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The Pros and Cons of Granite Countertops

January 11, 2023 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

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While granite has been a prized natural material for centuries, it is only within the past 50 or so years that average consumers could afford it for their countertops. It is still considered to be more of a high-end option, but consumers love the luxurious look enough to happily pay for granite. If you are struggling to decide between granite and another material, check out this guide on the pros and cons of granite countertops.

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Filed Under: Home Decorating, Home Design, Interior Design Tagged With: Home Improvement, Interior Design

How to Incorporate Summer into Home Staging

June 17, 2022 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

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Selling a home in the summer can be difficult, but it is certainly not impossible. Summer is usually a joyous time. However, one of the most crucial drawbacks of trying to sell your home in summer is the fact that people tend to purchase properties in spring more than in summer. Nevertheless, the trick of selling your property in summer is to present it in the greatest light possible. That is why staging can play an essential role in selling your home. Fortunately, the summer can be a great time to get creative and make your home stand out to potential buyers. There are many fun and inviting ideas to incorporate summer into home staging.

1. Use vivid colors

When it comes to decorating or staging a property, color is crucial. Color may influence the overall ambiance of a home and the feelings of visitors or buyers. To begin, you might want to stick to neutral colors. The use of neutral hues allows other aspects of your home to become emphasized. Neutralizing the décor will allow potential buyers to imagine how they will decorate it. After neutralizing the interior, you might want to introduce some charm. You can opt for white walls. Moreover, you might add brightly-colored furniture items to bring the summer vibes. There are many bright trendy colors that are perfect for summer.

2. Focus on the entrance

First and foremost, adding some sparkle to your entrance might attract potential buyers. The advantages of staging your front door are various. Namely, it doesn’t require much time or money. You might want to give them that warm feeling from the very time your potential buyers enter the house. The first impression is always crucial, so make sure to make a good one.

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Filed Under: Curb Appeal, Home Decorating, Home Staging, Interior Design, Real Estate Tips, Sellers Tagged With: Colorado Real Estate, Colorado Springs, For Sellers, Home Staging, Real Estate Tips, selling a home

20 Fresh Spring Decorating Trends in 2022

April 15, 2022 By Claire Garlick Leave a Comment

Source: Real Homes / Desenio

Fling your home into the freshest season of them all with stylish spring decorating trends that are bursting with color, texture and all the positive vibes for 2022.

Fill your home with the freshest spring decorating trends to enjoy energizing interiors all season long. These looks welcome the outside-in, get tactile with natural textures, and experimental with color palettes so that whether you totally overhaul your space or make a few precise edits, you’re sure to add all the good vibes into your surroundings.

From upgrading a multifunctional space with curated color infusions to reviving pre-loved furniture in bold upholstery for a sustainable update, the latest home decor trends 2022 for the spring season are all about creating a home that’s as fabulous to look at, as it is functional.

SPRING HOME DECOR TRENDS TO RE-ENERGIZE EVERY SPACE

Christy Biberich, founder and designer of Christy B Home, comments: ‘Spring 2022 is all about color and pattern and lively interiors and decor. We are seeing a lot of bold, even clashing, color combos and pattern-on-pattern decorating trends. There is a movement away from minimalist, monochromatic design. People want to celebrate and bring joy into their homes. What better way than with fun colors and prints?’

With a defined approach to materials, color combinations, and elevating decorative details, there’s a lot to copy from the spring decorating trends our experts are calling out.

Tisha Domingo, interior expert and CMO of lighting company Brightech, says: ‘Spring home decor trends in 2022 are focused on mixing materials, high-tech decor, and curved furniture. Mixing materials speaks to the desire of wanting to have that unique piece no one else has, and it is done through mixing woods, metals, glass, etc. This can be seen as one piece, or this can be done by pairing multiple items in a room. High-tech decor is all about design evolving with technology. New technology creates a futuristic space. Curved pieces in both architecture and furniture are something our brains naturally love. This creates a signal of safety and a warm, welcoming atmosphere.’

Which of these 20 spring-fresh trend will be your favorite for a cheerful home revamp?

1. TEXTURE TALKS

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2022 interiors are continuing to go big on texture, with an abundance of natural materials adding layers of organic tactility to multifunctional living spaces. Even walls and furniture are getting touchy-feely, with 3D wall paneling ideas for an added dimension.

