Time to Dress the Turkey and Your Table
Posted by Ragan Corliss on November 17, 2010 · 5 Comments
As discussed this week on the Pete and Brenda lifestyle talk radio show. Last week we talked about dressing up your dining room for the holidays, and this week as we are getting closer to Thanksgiving, we discuss dressing up your table.
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My recent Interview for Your Home and Lifestyle Magazine, Sept. 2010 Issue
Posted by Ragan Corliss on September 20, 2010 · 1 Comment
A Well Designed Plan A Decorating Plan Helps Your Desired Look Come to Life Are you moving into a new home and finding it impossible to visualize a cohesive design? Perhaps you have grown tired of the stale color scheme that’s faded in your living room over the past decade. The task at hand won’t … Continue reading →
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Important Kitchen Interior Design Components, Final Article in Series: How to Tie it all Together for a Cohesive Look
Posted by Ragan Corliss on September 8, 2010 · 4 Comments
As discussed this week on the Pete and Brenda radio show. Catch us today on Wednesday at 12:40 and Tuesday at 2:40 PST. You can stream it from your computer. I find there are a lot of people out there who aren’t able to visualize how the end result will look when choosing the primary design components for a kitchen. … Continue reading →
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Important Kitchen Interior Design Components, Part 3: To Backsplash or Not to Backsplash
Posted by Ragan Corliss on August 30, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As discussed this week on the Pete and Brenda radio show. Catch us on Wednesday at 12:40 and Tuesday at 2:40. You can stream it from your computer. This article is the third in a series that address kitchen interior design components that are important to consider if you are planning to remodel/update or build a new kitchen. In this … Continue reading →
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Follow Up to blog on “Money Saving Tips for Creating Summer Table Center Pieces”
Posted by Ragan Corliss on June 30, 2010 · 2 Comments
Previously I blogged about the creative process for designing my niece’s wedding table center pieces. This blog contains the pictures of the actual table center pieces that resulted after incorporating her ideal “wants” list.
Money Saving Tips for Creative Summer Center Pieces
Posted by Ragan Corliss on June 9, 2010 · 3 Comments
My niece, who is getting married this summer, asked for my help with the center pieces for her wedding. This blog includes an example of a process for designing any centerpiece whether it’s for your home or a larger event, and also some money saving ideas, which are especially important if you have several tables to decorate.
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How to Give Your Crowded or Bare Room a Polished Look
Posted by Ragan Corliss on June 3, 2010 · 1 Comment
Yesterday I met with two clients who had opposite delimmas… One has an overcrowded and cluttered family room that is too small for all the furniture in it, and the other has a huge master bedroom that looks too bare. This blog covers ideas for how to deal with these two opposite delimmas.
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Three Tips for Adding a Professional Designer Touch to a Room
Posted by Ragan Corliss on May 26, 2010 · 6 Comments
This blog covers three interior decorator tips that will help work wonders in almost any room and help give them a professional touch… turning a room that appears blasé into a room that makes people say “wow” when they walk in
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Health Hazards to Watch for When Working on Your Home
Posted by Ragan Corliss on April 28, 2010 · 3 Comments
As discussed on the Pete and Brenda radio show, 04/28/10, 12:40pm and 9:40pm PST…
Apparently not only do we need to watch out for toxic leather sofas coming from China*, but also drywall! With the popularity of HGTV and many people getting inspired to be “do-it-yourselfers” , it’s important to know the health hazards involved. We’ve all heard about the hazards of lead in paint, but there are other health hazards that we scarcely hear about. This is a bit of a grim subject but also very important for people who plan to work on their homes. This blog includes some areas to look out for when working on your home.
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