Archive for Interior Design
Decor and You DC: Don’t Underestimate Serendipity
By Mary Gilliatt
Serendipity is such a good word to roll around the tongue. It’s an even better word to describe the fortuitous luck, the un-thought of touch, which can creep into decorating to make effects that we had not anticipated but for which we are nevertheless grateful.
I shall never forget the change made unthinkingly by [...]
Interior Decorating Project Overview
For busy business professionals, decorating a home by yourself can be an exhausting project. Where do you start? And, how can you get the home of your dreams with that “WOW” factor while saving time and staying within your budget?
Decorating a home is a project and the process requires:
Knowledge of design trends
Access to a variety [...]
Interior Decorating: Window Treatment Tips
Whether you are looking to top off a sliding-glass door with a valance or transform the look of your living room, choosing the right window treatment can be a daunting task. Given window treatments are as diverse as the windows they cover, there are several things to consider in addition to the fabrics and colors [...]
Decor and You DC: Dramatic Kitchen Updates
Most kitchens are ready for a facelift every 15 years. While homeowners may be relatively satisfied with the function of their existing kitchen, they want to upgrade from the builder basics and create an updated and unique look. A few, well-designed and executed changes can easily accomplish this goal without the inconvenience of gutting the [...]
Decor and You DC: Indonesian Wood in the Bedroom
Continued global pressure on furniture manufacturers to go green and create sustainable lifestyles, for good reason, is driving use of high quality hardwood that can be quickly regenerated. These hardwoods are good for the environment and offer high style favored by our Northern Virginia and Metro DC area clients.
An Indonesian hardwood creating excitement in design [...]
Decor and You DC Named Exclusive Provider – Center for Foreclosure Alternatives
Decor&You DC is the exclusive provider of staging and decorating services to the Center for Foreclosure Alternatives. A press release concerning the launch of the Center can be found below. The Center is having a by-invite only launch party this Thursday.
As an official sponsor of the event, the Decor&You DC Team looks forward to [...]
The Beauty and Functions of Fabric
Fabric is of the greatest help in decoration. Along with paint and papers, or instead of them, it can transform uninspired walls and ceilings, disguise bad proportions, and can be of enormous help in cheering up a rented house or apartment that cannot be changed in any other way. It can dress windows beautifully, turn [...]
Defining Your Personal Interior Decorating Style
A new client who is moving from the town home in Leesburg to a new single family home in Ashburn contacted me the other day. She was looking for guidance on how to transition her décor and furnishings from her current home into a much more expansive space in her new home. She wanted to use [...]
Interior Decorating: Good Lighting Makes All the Difference
Good lighting is one of the most important elements in the design of a room, and certainly most necessary at night or on a gloomy day. Apart from its primary function of producing light to see by when natural light has faded, it can enhance strong points in a space and diminish weaker ones; provide [...]
Welcome to Decor&You DC
Decor&You furnishes and refines America’s residential and commercial interiors. Our decorators have the power to simplify how people achieve comfort, style and value in their homes and businesses. It’s an ambitious goal, and Decor&You delivers it – right to your door!
For immediate assistance with your interior decorating project, please call Sandra Hambley at 703-599-0648.
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