Tag Archives: HGTV
Up-cycling….Plywood, Burlap and Re-Do it Design
So many of you read Re-Do it Design that I am always even more astonished by the prevailing silence in contrast to your numbers, than the fact that you have all come to read this blog! I wish more of … Continue reading
Posted in DIY, Interior Design Tips
Tagged Decor Trends, Emily Henderson, HGTV, Trends 2012, up-cycling, Upcycling
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Interior Styling – Design a Room
Interior Styling is the frosting on designing a room, yet this 10% of your design speaks volumes about what your room is attempting to say. But in the same manner that a beautifully frosted cake that is dry and flavorless … Continue reading
Posted in Uncategorized
Tagged Candice Olson, Chandra, Design a room, Emily Henderson, HGTV, Hubble, Interior Styling, Sabrina Soto
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Design Star – Get Danielle and Brittany's winning Looks!
What a busy few days! I wanted to share this yesterday – it’s become sort of like the dropping of the ball in Times Square – Danielle Colding is 2012′s new Design Star! This year was unusual because the two … Continue reading
Color For Kids – BIG DESIGN for little people
Young people are so frequently the minority in design – there are doctors, psychologists, decorators and a whole persuasion of society who “don’t do kids”. What’s that about? Maybe for designers, its the fact that the aggregate of kids rooms … Continue reading
Posted in Color Trends
Tagged Accent wall, Benjamin Moore, Color For Kids, Color Trends 2012, Color Trends for Kids, HGTV, Paint, Paint Colors, The Novagratz, Tide, wallpaper
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Design Star Small Space Challenge – Yerts!
OK, enough with the Yurt jokes – there are 8,000 bloggers rushing to their keyboards to poke fun at this eco-pod’s product name, so let’s cut to the heart of it – what’s a Yurt (besides a sill name)? The … Continue reading
Posted in Color Trends
Tagged Brittany, Color Trends 2012, Danielle, Design Star, Design Star 2012, HGTV, HGTV Design Star, Television, Vern Yip, Yurt
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Bright Color – Classic Roots to Color Trends 2012
Just a note of apology for yesterday’s posting faux pas – somehow a truncated post was sent to all followers, and my original was lost! Let’s try this again…. No, this is NOT the usual article describing tempering strong pops … Continue reading
Posted in Color Trends
Tagged Bright Color, Bright Colors, Candice Olson, Color Trends 2012, David Bromstad, Design, Dorothy Draper, HGTV, Interior design, Painting, United States
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Design Star – A Blank Canvas
After a day of sub-flooring atop an un-level concrete floor (fun that had all the allure of a Chinese finger trap puzzle) I literally fell asleep on the desk blogging this! Time to take a spectator break and talk about … Continue reading
Design Star – The Moments….
Well, the first episode has come and gone, as has the first contestant with it. It was not difficult to imagine who was going home, but it never fails to surprise me that contestants each year repeat nearly carbon copy … Continue reading
Posted in Color Trends, Interior Design Tips
Tagged Brittany, Candice Olson, Candice Tells All, Color scheme, Color Trends 2012, David Bromstad, Design Star, HGTV, HGTV Design Star, Interior Design Trends 2012, Interior Design Trends 2013, Paint, Paint Colors, PANTONE 17-1463 Tangerine Tango, Pantone 2012 Color of The Year - Tangerine Tango, RGB color model, Sherwin Williams, The Moments, Vern Yip
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Design Star – Top Designs
Design Star fans…..No, You have not missed anything…..it’s baaaack! Design Starimage via HGTV.com HGTV’s Design Star has been my guilty pleasure since season 1, and despite my complete dislike of the “reality” aspect of Design Star, I wait like everyone … Continue reading
Memorial Day, John Adams and Pantone Style
First and foremost, let us not forget the point and purpose of Memorial Day. I would not want to minimize or veneer the big picture which involves celebrating the ultimate sacrifice of many brave Americans to protect our domestic shores, … Continue reading
