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<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">The month of March marks the beginning of a new season which makes it the perfect excuse to redecorate! This month’s series challenge was inspired by the color “Alexandrite”. In natural light, the color reflects a beautiful emerald green that resembles the leaves growing back from the cold winter months.

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The Color of March: Alexandrite

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As we truck on with making our new pad as swanky as possible, there was one update that we couldn’t wait to get done. No, not the blinds and curtains which we are still desperately on the search for but shelves. You see, we have quite a lot of decorative stuff. From artwork and prints to vases, trinkets, and candles. Before moving we did that classic thing of stuffing it all away in boxes and bags and forgetting all about it. Now we’ve moved, we’ve unpacked everything and realized that we have absolutely nowhere to display things.

In the interim between moving in and finally getting some shelves up we basically stacked everything we could up in the best way possible using some random freestanding shelves we had. The outcome? A glorified squatters' paradise….

<a href="https://forwardfeatures.net/2019/10/24/how-to-give-a-space-a-longer-shelf-life/" target="_blank">Much better! We called on&nbsp;</a><a href="http://www.taskrabbit.co.uk/" target="_blank">TaskRabbit&nbsp;</a>to help us with this task. We are not seasoned DIYers, you see, so we wanted to get someone in who had knowledge of how to use an electric drill. Enter, Nathaniel, our handy handyman. If it wasn’t for Nathaniel, you’d be seeing a wall of holes right now and two weeping bloggers.

<a href="https://forwardfeatures.net/2019/10/24/how-to-give-a-space-a-longer-shelf-life/" target="_blank">The shelves are the&nbsp;</a><a href="https://www.ikea.com/gb/en/p/lack-wall-shelf-white-90282180/" target="_blank">LACK floating shelves</a>&nbsp;from Ikea and the future aim is to actually paint this whole wall. We’re thinking a really deep blue but watch this space.

What a difference a few shelves make, eh!

This article was written by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/forwardfeatures/" target="_blank">David &amp; Mark</a> from <a href="https://forwardfeatures.net/" target="_blank">Forward Features</a>

London-based duo blogging about interior, trends, design &amp; industry news. Winners of the Best Design Inspiration blog in the Amara Interior Blog Awards '16, Forward Features is the journey of David &amp; Mark, interior geeks searching for domestic bliss in the city.

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How to Give a Space a Longer Shelf Life

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Okay, Christmas decor is at a minimum in this house this year. I’m not feeling what I have but I’m also not willing to settle for something that I am not totally in love with. I’m trying to stop this unnecessary habit of purchasing things for the need and desire to have a finished space. I’m really working on being more intentional with what I buy and having a more fulsome picture of what I intend to do. That being said, this year we did invest in a faux tree (it looks so good! We got this one) so budget-wise more decorations aren’t in there, that’ll be next year’s adventure. Enter my DIY Christmas. I loved these wood Christmas trees from Crate and Barrel but did you see the price tag on them?! $50 for one of the sizes that I’ve made and $150 for a 3.5 ft tall one!

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">My price tag on these DIY wood Christmas trees? Free. Used from scrap material I had laying around. So there’s that. In addition to these DIY Wood Christmas trees, I also have so many more affordable DIYs for the holiday’s already on this page:

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">That’s a lot right?! You can get so creative this time of year and make magic with what you already have. Speaking of which, let’s get to these DIY wood Christmas trees.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Here are the tools and materials you need to make your DIY Wood Christmas Trees

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Recommended Tools to Make Your Life Easier When Building Built-in Bookshelves

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<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; text-align: left !important;"><span style="font-variant: inherit; font-weight: inherit; font-stretch: inherit; font-size: inherit; line-height: inherit; font-family: inherit; margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Sizes are totally up to you! I made three sizes:

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<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">How to Make DIY Wood Christmas Trees

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">This article was written by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/signedsamanthaxo/" target="_blank">Samantha</a> from <a href="https://signedsamantha.com/" target="_blank">Signed Samantha</a>.

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Keeping Christmas decor to a minimum while sticking to a budget can be done!

DIY Wood Christmas Trees

A very Happy New Year to you! The blog is taking a look at some interior design trends for 2022. Country House style (with sustainability always at its heart) looks again to the East for decorating inspiration. On the blog radar too is an interesting juxtaposition between Pantone’s Metaverse-inspired color of the year versus Mother Nature’s slow decorating palette. Let’s start though by opening the door to the new ‘Garden Room’

The New Garden Room

The ‘reset’ that in 2021 saw 90,000 people leave London for the countryside was as much about a desire for the outdoors as well as for a more flexible living space. And the importance we now place on a connection to nature for our health also extends to the way we decorate our homes.

