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6 Coastal Beach Decor Ideas to Steal Without Turning Your House into a Cliche

If you’re like me, you love the idea of having an easy, breezy beach house that overlooks the ocean and has an immediate sense of calm. If you are indeed like me, you’ll instantly realize that this whole concept is probably not going to happen. We can, however, take the whole beach house concept and attempt to decorate our suburban or city dwellings with a little coastal flair to at least bring on some of that calm. Here are a few beach decor ideas that you can steal for yourself, without making your house look like a nautical cliché. (more…)

5 Tricks to Stylish French Decor Without Looking Hokey

When it comes to style, the French seem to have all of their you-know-what together. The overall look is put together, but effortlessly so. When it comes to French decor inside the home, the same elements apply. Everything coordinates, doesn’t look bought at a big box store, and generally just has a cool sophisticated vibe. How on earth do us mere mortals get the look, without looking like we are wearing berets and striped shirts while sitting at a café all day? Well, there are a few elements to French décor that we can all try to adopt so that we can bring some of that je ne sais quoi to our own homes. (more…)

The Lazy Way To Create A Gallery Art Wall

Have you ever looked at all of the walls in your house and felt a little lack luster about it all? Feel like they look a little empty, but end up going about your business because the thought of trying to figure out what to put on them is daunting to say the least? Really don't feel like spending an arm and a leg just to try to decorate? I've definitely been there. Being a graphic designer by trade, it dawned on me that creating and printing my own artwork would probably be the easiest route to go, but what would I put up and how would I make it cheap. After a little searching on good ol' Google, a…