For those who questioned the staying power of blues, paint giant Benjamin Moore recently announced their Color of the Year 2012 - and it's one of my favorites, Wythe Blue HC- 143. Wythe Blue is in Benjamin Moore's Historic Color Collection, but don't let that...
How to Terrify Children with Cheesecloth
One of the easiest and least expensive ways to decorate your home for Halloween is by draping a little cheesecloth in all the right places. source A snip-snip here and a little rip there transforms this seemingly-harmless material into something spook-tacular!...
She Likes to Move It
I have a client who calls me every six months or so to rearrange her furniture and "freshen things up a bit." The first time I met her, she and her husband had just moved here from Memphis. This is how her living room looked when I got there: So Not Good ...
Is Orange is the New Red?
Orange in decor is a huge trend this fall. It's turning up everywhere. It truly is the new red. And orange lacquer is H-O-T: Stacy Curran Whenever I see orange lacquer, I think of my blogger pal Jill Sorensen and her fabulous designs. Jill Sorensen Or my friend,...
Building a Room Design Around An Inspiration Piece
Happy Friday, fellow Decor Junkies! Today I'm sharing a Virtual Design I did for a client's living room a few months back. The inspiration for the entire room was the fabulously fun rug, plus the pair of art pieces you see below: Virtual Design by The Decorologist ...
IKEA Has Gone Gray – And That’s a Good Thing
I've been ordering furniture for a client over the last week from IKEA, so I was really excited to see that they have added another option to their black, white, or birch furniture finishes. IKEA's finally gone gray! Actually, gray-brown. I hope this is the final...
Knowing What to Change and What NOT to Change When Decorating
Here in Nashville, there are many houses that were built in the 1960s and 1970s. I see a lot of entry floors from that era that look exactly like this: Existing Entry Floor This client had grown weary of her dark, dated entry but wasn't sure she wanted to...
The Best of Gray
Yesterday Maria Killam of Colour Me Happy featured a quote from me (among other color experts) regarding one of my favorite grays. via Maria Killam Check out the post here to get the low-down on all the hottest grays this season. Thank you for the mention, Maria! ...
The Art of the Conversation Area
Creating furniture arrangements that make people feel welcomed and invited into a space is an art. Rooms that have all the seating facing the television makes guests feel, well, unimportant. Or at least not as important as that dang television. Fabulous...
Why The Decorologist Says “No” to the Sofa & Loveseat Combo
If you are in the market for new living room furniture, I urge you not to be a zombie. You know, the zombie that follows the hordes of people that mindlessly purchase the ole sofa/loveseat combo. ssource Have you noticed that you don't see a lot of sofa/loveseat...
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