What are peekaboo colors? They are colors that peek out from a neighboring room and are usually of a different hue.  That hue can be subtle or dramatic.  They are often referred to as transition colors, but I like to call them peek a boo hues. There are a few ways to make these colors SHINE

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Sundays with Ydp: Just add Orange

Sunday, 13 September 2015 by

Why in the world would anyone want to add orange to their decor? I can think of at least 100 reasons off the top of my head, but I’ll share just a couple of reasons here. 1. It’s a vibrantly delicious hue that can add an immediate uplift to underwhelming rooms. I like this statement

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So designing spaces is always about my clients.  They don’t want MY designs, they want THEIR designs brought to life. The problem is sometimes all fabrics do not look good on ALL things. Take this fabric for example….It’s lovely right? It’s a large scale print with a nice color combination of lipstick pink, black and cream. So if it’s this lovely and a client

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I’m putting a concept together for a living room design.  The color scheme is analogous and offers smooth transitions between rooms. I wanted to keep things simple but add drama with this striped area rug and deep accent wall color. 2 round ottomans are added to vary the lines in the space.  They are great to serve

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I painted my family room this past spring (you may remember this post), and a few weeks ago, I replaced the sofa and added an indoor/outdoor rug to the space. I chose this indoor/outdoor rug because I liked the geometric print, loved how it harmonized with the wall color and I wanted to see how it compared

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