Posts Tagged ‘interior decorating’
The Case Against Staged Nursery Photos
As a mother and devotee of family-oriented design, I probably look at dozens of photographs of nurseries online every single day – whether I’m shopping for my own child’s room, or just surfing great design sites and blogs. There is so much creativity out there, and it can be very inspiring. Before my child was…
Read MoreDesigner Secrets From House Beautiful
House Beautiful magazine recently published 35 “designer secrets” – little pithy, and in some cases not-so-pithy, tips and tricks from the experts that we all can use, set as individual graphics with on a color field. I didn’t think all of them were particularly relevant to we ‘real people,’ but I like this idea (really…
Read MoreIkat Inspiration
There is no doubt that ikat prints are very hot right now. It doesn’t feel right to call ikat (that’s eeee-cot) trendy, though – after all, these are patterns derived from ancient textile dyeing techniques. Somehow it looks just as fresh and bold today as it surely did then (we’re talking several hundred years ago).…
Read MoreWherefore Art Thou, Art Nouveau?
For a long time, I’ve been trying to find an angle from which to write about art nouveau that is appropriate for this blog. Interiors For Families is all about celebrating the way ‘real people’ live – especially families with children, who require special, highly practical considerations when designing interiors. I promise I’ll get there…
Read MorePetal Pushing on Mother’s Day
In honor of Mother’s Day, my first as a mom, I thought I would take the liberty of straying just a bit from this blog’s typical fare. But not too much. I’d love to give flowers to all of you mothers out there. But since I can’t, I am going to share with you some…
Read MoreQuinlan’s Yellow Submarine Nursery
In a recent post (Oh Baby: 7 Steps to Decorating a Unique Nursery), I promised to post pictures of my son’s room. The theme we chose was “Yellow Submarine” – mom is a big Beatles fan. I featured our glider, the Dutailier Cadenza with midnight blue leather upholstery, in a previous post as well, so…
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