The new Garden Room (as mentioned previously in <a href="https://chariswhite.com/2021/09/24/autumn-winter-2021-interior-design-directions/#more-48603" target="_blank">Autumn/Winter 2021 Interior Design Directions</a>) is taking precedence alongside home offices, utility rooms, and home gyms. Unsurprisingly they are also being designed for chic hotel and restaurant renovations.

Garden Rooms take many forms from the more traditional idea of a room at the bottom of the garden to a chic architect- or custom-designed space to a bathroom, bedroom, or living space that has botanical forms at the heart of its design. A century or so ago plant hunters returning from intrepid overseas travels inspired the building of plant cathedrals by way of orangeries and conservatories.

Today’s new Garden Room is a little more egalitarian in that it can be created with a simple packet of seeds in the tightest of spaces. It might consist of an indoor theatre of plants with a few shelves. A console table with symmetry of table lamps and mirrors is also hugely effective. When budgets are small, it is amazing what can be achieved with decoupage, the use of painted trellis, wallpaper, or striking mural.

Here are some ‘Garden Room’ ideas on the more glamorous end of the spectrum:

This dreamy Moghul-inspired mural is handpainted on Belgian linen on the walls of this Victorian room by <a href="https://www.willfosterstudios.com/" target="_blank">Will Foster Studios.</a>

<a href="https://www.willfosterstudios.com/" target="_blank"></a>This is a reminder of how glamorous and effectively painted trellis looks for a garden room interior. This is from a uber stylish antique, objects, and artworks company (also offering interior design) called <a href="https://getthegusto.com/" target="_blank">Get The Gusto </a>in West Palm Beach, Florida.

A log-painted console table, with antique mirror and symmetry of lamps, is perfectly styled with ferns in the Colefax &amp; Fowler showroom at The Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. Wallpaper: Leaf Green Woodfern, C4779-01 from the Christobel Collection, <a href="https://designs.colefax.com/Design/F4779-01" target="_blank">Colefax &amp; Fowler.</a> Photo: Charis White

Designed by Georgie Pearman is a garden dining room bringing the outside in at the <a href="https://www.countrycreatures.com/double-red-duke" target="_blank">Double Red Duke </a>coaching inn.

Riverside garden restaurant is beautifully designed by @nicholahardingandco with an exquisite painted tended ceiling by <a href="https://www.willfosterstudios.com/" target="_blank">Will Foster Studios</a> for <a href="https://www.mitrehamptoncourt.com/" target="_blank">The Mitre Hampton Court Hotel,</a> London.

The Metaverse and Pantone’s Color of the Year

In contrast to decorating with nature, Pantone has announced their color of the year for 2022 as <a href="https://www.pantone.com/color-of-the-year-2022" target="_blank">Very Peri.</a> They describe it as having a combination of violet-red with undertones of blue and that it represents the transformation of the physical and digital world. The idea for this color emerged following lockdowns and isolations when the digital world and the rise of the <a href="https://www.quytech.com/blog/what-is-metaverse/" target="_blank">Metaverse</a> took a new place in our lives.

The color is a little synthetic to my taste and whilst the idea of the Metaverse might hold all sorts of possibilities, I feel a little reserved about what significance it might ultimately have.

Russian Style

<a href="https://www.vam.ac.uk/exhibitions/faberge" target="_blank">The Faberge in London: Romance to Revolution exhibition at The V&amp;A Museum</a> (from now until 8 May 2022) is driving a renewed interest in Russian decorating. From the more rustic decoration folk art of countryside Dachas to the opulence of Russian palaces.

If like me you are a bit of a Russophile, you might like to look out for specialists in the field such as the very stylish <a href="https://www.alexandratolstoy.co.uk/" target="_blank">Alexandra Tolstoy</a>/<a href="https://thetolstoyedit.com/" target="_blank">The Tolstoy Edit</a>, Larissa Miladoravich of <a href="https://www.miloladesign.com/collections/wallpaper/products/russian-costumes-pea-green" target="_blank">Milola Designs</a> (as featured in my previous post on <a href="https://chariswhite.com/2021/11/19/russian-style/" target="_blank">Russian Style</a>), and <a href="https://volgalinen.com/" target="_blank">Volga Linen.</a><a href="https://www.manuelcanovas.com/" target="_blank">Manuel Canovas</a> at Colefax &amp; Fowler is launching ‘Anastasia’ a new Faberge egg-inspired fabric design in January 2022.

What I love about these designers is how richly they re-tell the stories of their Russian heritage for today’s design audience.

Another date for your diary: A new exhibition at the Ashmoleum Museum in Oxford from July 2022 to January 2023 is <a href="https://www.ashmolean.org/russia" target="_blank">Russia: Icons and the Avantgarde</a>.