Jen and Mar, founders, Interior Fox, say: ‘2021 paved the way for softer and more naturalistic interior trends, with an abundance of rattan and cane furniture, ceramics and linen elements dotted across the home. All sitting against a backdrop of texture wall techniques such as lime wash or micro-cement. We see this trend continuing into 2022 for a look that adds a sense of stripped-back ease whilst making a strong yet understated design trend.’

Julian Page, head of design at BHS lighting, says: ‘Bringing the outside in continues to be one of the biggest homewares trends of 2022, and with materials such as rattan and bamboo, you’re able to bring these natural materials and textures into the home.’

2. BIOPHILIA – BRINGING THE OUTDOORS IN

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Interiors are focusing on creating a space that connects us to nature. Clean lines, layered textures and muted, dusky colors are combined to blend the boundaries between indoor outdoor living spaces, creating a holistic place to soothe the mind and invite quiet contemplation and relaxed conversation.

Subtle tones of chalky aqua and soft grays embrace an airy openness, while natural textures enhance the botanical greenery of indoor gardens and living walls. A deeper green grounds the palette adding depth and definition. The result is a calming space to appreciate nature and boost our wellbeing with interior hacks to improve mental health.

Kathryn Lloyd, color consultant, Crown, says: ‘An appreciation of the natural world, Liminal showcases modern minimalism, with beautifully crafted furnishings and a quiet palette of neutral tonal color. Homeowners are now wisely considering exactly what they place in a room, so much so that a space becomes carefully curated. The result is a retreat consisting of dry, chalky, comforting textures and single use, easy on the eye, color.’

Jane Rockett, Co-founder of Rockett St George, says: ‘Renowned for its natural connection and ability to create enduring calm, our key trend for 2022 and beyond, calls in the power of healing greens. Evoking memories of deep forests,  moss covered trees and new leaves; green is the color of the great outdoors and when introduced to the home reveals a feeling of energy, new life and opportunity. As one of the most versatile colours to decorate with and weave throughout your interior, our love affair with green continues to grow as we look for new and exciting ways to bring nature indoors. From sumptuous sofas to glassware, ceramics and cozy accessories, green is fast becoming  the new black.’

Feeling the green serene? Try a versatile green living room idea for a grass is greener scheme refresh.

3. STATEMENT CHECKS AND STRIPES

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Wander ‘off-grid’ to a playful aesthetic, and introduce pattern into your home with graphic checkerboard patterns and stripes in colorful contrasts, across painted floor ideas, walls and everything in between!

Forget the safe plain-plaid, this season checks and stripes are bigger, brighter and bolder than ever before. Cheerfully hot-trotted from the catwalk into happy homes, this rustic-ruffled pattern comes freshly delivered with a breezy, mischievous attitude – giving upholstery and everyday homeware a cheerful dollop of whimsical wholesomeness. Generational in appeal, and charming the socks off city and country dwellers alike, chirpy-checks tick all the new-nostalgia ‘boxes’.

Jon Flannigan, product manager at Kersaint Cobb, says: ‘Stripes! ‘Stripes are a key trend in interiors with many working with a variety of materials to create inviting room schemes. Light colors and stripes are particularly effective in narrow hallways. Soft, pale-colored flooring brightens up a small area, creating the illusion of space and giving a light, airy look. Stripes add visual interest to the floor and for those tight on space, it is worth remembering that linear stripes can help to enlarge the appearance of a room, this is especially effective in hallways as the stripe draws the eye along the design and thus appears to elongate the area. Striped flooring is also ideal in high traffic areas as it will withstand the effects of dirt and wear better than plain and flat single color flooring.’

Anna Cross, Buying Manager, Habitat, says: ‘Filtering across from the fashion sphere, gingham is the print of the moment. What started as a must-have for picnic blankets and tablecloths, is now popular across tableware and home accessories. We’ve included new designs on both grand and small scales: try as a statement bedlinen if you’re feeling bold or opt for a simple printed ceramic vase for a more subtle approach.’

CONTINUE READING 20 SPRING DECORATING TRENDS FOR 2022 HERE.

 

 

Article source: https://www.realhomes.com/us/news/spring-decorating-trends.

Filed Under: Home Decorating, Interior Design, Just For Fun Tagged With: Colorado Real Estate, Home Decorating, Home Improvement, Interior Design, Just For Fun

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