If you grew up in the country or have ever visited a quaint country setting, there is one element that is evident, a sense of familiar history. In today’s modern home, we have to be careful not to get too sucked into the idea that technology rules. Yes, it is wonderful to have a few modern conveniences in the home that make it more efficient and help it to run like a well-oiled machine. However, don’t give up those country touches that add the feeling of family, warmth, relaxation, and comfort to your home. Take a look at a few country elements that will bring in a touch of quaint and comfortable country living to your Kansas City home.
Furniture Style Kitchen Cabinetry
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Custom furniture style built-in cabinetry is wonderful for the kitchen. Not only does it create great looking storage, it gives your kitchen a classic farmhouse look.
Vintage Furniture and Decor
Photo Credit: Lucas Allen via CountryLiving.com
A linen-upholstered antique armchair placed under a beautiful white cuckoo clock creates a great country-esque vignette for a modern home.
Add Rich Color
Photo via Houzz.com
The glossy warm-colored hardwoods look great with the rich green cabinetry and high back arm chairs. This open kitchen space is warm, inviting, and charming, like a quaint country space should be.
How are you incorporating country style interiors into your Kansas City area home?
Great Holiday Rooms
/in In Style /by decorativetouchTis’ the season for great holiday design! There’s no need to let the kids have all the fun when decorating your Lenexa home. Whether your partial to the sparkle and glitz, or much prefer the soft and peaceful holiday scene, these holiday rooms are great inspiration for a home filled with holiday cheer.
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Photo Credit: Laura Moss via countryliving.com
Photo via blog.loulousdecor.com
Photo Credit: sweetpickinsfurniture.com
Photo via pinterest.com
Have a Happy Thanksgiving Day!
Color Coordinating for Holiday Decorating
/in Tips /by decorativetouchIf you have not already started, now is the time to get those holiday decorations up in your Kansas City home. You probably have your staple traditional items that must go up like the wreaths, candelabras, lights, candles, and such. Right after the Thanksgiving holiday is when the Christmas decorations are ready for placement. It’s safe to say that with the Christmas holiday, we tend to let our children ‘run wild’ with the decorations. But this year, try a different approach. It’s easier than you think to create a beautiful holiday decorated home that is perfectly sophisticated for adults and absolutely enjoyable for the kids. The trick is in the colors.
Use Complementary Colors
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Take a look at the sparkling jewel tone decorations. The jade and purple complement the green of the tasseled velvet sofa quite nicely.
Green and Gold
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Green and gold are a great color combo for a grand traditional dining room. Take special note of the gold ribbon and greenery hanging from the chandeliers.
Solid Color Christmas Lights
Photo via athomearkansas.com
White Christmas lights are great for keeping the home festive as well as color coordinated! We know the kids love the multi-colored lights, but hang those outside or in their bedroom instead.
What are your favorite holiday colors?
Fun and Creative Ways to Design your Teen’s Room
/in In Style, Tips /by decorativetouchIt’s a fact that our teenagers can sometimes be the pickiest people in the world! However, that doesn’t mean you can’t work together to design the perfect fun and creative bedroom for your teen. Encourage your son or daughter with a room designed specifically for their interests and comfort. Take a look at a few creative ideas The Decorative Touch came across that could be the perfect design touch to get your teen excited about a room makeover.
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What other teen in the neighborhood has a teepee as a cool reading spot or a place to relax and watch their favorite videos?
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Does your son have a love of eclectic music and urban flare? Try creating an urban bedroom that has a touch of musical inspiration.
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Your daughter will love a beautiful corner office accented with decorative wallpaper and a funky designer chair.
What great design ideas have you seen for a teen room makeover?
Country Design Elements for a Quaint and Comfy Home
/in In Style /by decorativetouchIf you grew up in the country or have ever visited a quaint country setting, there is one element that is evident, a sense of familiar history. In today’s modern home, we have to be careful not to get too sucked into the idea that technology rules. Yes, it is wonderful to have a few modern conveniences in the home that make it more efficient and help it to run like a well-oiled machine. However, don’t give up those country touches that add the feeling of family, warmth, relaxation, and comfort to your home. Take a look at a few country elements that will bring in a touch of quaint and comfortable country living to your Kansas City home.
Furniture Style Kitchen Cabinetry
Photo Credit: bhg.com
Custom furniture style built-in cabinetry is wonderful for the kitchen. Not only does it create great looking storage, it gives your kitchen a classic farmhouse look.
Vintage Furniture and Decor
Photo Credit: Lucas Allen via CountryLiving.com
A linen-upholstered antique armchair placed under a beautiful white cuckoo clock creates a great country-esque vignette for a modern home.
Add Rich Color
Photo via Houzz.com
The glossy warm-colored hardwoods look great with the rich green cabinetry and high back arm chairs. This open kitchen space is warm, inviting, and charming, like a quaint country space should be.
How are you incorporating country style interiors into your Kansas City area home?
