever” and you get a pang of envy when you see how…

Does Your Childhood Home Influence Your Home’s Design Today?

Ever wonder where your tastes and preferences come from concerning interior design? Can it really be SO simple to just say Pinterest or magazines? I wonder. So here’s a question for you: Did you like the way your childhood home looked and felt? Were there seeds sown there that show up around you today? Or,…

How To Select The Right Artwork For Your Space

7 Things a Furniture Store Will Never Tell You

You know that expression: hindsight is 20-20? Sure, it’s true, but it becomes truly painful when it comes to the feeling like you got screwed on a furniture purchase by a furniture store. There are some great furniture retailers out there – both online and bricks and mortar. But my lovelies, the mission-critical innuendo in…

How To Improve Your Design Eye

TIDA Blog Round Up: How to Beat Decorating Stress

Whether you’re in the middle of a design project or eager to start one, decorating stress can creep in when you least expect it. To give you the strength to conquer your anxiety and get back on track to design fabulousness, we’ve rounded up four of our favorite timeless TIDA blogs all about how to…

Design Trends: Can You Really Avoid Them?

Picking the Perfect Paint Color: Avoid the Wrong Time of Day

As if selecting the PERFECT paint color doesn’t elicit a groan for most design lovers, here’s another tidbit to add to the fun. Beware making color decisions at the wrong time of day. For example, have you ever looked at a few similar paint swatches and wondered if a color is more gray, more blue,…

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