Ideas & Articles

1. What Color is Comfort?

Whether you are living in a home or looking to sell the house, appearances are everything. With the former, you must be comfortable with the way your home looks, from the furniture adorning each room down to the actual color of paint used on the walls. With the latter, you want your house to leave a memorable—and positive—impact on potential homebuyers. In both cases, room arrangement and furniture are important to the overall plan. But no less important are the colors READ MORE [846 Kb PDF]

2. Staging Your Home to Sell

Brenda Smith is not just an interior decorator. She is a home stager, assisting clients in their efforts to sell their houses. And in a market far from favorable for those looking to sell their homes, any advantage can help. To this end, Brenda has a few words of advice for anyone who needs help staging their home to sell. READ MORE [2.3 Mb PDF]

3. Don't Just Design....Redesign

There are two main concerns that people tend to have when considering the services of a professional decorator. One is that the decorator will enter the situation with his or her own preconceived notions as to what will look good, deciding how to decorate a room without taking the homeowner’s taste and lifestyle into consideration. The second worry is that redecorating your home will be expensive, both in terms of hiring a decorator and in the purchase of new items with which to do the decorating. READ MORE [2 Mb PDF]

4. Why Hire a Decorator?

Brenda Smith, owner of Interiors By Design, helps us understand the advantages an interior designer presents the homeowner as she dispels some common concerns about working with a professional decorator. READ MORE [96 Kb PDF]