• Design,  Lifestyle

    Happy Birthday Dayziner!

    My what a difference a year makes! Today we are celebrating a special occasion!  Blow out the wallpaper candles…September is our Birthday month! That’s right we have been providing our readers all things Interior Design from home styling advice, trend watches, trade show coverage, and custom curated E-Design service for a whole year! We are so excited to have you apart of our design community! While we we be celebrating all month long, today we are taking  a look back at what we have been up to! 1.High Point Market Twice a year the home furnishing world descends upon High Point, NC for its biannual furniture show. Here new products…

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  • Design

    Lovely Lilac Living

    Move over Gen Z Yellow, Lilac has taken over as a MAJOR home decor trend for 2018. Instagram feeds everywhere are filled with this fresh and springy hue. Many designers had their doubts when Pantone named Ultraviolet as the 2018 Color of The Year. (In case you missed it, check out our Ultraviolet post HERE) Now that we are halfway into 2018 it seems like the deeply saturated and mysterious color has yield to its lighter, brighter and cheerier cousin. Trust us, we are NOT complaining! We love seeing Lilac on everything from subtle pops, statement ceilings to full on wall color! In fact, we pulled a together a round…

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  • Design

    Saluting Patriotic Home Decor

    This week we celebrate the Independence of our nation. Cookouts, fireworks, family and if we are lucky enough, a day off from work! While we may be ready for a holiday, but, is our house holiday ready? If you are like us then, probably not! We may not have time to adorn our spaces with the signs of the season, but we can certainly salute the homes we adore! We love the range of decor behind patriotic inspired red, white and blue spaces. We have seen everything, in every design style, from the traditional flag to patriotic furniture. The best part of decorating in this colorway is that you simply…

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  • Advice

    Interior Design: It’s Not That Serious

    How often do we painstakingly deliberate over paint colors?  We review paint swatches, order samples, decide and then re-decide in agony trying to select that perfect hue. We want to get it just right. After all, paint is expensive, time consuming and an over-all life disrupter. If you tried painting a wall yourself, then you know just how frustrating painter’s tape can be!! But what if it didn’t have to be that way? After all, there are people making various design selections everyday day for a living, so it can’t be that bad? Right? Absolutely! At the end of the day, it really isn’t all that serious! And that’s exactly…

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  • Advice,  Design

    Shop The Look: Pink, Gold and Glam

    Oh, the luxe life! At our core, we love to create glamorous, sophisticated spaces and at a price that you can afford. We recognize that design doesn’t have to at a luxury price point in order to feel luxurious. It’s about turning your house into a home, defining your unique design style and celebrating YOU! Make a space where you are the star. Where your room is filled with all of your favorite things! That was our inspiration exactly for our newly designed and Oh-So-Glam Living room. References of classic and feminine fashion houses such as Coco Chanel are mixed  with a touch of old Hollywood glamour. The color palette…

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  • Advice,  Design

    Design Help 101: No Motivation, No Problem

    How to Break Out From a Design Rut We’ve all heard of writer’s block. Countless authors staring at a blank page not knowing where to begin. As designer’s we know staring at four blank walls can be just as daunting. It’s easy to get so overwhelmed by the process that you don’t even know where to begin. Don’t fret, even professional designers have fallen victim to this sentiment. While we focus on the beauty of our jaw-dropping transformations, we rarely talk about the setbacks and roadblocks we went through to get there. So much of life and success revolves around mindset. Feeling stuck over your current design situation? Follow our…

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  • What is E-Design
    Design

    What is E-Design? Is it Right for Me?

    E-Design Services are on the rise for 2018. The popularity of online shopping and the ubiquity of technology has made interior design more affordable and accessible than ever. Gone are they days of design services available exclusively to the rich and famous. Today the average home owner or design enthusiast can shop online for their favorite products and have them delivered directly to their doorstep. So… why do you even need a Interior Designer? The truth is…you really don’t! With a little time and patience, you can create your own beautifully inspired space. We have lots of great tips and tricks available on our website to give you the tools…

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  • Design

    Top Interior Design Style in Every State

    Last year, we shared the Top Design Trends in Every State. Now its time to do it all over again. How does your state compare to the rest of the country. Where do you fit in? Do you agree with findings? How many times do we turn to Google for our design related needs? Whenever we are stuck, need design ideas or simply want to find the nearest sale we immediately turn to the search engine giant. But guess what, your neighbors are doing the exact same thing. All this handy information can then be aggregated and turned into a lovely info-graphic for your design loving pleasure! Our friends at…

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  • How to Move Beyond the Mood Board
    Advice,  Design

    Moving Beyond the Mood Board

    We love to get inspired! How often do we steal a few moments to refresh our Instagram feed or add a few new pins to our Pintrest board. We get sucked into the social media ether with dream images of all of our new swoon worthy spaces. Mood boards are meant to inspire us. They set the tone for the look and feel of the space. Keep in mind that you don’t have to mimic everything you see in its entirety, you just have to capture the essence of the space. So how do you move away from your social feed and move into reality. What do you actually do…

  • Advice

    How To Choose The Best Paint Colors For Your Home

    Painting a room in your house is one of the most effective and affordable design change you can make. The right paint color can completely transform the room. It can bring new life to old spaces and make you fall in love with your home all over again. The down side…picking the right color can be completely daunting! A simple trip to the paint section of your local home improvement store will uncover rows upon rows of color swatches. Then you pull out the swatch that you think you want, only to find additional companion colors on that same swatch! Now you’re second guessing yourself! We’ve been there!… Don’t even…