‘Anastasia’ fabric sample as seen at The Design Centre London Design Week 2022 press launch by <a href="https://www.manuelcanovas.com/" target="_blank">Manuel Canovas</a> at Colefax &amp; Fowler. Launches January 2022. Photo: Charis White

Delicious almost Faberge egg-inspired silk tassel tiebacks by <a href="https://www.houles.com/" target="_blank">Houles. </a>As seen at The Design Centre’s London Design Week 2022 press launch. Photo: Charis White

Well spotted! No, not new but I think I will always love Ivan Prussian Blue on 100% linen, and all the other print designs from <a href="https://volgalinen.com/shop/fabric/prints/ivan-blue/" target="_blank">Volga Linen.</a>

<a href="https://volgalinen.com/shop/fabric/prints/ivan-blue/" target="_blank"></a><a href="https://www.alexandratolstoy.co.uk/travel-with-alexandra/" target="_blank">Alexandra Tolstoy’s </a>beautiful Russian Style living room in London. Shop Alexandra’s style via <a href="https://thetolstoyedit.com/" target="_blank">The Tolstoy Edit</a> where you can expect to find stunning antiques as well as upholstered furniture, linens, and lighting.

Chinoiserie style

Looking further East, another Country House style favorite is the use of Chinoiserie in an eclectic decorating scheme. 2022 sees more new highlights of this style from glinting glossy walls to lacquered furniture and accessories as well as new fabric and wallpaper designs.

Look out too for original pieces such as these gorgeous English Chinoiserie 1920s green splat back chairs, although now sold, they are from an ever-changing selection of pieces at <a href="https://www.theoscarcollective.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Oscar Collective</a>. No country house rules are required as Chinoiserie looks just as fabulous in contemporary settings too.

Pair of 1920s English Chinoiserie splat back chairs from a selection at <a href="https://www.theoscarcollective.co.uk/" target="_blank">The Oscar Collective, </a>now SOLD.

New Audubon Garden fabric sample by Travers at <a href="https://www.zimmer-rohde.com/en/brands/travers" target="_blank">Zimmer and Rohde </a>as seen at the 2022 London Design Week press show at The Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour. Photo: Charis White

Marg Arg Style

Finally, in the recent and rather excellent <a href="https://www.bbc.co.uk/iplayer/episode/p0b569c3/a-very-british-scandal-series-1-episode-1" target="_blank">A Very British Scandal on BBC1</a>, you can understand why Margaret, the Duchess of Argyll fell in love with the fairy tale <a href="https://www.inveraray-castle.com/" target="_blank">‘Inverar(y)’ castle.</a> Certainly worth a visit, the castle sits in beautiful gardens with a magnificent view of Loch Fyne. There are some lovely rooms and as I remember it, the main hall has quite a display of war-like clan implements!

In the meantime, <a href="https://www.pierrefrey.com/en/" target="_blank">Pierre Frey </a>is launching this Art Deco-inspired furniture set for <a href="https://www.dcch.co.uk/london-design-week-2022/" target="_blank">London Design Week</a> at The Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour (13 – 18 March 2022), perfect for recreating the Duchess’ glamorous Mayfair bedroom.

Chair and footstool, <a href="https://www.pierrefrey.com/en/" target="_blank">Pierre Frey</a> at The Design Centre, Chelsea Harbour press show. Photo: Charis WhiteThis article was written by <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chariswhiteinteriors/" target="_blank">Charis</a> from <a href="https://chariswhite.com/" target="_blank">Charis White Interiors</a>.

Meet The Author

Charis is a professional stylist who went freelance. A lot of her work has been for both editorial and advertisements.

She is a stylist who genuinely enjoys all aspects of interior design and does not feel bound by one style. Rather she tries to create something with originality for her clients.

Check out her <a href="https://chariswhite.com/" target="_blank">Blog</a> &amp; <a href="https://www.instagram.com/chariswhiteinteriors/" target="_blank">Instagram</a>!

The blog is taking a look at some interior design trends for 2022. Country House style (with sustainability always at its heart) looks again to the East for decorating inspiration. On the blog radar too is an interesting juxtaposition between Pantone’s Metaverse-inspired color of the year versus Mother Nature’s slow decorating palette.

Interior Design in 2022

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Xinyi began working at DecorMatters in October of 2016 and recently purchased a new home with her husband. As excited as they were for this new venture in their life, they were dreading the stressful process of designing an entire home from scratch.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-h3-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Before

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Xinyi and her husband were given the keys to a completely empty home. Starting with a blank slate can be exciting because you’re given the freedom to design your home exactly how you want it, but it can also be intimidating because there are so many ways things could go! Their minds raced with endless ideas and <a href="https://www.decormatters.com/post/find-your-interior-design-style-for-2019" target="_blank">interior design styles</a> of what their new house plans could become. Since they could not visualize the finished product without actually bringing in furniture and decor, they decided on their necessary items first and built their designs around that.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-h3-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Step 1: Find inspiration

