Who wouldn’t want to walk in their home and feel as if they have stepped into an elegant and inviting atmosphere that is full of life? When it comes to comfortable home interior design, an easy, breezy, and elegant home should look effortless, even though it may have been a tough project.
Take a look at this beautiful home featured on TraditionalHome.com:
In the great room, the look is glamourous, yet comfortable. Not to mention hard-wearing, the room had to be designed to withstand 3 college age young men (couple’s sons), pets, and occasional football watching parties with energetic young adults! So the home had to be designed to wear with beauty.
The dining room exudes easy elegance with grace and charm. The polished French walnut dining table features a lovely scalloped apron. Sophisticated, yet understated, this classic dining outfit is glamourous without being over the top for a busy home.
Open or closed? The kitchen can be closed off to the dining room if you don’t want guests to see you cooking, preparing, and etc. The beautiful pocket doors are embellished by antiqued mirrors to keep the elegance of the space consistent whether opened or closed.
To view the rest of this lovely home, visit www.traditionalhome.com.
Are you trying to figure out how to make your Kansas City home look easy, breezy, and elegant? Contact The Decorative Touch for professional interior design guidance that will create the home of your dreams!
Kid’s Room Creative Storage Ideas
/in Tips /by decorativetouchWhen you have children, stuff comes home with them. Whether it be toys, sports equipment, book bags, uniforms, books, and whatever else, it all has to be stored. And we all know how the overstuffed closet can quickly become a safety hazard. There are plenty of storage options for your child’s room that are creative and will hide all of those things your child or children accumulate over time.
Take a look at three great creative storage ideas that are featured on bhg.com:
Using easy to reach open storage cubes or shelves make cleaning a cinch! You can even put your child’s trophies, artwork, and awards on display.
The kids already put (hide) stuff under the bed anyway, why not make it organized? Not only do custom under bed storage drawers and shelves keep items off the floor, it’s also a convenient location for bedtime books.
A colorful armoire can keep things neat and out of view with doors that can be closed when guests are in the home.
What creative storage ideas have you used in your child’s room?
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Easy, Breezy, and Elegant: Comfortable Home Interior Design
/in In Style, slider /by decorativetouchWho wouldn’t want to walk in their home and feel as if they have stepped into an elegant and inviting atmosphere that is full of life? When it comes to comfortable home interior design, an easy, breezy, and elegant home should look effortless, even though it may have been a tough project.
Take a look at this beautiful home featured on TraditionalHome.com:
The dining room exudes easy elegance with grace and charm. The polished French walnut dining table features a lovely scalloped apron. Sophisticated, yet understated, this classic dining outfit is glamourous without being over the top for a busy home.
Open or closed? The kitchen can be closed off to the dining room if you don’t want guests to see you cooking, preparing, and etc. The beautiful pocket doors are embellished by antiqued mirrors to keep the elegance of the space consistent whether opened or closed.
To view the rest of this lovely home, visit www.traditionalhome.com.
Are you trying to figure out how to make your Kansas City home look easy, breezy, and elegant? Contact The Decorative Touch for professional interior design guidance that will create the home of your dreams!
Window Treatments with Bold Patterns
/in In Style /by decorativetouchMany homeowners don’t realize how much of a difference a bold pattern can make on their window treatments. The windows are too important to just cover them with plain draperies or dull blinds that add nothing but function to a home space. Known as “the eyes” of your home, you should want to decorate your windows to look fabulous and fashionable. Be daring and try bold pattern window treatments! Whether your space is traditional, contemporary, transitional, or any other style, bold patterns will add drama to the room, and enhance the aesthetics of the space.
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Your bold pattern does not have to be only on the windows. Find creative ways to spread the pattern around, like creating a patterned headboard.
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Choose colorful patterns that add color to the room, or bring out certain colors that already exist in the room.
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Add a fun touch with the right pattern mixes in your room. Playing with pattern will make any space liven up instantly!
Where would you love to see a bold pattern in your Kansas City home?
Delightful Dining Rooms ready for Entertaining
/in In Style, Tips /by decorativetouchSoon the holidays will be here and your Kansas City home will be filled with tantalizing aromas, laughter, conversation, and joy. When entertaining in your home, especially during the holidays, you want to make sure that your dining room is ready to accommodate everyone. If you have a rather large extended family and know that your home is usually where everyone plans to party, you’ll need a larger dining room with a long rectangular table that can seat more guests comfortably. Remember, when selecting chairs for your dining room table, your guests should be able to sit comfortably with enough elbow room.
For those who usually have smaller and more intimate gatherings, a square or round table may work best for your needs. However, you still want to make sure that proper elbow room is given to each guest as well. Experiment with different patterns, colors, and textures to bring life to your dining room also. The materials you choose are what really help to set the atmosphere of the room, as well as give it special details that catch the eye.
Need to see a few examples? Take a look at a few delightful dining rooms that would be perfect for entertaining homes:
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If you need help revamping your Kansas City home’s interior design before the holidays, contact The Decorative Touch by calling at 913-888-1388.
Making Bold Color Work in a Traditional Home
/in Tips /by decorativetouchMany of us are familiar with traditional style because it is familiar to us. Our grandparents were traditional, our parents love traditional, and now we feel as if traditional truly means home. But we do live in the 21st century where we can take the traditional and add an updated twist with a dose of bold color. Now when we say bold, we don’t mean “loud”. Your bold color choice should enhance your traditional spaces, not over power it. Take a look at a few examples below.
