Posts Tagged 'Accessories'

Stylish Ways to Bring your Art Collection Together

Stylish Ways to Bring your Art Collection Together

Artwork is one of the easiest ways to bring an extra dash of personal style into your home. But rather than simply hanging your art in the center of the wall, why not try something new with your display? From displaying your artwork of random sizes in a geometrical shape to choosing …

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5 Creative Ways to Display Your Accessories

Over the years of my design practice, I’ve collected many tabletop books about interiors. And I like to see them just in case I want some ideas and inspiration. Displaying them in interesting ways is appealing and thats why I loved the illustrations from this issue of Lonny Magazine with 25 examples. Beyond books, there are other accessories that benefit …

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Top Holiday Entertaining Tips

Since you are likely to entertain at least once during December, you are probably thinking about how to make your home feel and look its best without spending the money you’d prefer to spend on presents.

When you focus on the “experience” you create for your guests and family, your home will always present its best face.

Top tips for the holidays include doing the extra little things, and here are a few of this …

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Beautiful Holiday Mantelpiece Inspirations

Last week, I promised you that I would show you some really beautiful holiday mantelpiece decorations that I’ve found around the web. Here are this Seattle interior designer’s favorites.

  • Glowing candles from Martha Stewart cast a shimmering glow.

Glittering Candles from Martha Stewart

  • What happens if you don’t have a mantelpiece? How about creating your own? Chalkboard paint on a canvas background will do the trick!

Chalkboard Mantelpiece by designer Brian Patrick Flynn

  • This live
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Warm Pillows for Cold Weather

Baby, it’s getting cold outside! Right here in Seattle, this interior designer is gearing up for a wet, rainy week, but it snowed today on my friends in the Northeast…

What better way to spend a cold evening than in front of a warm, cozy fire? Here a few of my favorite pillows and throws to keep you snug and comfortable…

Faux Fur Pillow from Restoration Hardware

 

Knit Pillow Cover from West Elm

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Candles - Setting the Mood for the Holidays

Call it what you want – hurricane, tropical storm, super storm… in any case, it has wreaked such shocking devastation not seen in years on the east coast. I am sending prayers and support to everyone suffering from the effects of this disaster. I can sympathize, since living in the Midwest years ago, I experienced ice storms which pulled trees out by the roots. We survived those days using a gas fireplace, as well as …

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Accessories to Quickly Freshen your Family Room

In Seattle, interior designer Faith Sheridan feels a crispness in the air. Fall is here with crisp nights and golden sunlight days, and before too many more weeks, the weather will get cold, and you will be spending more time inside your home.

Now it’s time to think about any decorating updates that you’ve been ignoring since you haven’t been spending significant time inside. Accessories refresh your home quickly and easily.

For many people, gathering

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Vintage Decorating Flourishes in the Georgetown Seattle Design District

Vintage decorating is alive and well from the vantage of Seattle interior designer Faith Sheridan. And the action and interior design ideas are abundant in the Georgetown, Airport Way neighborhood of the Seattle Design District. Walking the shops and seeing the well priced, authentic accessories countered the headline story from the NY Times this week, “All That Authenticity My Be Getting Old“.

With a group of friends this past Saturday, we thoroughly investigated a few …

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Get Cozy, Beautiful Interiors with Accessories

In Seattle, interior designer Faith Sheridan feels a crispness in the air. What accessories make your home cozy and a beautiful interior too? What about colors to add warmth, comfort and pizazz? Some favorites and go-to resources in this post.

  1. Snuggle comfortably with a vibrant throw. And my absolute first choice are the ones from Williams Sonoma Home~ talk about
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Seattle Interior Designer Adds Accessories with Color to Outdoor Spaces

Outdoor Trellis

Why be generic when you can choose a unique colorful trellis instead? For my outdoor spaces in Seattle, whether on a condo patio or large backyard space, I encourage accessories with color for a uniquely designed concept.

Enter TerraTrellis, a California based company. “TerraTrellises are re-imagined, modern versions of classic garden structures. They are designed not only to support a plant but to integrate with it. This union ultimately forms a work of …

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