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Tis the Season For Stains??

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Company comes over. Company is served delicious food and drink. Company accidentally spills delicious food and drink on sofa and floors? Oh no! What to do?

Here are some great tips on how to address those holiday ‘oops’

Stain Removal Tips (from http://www.chemdry.com/products-tips/spot-removal-tips)

1. Act Quickly – The longer the stain is allowed to remain, the more chance it has to set.

2. Know what kind of stain you are working on as well as the type of fabric or surface it is on so you can
choose the best product.

3. Remove as much excess stain as you can by blotting, scraping or brushing whatever will come off.
DO NOT rub it in.

Here are some additional web sites with more information about how to address just about any type of stain removal. A clean freak resource heaven!

http://www.doityourself.com/scat/liquid
http://www.doityourself.com/scat/saucesgravies
http://www.merrymaids.com/cleaningtips/

Transformational Interior Design

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Design is a process.  Candace Olsen said ‘Good Design Takes Time’.  It is true!  Sometimes you can make a notable change to the interior design of  a space pretty quickly, but often the design plan needs to be developed, executed and adjusted to get it just right.  So, while we all are trained to get everything quickly, I call it the ‘microwave society syndrome’, take a deep breath and invest time into the planning process to get the best end result.

Below is a recent example of a project S Interior Design is working on.    You will see from the before and after photos the room has undergone a transformation.  New paint colors, new seating, accent tables, area rugs, window treatments and more.  Perhaps most different design element is the fireplace.  The fireplace is a focal point in the room and before it had a faux paint technique in muddy brown tones that read as ‘Tuscon’.  The new homeowners, wanted to inject color and an ethnic style element into the design.  First we painted it, then we chose tiles to place on the hearth and the surround.

Firplace Design before
Before Picture
Fireplace After Paint Color
Fireplace After Paint Color
Fireplace After Paint and Tile
Fireplace After Paint and Tile

Here are photo collages showing other transformational design elements in the great room and adjoining eat-in  kitchen area.

After Transformational Interior Design

Interior Design A-Z: ‘R’ is for Runner Rugs

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And so the alphabet series continues. ‘R’ is for rugs.  Not just rugs, specifically runner rugs. What is a runner rug?,  you might ask.

As a designer, runner rugs are a versatile dimension of rug that might find a home in an entry area if it is long and narrow, in front of  a kitchen sink or a kitchen cooking area, in hallways leading to bedrooms and in bathrooms in front of sink vanities.

Washable runner rugs can be found at Gardner’s Supply Company

The choice of rug material should be based on the location for the rug.  Wool is an extremely durable fiber and is almost always a good choice.  If the rug is going to be placed in a hallway that leads to a backyard or a garage area, you may want to use an indoor/outdoor rug.  You can use a runner rug on your steps to protect your carpet or hard surface from wear and tear.

Some great web sites to go  shopping for runner size rugs are:  Home Decorators , Rugs Direct and FLOR.

FLOR is a great resource to design your own runner rug.  Each FLOR carpet tile is 19.7″ x 19’7″ so you can use as many tiles as you wish for your space.  Chose among traffic level (light, medium, heavy) and lots of options for colors, textures and patterns.

FLOR Carpet Tile Runner Rug

Hopefully this inspires you to go get some fresh runner rugs for your home!  Function and beauty all in one!