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This bold red wallpaper is fabulous for the powder room. It is perfectly fine to spruce up a small space with a punch of powerful color.
Instead of regular old white bi-fold doors for the laundry center, add a pop of bold color and interest with colored sliding barn doors.
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If you have old wood furniture pieces that you would like to repurpose in the home, repaint an old dresser or console table a bright, bold color for a colorful vignette.
Do you need an interior designer to help you update your Kansas City home with bold color and exquisite design? Contact The Decorative Touch by calling 913-888-1388.
Leather Interiors offer Luxury and Versatility
/in In Style /by decorativetouchLeather is a classic material that is perfect for any elegant home. Not only does it have a classic feel, it is comfortable, versatile and creates that feeling of luxury and warmth within the home. Depending on who you ask, leather can be seen as more contemporary or more traditional and modern, but it really depends on how it is being used in the home that would really answer that question.
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Leather furniture can be classic or contemporary. If going for a more classic look, you want to stick with your dark patina sofas and armchairs perfect for your study or living room.
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If you would prefer more contemporary, choose furniture with interesting form and colored leather.
Leather is also great in the family room as well. Kids spill some juice? Simply wipe it off. Leather can also be used as a material for accent walls and flooring!
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Are you looking to add that sophisticated touch of leather to your Kansas City home?
Are you Neutral in the Bedroom?
/in In Style, Tips /by decorativetouchFor those of you who prefer a neutral bedroom color palette, but still want to have that look of sophistication, romance, and comfort-ability, it is possible. The key to a beautiful neutral bedroom is patterns, textures, and versatility. Of course, you can drop in an element of surprise with a touch of drama supplied by a slight pop of color or unique design.
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Soft and soothing hues are not only timeless, they bring in sophistication and make it easy to pair fabrics and furniture. This lovely poster bed features creamy linens with powder blue accents and a playful cheetah print that matches the love seat accent pillows.
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This contemporary bedroom mixes light neutrals with darker colors for a dramatic touch. The dimmable recessed lighting adds a nice romantic quality. And who doesn’t love a big mirror?
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Have you ever considered a vintage neutral bedroom? Antique woods give the room a sense of history and longevity while the gorgeous white linens brighten the room.
What color palette do you desire for your Kansas City bedroom?
Chattanooga Home Interior Design Remodel
/in Our Projects, slider /by decorativetouchI’m excited to show you a few before and after photos of a home remodel project for a Kansas City couple who relocated to Chattanooga, Tennessee. I was excited for the opportunity to fly into Chattanooga and take measurements for the furniture and accessory layout, as well as sit down and talk with the clients about what they want for their new home. Since their long term goal is to move back to Kansas City, they wanted the home’s interior design to be movable, meaning no drastic changes. Everything I designed will one day eventually go back to Kansas City with them, and it was important to the clients that the original charming home structure be left untouched.
I began with suggesting changing out the hardware and light fixtures from brass to oiled rub bronze throughout the home. Then we chose a new accent paint, and furniture pieces that would transform the look of the space and cause a potential future buyer to fall in love with the home. Once the truck was scheduled to arrive with all of the furniture, I drove back down to Chattanooga, with a few treasures, to help with unloading the truck and placement of all the furniture, window treatments, decor and accessories.
Thanks to the help of the homeowners and a couple of great handymen, the delay in the truck schedule did not stop us from transforming the home in a matter of 12 hours!
Take a look and see how much of a difference the right furniture, area rugs, decorative fabrics and decor pieces can transform a home!
Before Living Room
After Living Room
Before Dining Room
After Dining Room
Before Great Room
After Great Room
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Velvet Elegance in the Home
/in Tips /by decorativetouchFor some strange reason, many people consider velvet an outdated material. But the truth is, if used the right way, velvet adds instant elegance to any room within your home.Velvet also adds texture and comfort to any space.
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This wine velvet bench brings the perfect pop of color and texture to this entryway vignette.
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This fabulous living room definitely has a touch of glamour. The royal blue velvet couch brings out the blue wonderfully in the wall art above the fireplace. The perfect tie in to bring the room together.
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What a lovely way to dress up your bed! A dark beige velvet upholstered headboard is showcased against a dark green velvet curtain creating an elegant color contrast.
Where could you use a touch of velvet in your elegant Kansas City home? If you need help figuring out how to add the right elegance to your home interior design, contact The Decorative Touch by calling at 913-888-1388.
3 Luxury Amenities for your Master Bath
/in Tips /by decorativetouchLuxury amenities allow you to turn your master bath into a pampering paradise. Designing your bathroom to be an ultimate retreat will not only add beauty to your master suite, it will also create a spa-like atmosphere that will be the highlight of your morning or the perfect conclusion of your day.
Take a look at three luxury amenities that will be just what you need in your pampering master bath:
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By adding a vessel sink to your master bath, they can bring in extraordinary beauty and they come in a variety of styles that can match any home interior design style.
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Nothing soothes you better than a toasty fireplace in the master bath. “A direct-vent gas fireplace can be installed on any exterior wall that isn’t full of plumbing lines or electrical circuits.” -bhg.com
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Whether you chose to go light or dark with the materials in your master bath, a skylight will bring in beautiful natural light without compromising your privacy.
Take a look at a few more luxury amenities for your master bath on bhg.com.
The Decorative Touch is here to help! Are you looking to create a luxury master suite in your home? If you live in the greater Kansas City area, give us a call at 913-888-1388.