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I know there are tons of plastic bins to choose from to keep your stuff in, but if you use natural material containers instead to store your essentials, everything looks better and is sill very functional!

Floating vanities are a great way to add visual space and make your bathroom appear larger. If you have a really tiny bathroom, you can even consider a wall mounted sink instead of a vanity.

Keeping in mind that kitchens sell homes, it’s important to update your kitchen before you put it up for sale. But that doesn’t mean spending 20k+. You can do budget updating for less than 5K that really makes a difference. Look at these before & afters. Paint, new back splash & counters, open shelving, goes a long way.

I know…wallpaper makes people cringe. And for the most part, I agree. That stuff our parents & grandparents used was bad. Well, maybe at the time it made sense. But there are cool, modern prints that are awesome (in small quantities!) now. Check it out.

This picture is from the show Fixer Upper, and Joanna is a master at updating older homes and using lots of white in the process for a fresh, clean vibe. Painting over the dated orange brick did a huge number on this house, as well as adding a new entry porch with dark door. Look over the details to see what she did to pull this altogether. I just love it! It would sell so fast if it was put on the market.

Don’t underestimate what the right pendants can do for your house. Especially if you are selling your home, remove dated light fixtures and replace with something like these for instant wow factor!

This new Tiny House craze is insane! People are trading in their 3300+ square foot homes for places that average  150-400 square feet! Its not for everyone for sure, but I think Americans are reacting to the oversized mortgages that go with big homes. A way to simplify, work less and enjoy life more! Well…I don’t think I could manage it. Unless I was single maybe. But what is important here, is that we can all learn from Tiny House living…what we can still incorporate.

1. Have multifunctional rooms and furniture that do double duty
2. Find creative storage solutions-such as unused vertical space
3. Re-use, repurpose and rethink what you already have-don’t just keep buying more stuff
4. Enjoy the beauty of minimal living, less to items to clean, worry about and move. Take time to assess what is really essential.
5. You have to lose the clutter!

If  you want a house that looks”designed”,  be clear with style of your home from the minute you walk in the front door. Modern, eclectic, transitional…what ever you happen to love. But the theme should run through out. Beyond furniture, & rug choices, it can be found even in the little things, like having consistent moulding, doors and windows styles, for example.  Also stay consistent with finishes on fixtures and hardware. Have a 3 or 4  color paint palette and just repeat it all over the home. If you decide on building an addition, make sure it looks like it belongs with the rest of the house…do not introduce a new style of architecture. Each room should look like it belongs to the same cohesive house, not be a series of disjointed rooms. Do this and your home will look well designed rather than thrown together. For living  or selling.

We’ve all seen the home decor TV shows where they are always using barn doors on tracks. But what is the rustic, heavy barn door is not the look you are going for? Here you go!

Whether you are selling or staying, accessorizing a home is key to creating a finished space. Do not overlook this when you buy new furnishings or stage.