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Home Week in Review: July 23 – 29

Well, once again the Home Blog started and ended the week on similar topics. Three Tips for Staging your Home offered some tips for preparing a home for sale and linked to other articles on staging tricks and techniques. Rounding out the week was “Can You Flip a House?” an article that discussed purchasing property to renovate for re-sale. Rehabbing used to be a popular term for this process but “flipping” seems to be the common description today for buying, fixing, and selling quickly to maximize profit. Staging is a good idea when flipping a home too. Moving on to … Continue reading →

Home Color Trends for Fall 2007

Are we talking about fall already? Yep. Pantone recently released a report on color trends for the home in fall 2007. There are some surprises. While there are still vivid reds and oranges and deep browns, there is an interesting mix of other hues as well. The reds are deep “red pepper” colors while the oranges are richer than the usual pumpkin pie colors. Brown has gone past the caramel neutrals and is expressed in cocoa and dark chocolate colors. The other colors range from purplish pinks that seem to have been plucked from flowers like lilacs, while the other … Continue reading →

Exceptions to Design Rules

There are so many design rules, who can keep track? This works, that doesn’t, and sometimes things that should work won’t, or things that shouldn’t work will. There are some common guidelines that many people follow, but for every design rule, there is at least one exception. Design is about personal taste and style and expressing your personality, so yes, some rules should be broken. Matching Hardware Matching hardware, such as that found on kitchen cabinetry to your appliances is a commonly held rule. Stainless appliances in a kitchen generally mean the hardware will be some type of silver metallic, … Continue reading →

Color Trends

Is the love affair with neon colors over yet? Not completely, but most of this year’s colors are going to be a bit more subdued. There is an exception when it comes to exotic colors, such as the colors of exotic flowers, but for the most part color schemes are going to include jewel tones, neutrals, and pastels. Some of these influences will pull colors from exotic rugs and jewels and give us a chance to enjoy deeper tones. From garnet and topaz to deep purple, we can indulge in rich color. As far as neutrals go, beige is in … Continue reading →