Guest Rooms are great spaces for dark, rich colors.  They make the room cozy and invite you to nestle in.

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With the change in the sunlight and some cooler nights, my morning glories are thriving.  I recommend planting these tiny seeds and letting them climb up railings, columns, fences...wherever you want a spots of color.  While other plants are finishing their season, these are in full swing and will bloom all the way until frost.  They make my exterior spaces as lovely as my interior spaces.

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Well, in the redoing of my living room (photo posted last week), it seems it was not quite finished.  With the addition of one bright red wall, I think we can settle down and enjoy the new modern look.

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We have just finished redoing our living room...and it has turned out wonderfully, but it was not done without worry.  I experimented with a much lower sectional sofa in two shades, beige/gray and soft white and going from standard 18" high seating to 15" high seating was a little nerve wracking.  But I was so much more comfortable on the tight tufted bench style seats than I was sinking into down filled loose sofa cushions.  The room is ever so much more spacious.  And it passed it's first test on Saturday night when we had friends over and they were comfy, too...no problem getting down to that seating height.
So my tip for this week is:  Expand your horizons!

Living Room #1

 

 

LIVING ROOM # 2

 

 

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My creative energies are outside during the summer.   We removed the railings from our deck (it was at ground level on three sides, so we took down all but one of the railings) and changed the paint from a reddish brown to a gray/brown and it is much quieter and blends in with the yard.  Plus the flowers are now enjoyed without having to look between the railings.

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Painting a new color on the walls is the most "budget friendly" way to change a room.  Going from light to dark or vice versa will make the art work look brand new.  And the furnishings will also have a  new flair.  Then add new throw pillows or a new area rug and the transformation is complete.



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 CHANGE THE WALL COLOR TO "COFFEE WITH CREAM"

AND CHANGE THE RUG TO ONE WITH DEEP COLORS

AND THE ROOM WILL TRANSFORM

 

 

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No matter how well we design and organize  our offices,  our desks get "in a mess", covered with our projects...but don't lose hope and always laugh.  Look at my cat convincing us that "he fits perfectly in this small basket"

 

 

And here's one of him supervising the printing