Posts Tagged Slow Home
Window Seats-via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Interior Design & Renovation on February 1, 2011
One of the things I love most about my living room is our window seat. It’s where I sit first thing in the morning with my coffee, watch the sun rise and spend a little quiet time before I hit the day running. It’s also where I can catch a little nap or reading time with my Grand daughter, time well spent for the two of us.
via House & Home
A window seat is a great addition to your home. I often add window seats for my interior design clients since the space beneath a window is often wasted. Window seats can provide both extra storage space as well as a place to sit, relax, read a book and look out the window. Window seats can be very versatile, offering: Continue reading “Window Seats-via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
6 Tips for Closet Organization-via Santa Rosa Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Interior Design & Renovation on January 20, 2011
Did you know that January is get organized month? Yes it is, and it’s a great time to do so. Why do I believe that organization is so important? Between our busy lives and all the change in our world, the more organized we are the easier it is to move through change and keep on track in our daily lives. I actually like getting organized, on all levels, at the beginning of the year rather in than in the spring. For one thing, it feels like a fresh start. For another, the beginning of the year tends to be slower for me. It’s the perfect time for attacking those messy closets!
Here are some tips and tricks to getting your closet organized: Continue reading “6 Tips for Closet Organization-via Santa Rosa Interior Design” »
4 Home Trend-Part 2-2011 and Beyond
Posted by Irene Turner in Architecture, Interior Design & Renovation, Personal Style & Well being, Sustainability on January 13, 2011
We are entering a time where collaboration, innovation and inspiration are key in creating our future lifestyle. It’s time to take a look at how we really live and begin to change the housing industry to support us. Part 1 of this report dealt with soft trends, or trends for decorating our interiors. This part takes a look at the larger view of trends in the way we will be living as we move forward in this 21st century. Here are the top 4 trends as I see them:
1. Rightsizing: The buzz word is downsizing, I prefer to call it right sizing. For some, in fact, it is going smaller. The baby boomers are now empty nesters who are getting older and want to live an easier quality of life. They are in fact down sizing, whether it’s a smaller home or fewer of them; along with a core group of young first time homebuyers who’s sensibility is to live a simpler way of life.
For others, there is a desire to create a space that flows the way they really live their life and truly fits their needs, not some cookie cutter McMansion created by a developer as a business investment. I call this right sizing and it is part of the Slow Home movement. Some signs of this are: Continue reading “4 Home Trend-Part 2-2011 and Beyond” »
Coco and Igor-Fabulous Flow of Fashion and Interior Design
Posted by Irene Turner in Color, Inspiration, Personal Style & Well being on January 6, 2011
I finally saw the movie Coco Chanel and Igor Stravinsky last night, about 4 months late as it came to the USA in September of 2010!
If you follow me here, you know I LOVE Chanel! Between her feminist liberation of the female body, to her timeless perfume and her innate sense of style in everything she did, and of course the clothes, Coco Chanel was a “change agent” of her time. I first wrote about her in the movie Coco Before Chanel in November of 2009. In it Audrey Tautou who played a young Coco was incredible, and the movie was visual eye candy. In this movie Anna Mouglalis as Coco in her prime is simply stunning, and…the visual feast continues! Continue reading “Coco and Igor-Fabulous Flow of Fashion and Interior Design” »
5 Easy Tips for Home Improvement To Start Your New Year Right!
Posted by Irene Turner in Interior Design & Renovation on January 4, 2011
The Holiday’s are over and the decorations are put away. So, now what can you do to ward off the winter blues, add some spark to your home, uplift your mood and set the Energetics of Your Space™ for the New Year?
After the holiday’s your home is looking a bit dowdy. So like getting a new haircut or a makeover to uplift yourself, it is necessary to refresh and uplift your home. Why do we want to do this? Well, your home is what supports your sense of well being and peace of mind everyday! And, what better time to re-fresh then at the start of a New Year to set the tone. Here are 5 easy and inexpensive ways improve your home today:
1. Add Color: Add some colorful accessories to your rooms to brighten up those dark winter days.
via Luciana at Homestyle blog
2. Amp up the Wattage: Continue reading “5 Easy Tips for Home Improvement To Start Your New Year Right!” »
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