High Point Market Hot Colors Trends
/in In Style /by decorativetouchJust a few weeks ago, the High Point Furniture Market featured many innovative furniture pieces and interesting designs that captured the look of 2012-2013’s hottest interior design trends. Among these trends was an array of hot colors that took the ordinary to extraordinary. Take a look at a few great colors that were featured at the market.
Ice Blue
We still love bold blue, but now a fresher, ice blue is on the scene. Bright blues create a nice unexpected pop on free-standing cabinets and drawers.
Orange
For some orange can seem a little overpowering, however, the trick is to use it as an accent color then pair it with a few mixed neutrals.
Purple
Are you interested in bringing more life to your Kansas City home with color? Contact The Decorative Touch Ltd. and visit our studio to see our wonderful furniture and accessory collections.
Source and Images:blog.hgtv.com
4 Great Backsplash Options for your Kitchen
/in In Style /by decorativetouchDo you ever feel like something is missing in the kitchen? The backsplash is an important aesthetic piece within today’s modern kitchen and can literally transform the space. If you are thinking about remodeling your Kansas City home’s kitchen, take a look at four great backsplash options featured on HGTV.com.
Two Materials
The only thing better than one beautiful backsplash material, is having two! In this New Orleans-inspired kitchen, Candice Olson pairs soapstone and blue glass tiles.
Create a Sparkle with Bronze
The under-cabinet lighting allows this bronze tile backsplash to sparkle and the stone countertop to shine.
Stainless Steel, Stylish & Eco-Friendly
Another beautiful kitchen by Candice Olson, the stainless steel backsplash is not only stylish, it is eco-friendly too!
Recycled-glass Tile Backsplash
Another great eco-friendly option for your kitchen is a recycled-glass tile backsplash. This backsplash also complements stainless steel appliances.
What ideas for backsplashes are you considering for your Kansas City kitchen remodel?
Reminder: Don’t Miss Fall Open House!
/in News /by decorativetouchThe Decorative Touch Ltd’s Fall Open House and Customer Appreciation Night is fast approaching! We would hate for you to miss this special event that’s in your honor! The Decorative Touch Ltd only has two open house events every year, and we have stocked up the studio just for you!
Pick up some great decor to enhance your home interiors and design a brand new space! Perfect event to do some holiday gift shopping as well.
Feel free to call The Decorative Touch Ltd at 913-888-1388 for more information.
Ways to Spice Up Neutral Rooms
/in Tips /by decorativetouchThere is no need to be afraid of a neutral palette. A brilliant beauty comes out of a glorious neutral color scheme. However, to switch up the style and visual appeal in a neutral room every now and then, you have to be willing to try something new.
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Experiment and throw in a splash of color. And by throw, we mean, strategically place a few colorful decor pieces to accent the space. Go for subtlety if you’re still not sure about the color. Give it a chance to grow on you and see if your like for it grows into love.
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You can still have a neutral palette with rich colors. If it’s drama your room is missing, richer colors help bring the space to life.
Photo via eclecticrevisited.com
Go bold! A few bold furniture pieces can really cause a neutral room to pop!
Do you want to spice up the neutral color scheme in your Lenexa home?
3 Easy Fall Decorating Ideas
/in Tips /by decorativetouchChanging your home’s entire interior design scheme with every change of the season can be costly. That’s why you want to keep your classics, things like your furniture and photos the same. The feeling of the season can really be found in the details, or your home accessories. It’s in the details that new life is given to a space and a completely new ambiance is born!
Take a look at 3 simple fall decorating ideas from BHG.com that are perfect for an autumn home:
1. Pretty Leaf Pressings
You can’t go wrong with pretty and simple. Colorful fall foliage pressed, fully dried, and displayed in glass are elegant and bring nature inside the home.
2. Vase Variety
Keep a variety of vases in storage so switch out can be easy when seasons change. For fall, vases with earth art or in fall colors like brown, orange, and red are great. Add some blooms of the season and twigs to finish the look.
3. Wreaths of the Harvest
Wreaths add a warm touch to any home interior space. For the fall season, choose a wreath that is filled with the harvest of autumn.
How are you bringing in the beauty of fall to your Kansas City area home?
Images: www.bhg.com
Save the Date: Fall Open House and Customer Appreciation Night!
/in News /by decorativetouchSave the date for The Decorative Touch Ltd’s Fall Open House and Customer Appreciation Event on November 1st! We only have two open house events every year, so you definitely want to come out and experience this awesome night! We’ve stocked up! Just for you!
Our fall open house will have a happy hour, catered appetizers, and will feature a customer appreciation discount of 20 percent off the entire store for one night only! Whether you are looking for some great holiday gifts, or a few simple pieces that will finish your decor, drop by and choose from our collection of small throws, pillows, lamps, and etc.
The Decorative Touch Ltdis located within Exclusive Interiors Design Studio at 14111 W. 95th St in Lenexa,Kansas.