Interior Design Archives - Page 5 of 18

by admin 07/30/2020

Canopy Beds Aren’t Just for Little Girls

Kids definitely shouldn’t have all the fun! Grown ups like to feel nestled, protected, and imaginative too, like we’re in a fort. So move over girls, we’re taking that image back from little girls and put it squarely where it rightfully belongs: with us adults! We’re not heartless though; we will give them some blankets to make their own tents 😉 The finish on this bed frame looks like an antique mirror ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Bedroom , Home , Inspiration , Interior Design

Bedrooms

Our children’s rooms have gotten more time and attention architecturally and design-wise than our master bedroom, so this post is self-serving, because I would like to address our room at some point. Our foyer is next on my list, followed by adding crown and ceiling molding in several rooms and creating a playroom for the girls. I like to mull projects over and research them extensively. So let the mulling begin: A ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Bargain , Bedroom , Children's Rooms , DIY , Home , Home Improvement , Inspiration , Interior Design , Living Room

My DIY Carpet Tiles

If you saw my post Pretty in Pink, you saw the the interior design I did for my daughter’s room, which included architectural details and carpet tiles that I made. Since our second floor is hardwood, when I started planning the design, I searched for rugs, but I couldn’t find whimsical rugs in the sizes that I needed for her bedroom and sitting room. This turned my search to carpet ties, which ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Architecture , Art , Garden , Interior Design

Art Installation in Georgetown

In Georgetown, far away from Cambridge, Massachusetts, there is an institute of Harvard University called Dumbarton Oaks that is dedicated to promoting Byzantine, Garden and Landscape, and Pre-Columbian studies through fellowships, internships, meetings, and exhibitions. When one thinks of Harvard, chicken wire and Swarovski crystals are the last things that comes to mind. Enter Andy Cao (Loeb Fellow at Harvard Graduate School of Design in 2010-11) and Xavier Perrot and their ...

by admin 07/30/2020

Bedroom , Children's Rooms , Home , Inspiration , Interior Design

Sharing Means Caring

Sharing bedrooms is a fact of life for many and can have a lot of advantages as well. The time spent in the room can create the best of memories and instill a sense of closeness that carry with children for a lifetime. My little ones beg – and I mean BEG – to sleep together. The problem? They treat it like a sleep over, giggling, singing and whispering into ...