Home Style Room x Room Refresh takes the reader through the latest trends and creative ideas for beautifying and uplifting all the spaces in a home. Stunning photographs illustrate and inspire, while tips for planning and executing projects at every price point offer direction and guidance. A list of sources is included giving readers a place to begin their very next home design project.
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Making an Entrance • Friends and family may not remember the lovely details of your home design, the cleanliness of the floors or the organization of the closets, but they will always remember how your hospitality made them feel—and that sensory experience begins at the front door.
Styling a Console Table • Whether you have a dedicated entry area or a door that opens directly into the living room, a console table is a welcome addition. Usually defined as a tall, slim table or supported shelf, consoles provide a place to make an initial style statement while also allowing options for organization.
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Living in Your Room • Many interior designers avoid using the word trends. It implies that the design and furnishings we spend our time and hard-earned money on today will be considered passé next week or next year. The concept also suggests that somewhere an elite group of designers convene in secret and hand down design plans and laws that must be followed. Nothing could be further from the truth.
Boho Mojo • Eccentric, eclectic, maximalist, colorful and creative are all words associated with bohemian-inspired design, aka boho style—a design philosophy and lifestyle with origins as embellished as its many prints and patterns.
Circling Back to the ’70s • Disco hasn’t returned (yet), but the decor and home furnishings that provided glam backdrops for groovy get-togethers and excess are still here—this time with 21st-century twists.
New Traditionalism • A return to traditional home furnishings and decor is owed to a perfect storm of circumstances and events including renewed interest in the sustainability and style inherent in vintage goods and antiques, the frustration of production and shipment delays, and a nostalgia for what appears to be a simpler time—one without cellphones and 24/7 connection.
Gather • Sharing a meal with friends and family is a hallmark of your house feeling like a home. Sometimes an occasion calls for more than just the kitchen table. A dining room instantly ups the ante and makes even a weeknight meal feel like a special occasion.
Designer Q & A with HGTV star Francesca Grace
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Command Central • A kitchen is so much more than the room where you heat the frozen pizza or roast a Thanksgiving turkey. It is the place where lunches are packed; homework is done; the family calendar hangs on a wall; artwork, achievements, recipes and reminders are posted on the fridge; and, in some cases, new businesses are launched at the table. It is also the default location for gatherings of friends and family.
Counter Intelligence • Countertops are one of the most impactful ways to change up the look of a kitchen. Knowing which surface to choose, however, can get confusing. To help cut through the chaos of comparison, we’ve created a checklist of pros and cons to get you pointed in the right direction.
Open Shelving Design • For the past few years, our social media feeds have been awash in chic, Scandinavian style that offers the open, airy fantasy of living simply and elegantly with less. Case in point: open shelving instead of closed cabinetry in the kitchen.
Easy Update • Drawer pulls, cabinetry knobs, fixtures and fittings have been likened to the jewelry of room design, especially in the kitchen, and everyone knows that the best way to update or transform an outfit...