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; display: block; text-align: left !important;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Before she let her thoughts run further, Xinyi knew she needed to narrow down her options and ideas for decorating her new home, which is an essential step to moving forward with the design process. She began to collect inspiration from multiple platforms, including Instagram, Pinterest, and the DecorMatters app. After collecting an album of her favorite styles and designs, Xinyi discussed them with her husband, and eventually, they were on the same page about their future home design.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-h3-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Step 2: Designing with DecorMatters App

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">The <a href="https://www.decormatters.app/" target="_blank">free DecorMatters app</a> is a helpful space for you to play around with new home design ideas because it allows you to take a photo of your space and design directly in that space so that you can truly visualize what your design will look like in your new house plans. However, she found that her empty rooms lacked good angles and lighting to design efficiently. So, Xinyi took advantage of the many templates in the DecorMatters app and began designing each room from there.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-h3-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Step 3: Furniture shopping and designing

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">They saved a generous amount of furniture pieces to their wishlist on the DecorMatters app to keep all of their inspiration in once place as a guide for them in their furniture shopping adventure. Then, they visited local furniture stores every weekend to find similar items to their saved pieces and designs. A tip for buying new furniture and for those decorating a new home on a budget is to save all your favorite furniture pieces to your wishlist regardless of the price because you will find that as you begin shopping for furniture, you can find items similar to the ones you saved for a more affordable price. Decorating on a budget should not limit your new home interior design ideas or make you sacrifice your dream home look!

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">As they gradually purchased and gathered more items for their new home, they relied on the DecorMatters app to help them figure out what pieces would work with the furniture and home decor that was already purchased and in place. For example, they were unsure of what color curtain would match their living room design best, so they added different colored curtains from the app to help them decide before choosing the gray ones!

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">They repeated this process for the finishing touches with their kitchen lighting and artwork in their dining room with the DecorMatters app.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Xinyi and her husband even fell in love with the artwork in the dining room and purchased it straight from the app!

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-h3-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Step 4: Add finishing details

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">We’re so excited to show you the final result of their three-month home design journey! Take a look at the following design strips to see the before, during, and after the process.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">The task of decorating an entire home can be stressful and difficult with having to gather home interior design ideas for every room all at once. The <a href="https://decormatters.app.link/blog" target="_blank">free DecorMatters app</a> can turn this stressful process into an enjoyable one by helping you design every room at your fingertips before approaching the real spaces in your home.

Xinyi began working at DecorMatters in October of 2016 and recently purchased a new home with her husband. As excited as they were for this new venture in their life, they were dreading the stressful process of designing an entire home from scratch.

Xinyi’s New Home Design with the DecorMatters App

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">Designing a space with a BoHo Chic style can be a challenge when you remember that it involves a lot of unruly and messy decor. By this, we mean thinking outside the box and coloring outside the lines. Personality really has its moment to shine through with this style. All creative control is left in the hands of the designer.

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: center !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(48, 63, 77);">📷: <a href="https://decormatters.app.link/blog" target="_blank">@plainjaneaz</a>

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: left !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;">We challenged our users to create spaces that reflected boldness and added personality into the space! We gave them spaces such as living rooms, entryways, bedrooms, etc. Check out some of their beautiful designs!

<span class="_2PHJq public-DraftStyleDefault-ltr" style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; direction: ltr; text-align: center !important; display: block;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background-image: initial; background-position: initial; background-size: initial; background-repeat: initial; background-attachment: initial; background-origin: initial; background-clip: initial; background-color: var(--ricos-custom-p-background-color,unset); font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit;"><span style="margin: 0px; padding: 0px; border: 0px; outline: 0px; vertical-align: baseline; background: transparent; font: inherit; -webkit-tap-highlight-color: rgba(0, 0, 0, 0); box-sizing: inherit; color: rgb(48, 63, 77);">📷 <a href="https://decormatters.app.link/blog" target="_blank">@</a><a href="https://decormatters.app.link/blog" target="_blank">madriddesign</a>, <a href="https://decormatters.app.link/blog" target="_blank">@</a><a href="https://decormatters.app.link/blog" target="_blank">decoratinglife</a>

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Designing a space with a BoHo Chic style can be a challenge when you remember that it involves a lot of unruly and messy decor. By this, we mean thinking outside the box and coloring outside the lines. Personality really has its moment to shine through with this style. All creative control is left in the hands of the designer. 

Design Challenge: BoHo Chic

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In the world of interior design, blue is a common color when trying to create an environment that provides peace and serenity. With blue being such a versatile color, it's perfect for any room, whether it's as a statement wall or just simple decorations. We challenged our users to create spaces that used the color blue! We gave them spaces such as living rooms, entryways, bedrooms, etc. Check out some of their beautiful designs!

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