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Take guests on a tour around the world without leaving your apartment
Internationally-inspired interior design taps into ancient beauty and natural splendor, all in the comfort of your rental. If your idea of background entertainment includes keeping your TV on Travel Channel or National Geographic all day, odds are you’ve got a knack for earth’s natural beauty and the allure of different cultures. Let the décor in [...]
Apartment \ Home Improvement \ Interior design
Budget-friendly decorating ideas for a cozy home
Both challenging and rewarding, decorating an apartment on a tight budget truly does call for ingenuity. You’ll have to be twice as agile and have an eye for bargains, have a lot of time on your hands to browse antique stores for unique items, and if you’re a nature lover, draw inspiration from the outdoors. [...]
Environmentally friendly \ Green building \ Interior design \ Sustainable living
Green tips for a healthy lifestyle
Green living should be a top priority for all of us. Considering there are so many things out there we cannot control, we should at least show our support to mother Earth by inviting eco-friendly practices into our personal lives. Here are a few easy steps we can take to go greener at home and [...]
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Cash in on these five design trends that will last
Not all trends are worth the investment. These five design trends for 2013 stand out from the crowd as noteworthy and fun. Trends are just that, trends: fast on the rise and faster on the decline. Fortunately, some design trends turn out to have staying power, making them worthwhile investments for savvy renters. Take a [...]
apartment decor \ apartment decorations \ emerald \ Interior design \ Pantone
3 Creative ways to embrace emerald in your Chicago apartment
When Pantone introduced emerald as the color of the year, I sort of shrugged. Sure, emerald is pretty. But because it’s pretty (royalty and the upper classes have acknowledged the beauty of the stone and its color for eons) it’s not jaw-dropping that someone would decide to use it in their home. That got the [...]
decorating \ design \ Interior design \ Pets
Decorating your new apartment with your pet in mind
If you think your dog or cat is a part of the family, it seems only fair to include its needs in your apartment redecorating plans as well. Here are a few items to bring into your home’s decor, to make it pet-friendly and uniquely attractive in the same time. Cat trees are absolutely fantastic [...]
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Return of wooden walls: retro cool or better off left behind?
You thought that wooden panels disappeared with classic wainscoting and retro home fashions but, like all trends, this one is making a comeback. Wooden slats are appearing on the walls of some of the most chic homes in America and we’re loving it. If it’s done right, or course. Today’s wooden walls stray from the [...]
apartment decor \ draperies \ Interior design \ window treatments
Give your Chicago rental a fresh look with the right window treatment
Most often it’s the drapes or window treatments that catch our attention the moment we step into a home. The right treatment can really pull a room together and give it a welcoming feel. If you’re in the mood for a makeover and want to start with your windows, plead your case to the landlord [...]
apartment decor \ holiday decorating \ Interior design \ Mardi Gras
Bring Mardi Gras home to your Chicago apartment
These sophisticated designs will add energy and fun to your home year round. Give your rental a boost this year by bringing the appeal of New Orlean’s biggest festival into your home. Skip the beads and flashing. We will show you two creative ways to bring the best aspects of Mardi Gras into your interior [...]
New Year, new décor for your Los Angeles apartment
With every New Year there comes a desire to improve something about ourselves, whether it’s our jobs, our habits and disposition, or our homes. If you’re trying to enhance the space you live in, this is the best time to embark on beautification projects. With a few personal touches, any rental house can turn into [...]
Interior design \ Tapestry \ wall covering
Add instant variety to your rental with wall coverings
Explore these no-paint options for decorating your apartment. Bligh me! The lease says that you can’t paint your walls. I can almost guarantee, though, that there isn’t an anti-super-cool-tapestry clause. Ha! Sock it to ‘em and add instant, distinct flare to your apartment without picking up a paint brush. Modern wall coverings are hybrids of [...]
Interior design \ textured tiles \ Tile
Reinvent your apartment with textured tiles
It seems a shame to put tiles with these tactile pleasures on the floor or on your wall. When it comes to pleasing our sense of touch in our homes, we often think first of textiles: the upholstery on our couches, the linens of our beds, maybe even luscious rugs and carpet to comfort our [...]
Entertainment center \ Furniture \ Interior design
Funky entertainment centers that double as art
Furniture that is merely functional is no fun at all. These creative entertainment centers double as art for your Philadelphia rental. Good news! We just got a super awesome, ultra thin TV for our apartment! *My roommate and I dancing circles in the living room.* There is just one problem. It’s best mounted but neither [...]
Do it yourself \ Interior design
Holiday décor for the space challenged
Christmas is a time of presents, lovely decorations and joyous atmosphere. Don’t let the fact that you’re not living in a fancy mansion drag you down. You can still have your merry little Christmas in your small apartment, without spending your entire household budget on it. Maybe even start a tradition with a do-it-yourself project. [...]
Apartment \ Christmas \ Interior design
Christmas décor for small apartments
Christmas decorating – not an easy task, if you live in a tiny apartment, but not an impossible one, either. The first thing to watch out for? Overcrowding the space. Here are a few tips. Start with hanging light strings around your windows. These take up very minimal space and partially make up for your [...]
Bedding \ Do it yourself \ Interior design \ Pillow
DIY pillows add comfort to every space
Homemade decorative pillows bring a personalized, warm cozy feeling to every room in your home. Not to mention that these projects are fun to do on a lazy evening or weekend. Pillows: fluffy, stylish, cuddly, textured, warming. They do so much in such a small amount of space. What’s better, pillows are a really easy [...]
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Hosting your holiday housewarming party like a Mystic Falls vampire
The Vampire Diaries is a different kind of vampire drama. One that’s actually not that lame and shows off some inspiring features, especially when it introduces themed dances and town fests. They sure know how to throw a party, let’s give them that. Leaving out the gloomy and terrifying, parties in Mystic Falls are all [...]
Hobbit \ Interior design \ Lord of the Rings
From reel to real life – The Hobbit apartment design
Quaint, cozy, earthy interiors connect us back to nature (and a bit of magic). As a fan of J.R.R Tolkien (and his homeboy C.S. Lewis) I brought myself to watch all of the combined hours of The Lord of the Rings and The Chronicles of Narnia. Though I’d read the books—and I won’t bore you [...]
Apartment \ Furniture \ Interior design
Decorate smarter for a stylish apartment
When you live as a renter you know that you and all of your stuff will hit the road sooner or later. This ultimately means that you need to be flexible with how you arrange your furniture and décor. It’s not the life of nomad of course, but there certainly is a fine line between [...]
apartment design \ Bedroom \ Gray \ Interior design \ shades of gray
5 rooms that will make you reconsider gray
Thought gray was morose, dull, and bleak? Think again. Gray, the neutral that’s gained a lot of attention in recent years, is looking for a space in your home. Will you welcome it? Color Crazy Modern Living Room design by Boston Interior Designer Rachel Reider Interiors Think your color lust will lead you away [...]
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