Design
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Shop the Look: Modern Farmhouse Entryway
The entryway of your house receives the most foot traffic than any other space. Its the touchdown space for keys, groceries, coats and even shoes. Its also one of the spaces that easily gets cluttered… and fast! Having an efficient entryway is crucial to maintaining your sanity. Amazon is one of our favorite go to retailers for pretty much everything. We have even ordered dog food from Amazon, a Prime delivery was much easier than running to the store! We tend to think of amazon for products and gifts, but can you really design your home from Amazon? Would we like it? Do they offer anything that fits our design…
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Black Friday: Black and Charcoal Decor
The number one shopping day of the year is here, Black Friday! In honor of Black Friday we are celebrating black and charcoal decor. Black is a bold, deep and dramatic color choice. Charcoal is a friendlier alternative that has many different undertones that can work to enhance many design palettes. Black and Gold Gold is having a moment right now. We saw it in many showrooms at High Point Market ( see our High Point Market Recap https://dayziner.com/highpoint-market-recap/) Pairing Gold accents with Black instantly adds luxury and sophistication to your space. The contrast also adds a definite focal point to the room. In this image the eye is instantly…
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#ThanksgivingGoals: Food Art
In honor of the upcoming turkey day we have compiled a list of our #ThanksgivingGoals that celebrate food art from various designer around the world. We searched the internet for the offbeat and inspiring and we just can not believe how creative artists can be with food. Thanksgiving is about food and family, but rarely do we look at food as true works of art. To be a true curator of the design is to celebrate all types of design and creativity. Today we are celebrating those that create whimsical beauty in unexpected ways. Carved Fruit An ode to an x-acto knife! We are obsessed with the intricacy of this…
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Effortless Neutrals: Pale Blue Edition
Fall is upon us and the holidays are right around the corner. The leaves are starting to change and we are planning our thanksgiving menus while looking forward to spending time with our loved ones. Above the red and orange tinged trees we notice the perfectly clear pale blue sky and my heart found its instant happy place. It’s no wonder that blue is one of the most popular color for interior spaces. Its subtle neutral pairs with any decor. It relaxes us and connects us to nature. We provided a roundup of some of our favorite pale blue interior spaces We love this pale blue mid century model chair.…
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Curated Design for Style Inspiration
The holidays are upon us and the drool worthy holiday catalogs are already in the mail. One of favorites so far is the Pottery Barn December 2017 issue. Its pages are filled with easy, comfortable style that has a timeless, classic feel to it. We find that it is a good go to for design inspiration and many of their decor pieces blend with a variety of design styles. One of the things that make these catalogs so successful are the curated design vignettes. Curated Design refers to the act of pairing objects together by a common theme and arranging them into a completed room layout. The great thing about…
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Virtual Interior Design
There is no doubt that a warm and inviting interior space can shape our perception of a home, business or experience. With the popularity of Pintrest and Instagram there are so many droll worthy options that would be so perfect in your dream house. Or would they? Maybe the proportions of your space isn’t quite the same so that wonderfully effective and out-of-this world gorgeous furniture layout just won’t work. Maybe you have an impossibly narrow entry way and you just don’t know the best way to make it match your dream pin board. This is where the benefits of a virtual interior designer comes in. For a minimal cost…
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Trendwatch: Countdown to Highpoint Market
It’s one of our favorite times of the year – High Point Market. A time when designers and retailers from across the globe descend upon the furniture capital of the world to discover the latest products and trends. The usually quiet, southern town is completely transformed during 5 days of non stop action and industry buzz. In past markets we have shared transportation with buyers from Australia, to Ecuador to Japan. It’s truly a global experience where we all speak the same beautiful language of design. To best navigate market, its best to have a plan, scheduled appointments, comfortable shoes and lots of coffee! Market can be exhausting, but it…
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2018 Sherwin Williams Color of the Year
Sherwin Williams recently announced their 2018 Color of the Year. It’s bold, it’s mysterious and it’s completely unexpected. We have seen jewel tones and folk inspired colors trending for a couple of years now. What is unique about this color is the hybrid effect that blends its way into so many other colors. Oceanside is not quite blue and not quite green, it’s both enthusiastic and moody, familiar and unfamiliar and we are already in love with it. Consider using Oceanside for beautifully dramatic furniture pieces. The richness of the blue creates a sense of opulence. Pair with gold accents for added luxury. Or, pair with silver accents for a…
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Using Color to Evoke Emotion
We admit it, we have been depressed. The current events during the last couple of weeks bring us to complete tears. Every life is precious and every moment is precious. Our hearts and prayers go out to everyone that has experienced loss, pain and are trying ever so desperately to rebuild their lives. The interior environment can be so trivial at times. At the end of the day it’s just carpet, furniture, paint and accessories. Just simple everyday objects. But these objects can inspire us, they can unify us, they can calm us down or lift our spirits. Today we are going to focus on what inspires us, what brings…
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Acrylic Glass- Stylish and Affordable
We recently installed an étagère in a client’s bathroom. It was beautiful and affordable and added much needed space. The only problem were the 2 inch openings on the lattice style shelf. Anything smaller than 2inches would fall right through, how frustrating! So we came back with an easy cost effective solution, acrylic glass! Its clear nature is unobtrusive and goes when our design for the rest of the space. It’s also easy to find (and cut to size) at your local home improvement store. There are so many other wonderful ways to use this cost effective material in other spaces. Get Organized Create a wall calendar and enhance your home office. You…
