Embracing red


Red is bold, bright, intense and the colour of love.  You can have a little or a lot of it in your home decor,  but which ever way you go red is always noticed and brings warmth to any room.

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 Sometimes red leans toward orange and brings thoughts of cool fall days.


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 It can make you think of fresh raspberries ...



 
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or it can be the brilliance of red lacquer with  shine and depth. 

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Look for  red sprinkled around a room...



 



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in bold patterns ,,,

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 solids or stripes.


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It can be on your wall ...

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your windows....  or anyplace you wish.


Do you need a little red in your life?









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5 +1 Design Solutions

Every home has challenges- not enough  storage space, oddly shaped rooms, nowhere to put the TV etc.  There is always a good design solution for every problem. All it takes is patience to look for the solution or some thought to figure it out yourself.  Sometimes the solution is a mixture of the two.     Do any of these ideas help solve a design problem in your house?


 No  space  for a desk

 
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So you think you have no room for a small desk in a room.  I love this idea of a fold up desk that turns into a framed art work.
  
Space too open



A floating wall of this type serves to partially separate a space while adding a place  to locate furniture.

 
No wall for a TV


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What about no wall space for a TV?  This happens in many open area homes, but there are solutions as you can see. 

No space for a buffet


Sometimes taking space from another room or a hallway is an option.  This buffet fits perfectly into a small space. 

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When you have a small entrance space consider fooling the eye by using a large mirror and layering furniture in front of it.  This sleek table accepts a bench below it very nicely.  It looks good but the bench is also functional.

Looking for a home office


This is such a great solution for a small space.  The trunk can do double duty as a coffee table and a space to lay your laptop when the lid is closed





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