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Top Design Elements: Part 1

Understanding and following design elements and principles will net you the best design outcome. Part 1 will speak to the SCALE AND PROPORTION See an example of a room designed with proper scale and...

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10 + Home Renovation Tips

Welcome 2011! Some of you may be planning a home renovation project this year.  I wanted to share an informative article from House and Home’s online magazine about 10 plus  important factors to...

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Timeless Design and Animal Prints

If you are interested in making a change to a room consider adding an ANIMAL.  This is the type of animal you don’t need to feed or walk. Animal prints of all kinds continue to be everywhere in the...

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Dining Room Decor

Below is shown a guest post about the design elements that compose a dining room.  S Interior Design has added commentary which is shown in red font type.  We also took the liberty of adding some...

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Transformative Power of Art

 Trans-formative Value of Art Below is a guest post about what I will call ‘the power of art’. S Interior Design uses a generous definition for the word art.  We believe that art should make you smile...

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Everything Old is New?

I am sure a lot of you have realized that retro, recycled, renewed are all very popular terms used in the design community right now. Personally, I love it all!  I just acquired a beautiful 72″D table...

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Traditional Design Elements

Below is a guest post entitled ‘How to Create a Traditional Style Living Room’. S Interior Design often has residential design clients who have what could be described as traditional style furnishings...

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Symmetry in Design

I wanted to share a wonderful article published by Fresh Home about why our brains feel innately comfortable with visual symmetry in design plans. Use balance to help bring a balanced look to your...

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How To Bring the Outdoors In

Here in AZ it is finally time to throw open the doors, slide open the windows and enjoy time outside.  The following infographic describes some easy ways to create visual and functional flow between...

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The Vignette–Every Successful Design Should Master This!

Great share from HOUZZ about design vignettes.  About 15 years ago I tried explaining ‘The Vignette’ to my husband who insisted it was a description being used incorrectly.  For those of us in the...

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Budget Is Not A Four Letter Word

We received a guest post entitled “Tricks for Decorating on a Budget”.  We suggest that a better title would be “Establishing Your Design Budget”.  S Interior Design has prospective clients fill out a...

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The Rule of 3- By Fresh Home

Great article about the pleasing use of  ‘3′ items, colors, fabrics etc. when decorating and designing. The rule of three is a guideline that can be bent. Essentially, it was put into place so that...

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5 Elements of a Perfect Man Cave

Below is a guest post on the space referred to as the ‘Man Cave’. S Interior Design has also referred to this space as the ‘Men’s Den’.  In fact we just completed such a space for a client.  An under...

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Ideas To Design a Symmetrical Kitchen

We are hard wired to appreciate a symmetrical balanced design style, or one that is asymmetrical. S Interior Design strives to understand which direction their clients lean prior to our development of...

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Ideas To Design a Symmetrical Kitchen

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