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The O-Myth Recap: Melissa Michaels, The Inspired Room

The O Myth Podcast

Our guest today was Melissa Michaels of The Inspired Room.
Here’s a few notes from the show:
About decorating:

create a lifestyle
consider your lifestyle when putting together your rooms and purchase items accordingly
your decorating style is like a puzzle, it develops over time
getting started?  get rid of the things that don’t bring your happiness, and work from [...]

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Home is Your Haven

Quotes

A quote pulled from a post on The Feathered Nest Blog:
“By creating beauty and order where you live you will be controlling the private hours of your life. Home, especially, is one area of existence where you can have control.”
-  Alexandra Stoddard
I LOVE that.

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Vern Yip’s “Deserving Design” Hits the Airwaves!

Home Office Design

Yes, I am a Vern Yip fan. I loved his eye-catching designs back during Trading Spaces. So now that his new show, “Deserving Design” is on the air, I couldn’t be happier! Two episodes into it, I just love it! The show bestows gorgeous designs and new rooms on much deserving [...]

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Redesign Your Chair

Home Office Design

So, you’re looking at your dining or office chairs and thinking, “Yeah, I’m not so thrilled with these.” Does this mean you need to go out and buy new ones? Well, that depends on you budget. However, if you would like to keep that budget to a minimum, why not repurpose your existing chairs? [...]

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“Start At Home”

Home Office Design

Recently HGTV is touting their new marketing line:
“Make life ___________, start at home!”  I LOVE this new line, and it’s such a great thought on how to really change your life from the inside out.  Think about it: home is where you rest, eat probably 2/3 of your meals, store all things which are important [...]

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4 Ways to Organize & Decorate With Your Collection

Home Office Design

If you’re a collector …. well, whatever…. maybe you have your prized possessions scattered around the house.  Whether it’s black or white rocks from the beach or vintage apple boxes – bring them together and make a huge impact!  Here’s a few ways to do that:
1. Shadow boxes: Use shadow boxes for big or small [...]

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Visual Clarity

Home Office Design

Look around at the room you’re in. Yep, right now. If you were a stranger, and you were looking at that same room, what would your thoughts be? Would you know what your room is used for? Would it be clear, somewhat clear or really unclear?
What’s your room “saying” to you?
Our [...]

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“Use What You Have” Decorating

Home Office Design

Most people would love to hire an interior designer.  Who wouldn’t love the magazine cover look in your own home or office?  But, for many the price might be too steep.  That’s where the “Use What You Have Decorating” pioneered by Lauri Ward comes in.
There’s no need to throw out everything you own to get [...]

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