Posted by Ragan Corliss on January 20, 2011 · 2 Comments
The home office is usually a room that gets the most neglect, however a couple of good reasons to focus decorating your den are that it will help you be more productive for one, and if you plan the space right you can turn it into a guest room as well. Here are some great tips for making your den a more enjoyable place for working and/or functioning as a nice guestroom…
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Posted by Ragan Corliss on October 27, 2010 · 8 Comments
With a chill in the air and Thanksgiving coming around the corner, this is a great time to start thinking about sprucing up your fireplace area. Here are some tips for fireplace facelifts or just sprucing up with accessories, as well as arranging your floor plan to highlight your fireplace as a great architectural feature, and create an intimate seating arrangement for your warm, cozy fireplace…
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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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Posted by Ragan Corliss on May 5, 2010 · 2 Comments
This article will help you choose longer lasting colors and maintain an updated interior at the same time by reviewing the differences between the color trends in the odd and even decades, including examples of how our current climate is affecting our color trends of the decade.
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Posted by Ragan Corliss on April 14, 2010 · Leave a Comment
As discussed on the Pete and Brenda radio show today 4/14/10 at 12:40 and 9:40pm
Stream from your computer: http://radiotime.com/station/s_44871/Lifestyle_TalkRadio_Network.aspx
This post shows how a little Web research can greatly help the redesign process of your home interior. Whether you are a do-it-yourselfer or you plan to hire a design expert, doing a little research about your likes, dislikes and creating a wants list will greatly help the process. You can have fun getting inspired while gathering details for establishing a budget…
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Posted by Ragan Corliss on March 24, 2010 · 3 Comments
4 R’s of Spring Interior Decorating
– Rearrange
– Reduce Clutter
– Renew and Reuse
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Posted by Ragan Corliss on March 10, 2010 · 8 Comments
I’ve developed a list of the 10 most common decorating mistakes I have found from meetings with clients. Below is an outline, and I’ll elaborate on each one with room photo examples…
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Posted by Ragan Corliss on January 16, 2010 · 6 Comments
Choosing your decorating style can be a fun experience but also challenging. The biggest problems I see people run into is they don’t stick with a style, but instead pursue their interior decorating without a plan and begin purchasing items that often times don’t enhance their décor or go with their style. Consequently, many of the purchases end up not working and wasting money. A real key to accomplishing a beautiful home interior that you’re happy with is to first decide what style you want to have, and then create a decorating plan that helps you to stick with that style, (and budget).
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Devine Decorating Results for Your Interior 