Interior Design Trends in Santa Barbara
By Dina Hanna As we ring in the New Year sipping champagne and watching the real estate market, interior designers are also bringing in new interior designs trends and insights into changing consumer trends. According to Trulia, interior designer...
Add Some Fun Into Your Home Décor in 8 Steps
It's easy to create a home that makes you smile: just add some fun elements into your home décor. Realty Times recommends you stop being so serious when it comes to decorating your home. Instead, have fun! Here are a few ideas to get started: W...
Sherwin Williams 2017 Color of The Year: Poised Taupe
"It's like gray and brown had a baby," is how Sue Wadden, the director of color marketing for Sherwin-Williams explains the 2017 color of the year: Poised Taupe. She was recently on the Today Show sharing how to get a head start on next year's trends...
10 Home Items to Buy in Big Box Stores
In an earlier blog on the shopping habits of the wealthy, I uncovered that big box stores are among the places millionaires like to shop. Here are 10 reasons why: New trends Big box stores are a great place to adopt a new trend without a big s...
Luxury Home Décor: Posh, Plush and Luxe Items For Your Home
I just read an article in Realty Times regarding luxury home décor featuring the poshest, most plush, and luxe items for your home. The list had me salivating: Dolce & Gabbana First up, a Dolce & Gabbana refrigerator. The famed fashion...
2016 Interior Design Trends
Are you wondering about the 2016 interior design trends? According to a story in Realty Times, the interior design trends for 2016 call for more inspiration and less direction. Leading interior designers say to expect an even wider range of options...
Pantone’s Colors of the Year 2016
These colors speak to the balanced, Santa Barbara Lifestyle. Pantone's Colors of the Year for 2016 have been officially announced: Rose Quartz and Serenity, otherwise known as baby pink and baby blue. It's the first time the color trend forecaster...
10 Tips on Creating a Chic Home Office
Don't settle for a boring home office A home office doesn't have to be a boring room, according to fashion blogger Christine Andrew of Hello Fashion and POPSUGAR. Here are her 10 tips on creating a chic home office: Keep it organized Get ...
How to Create Your Own 5-Star Guest Room
Creating your own 5-Star guest room should be on the top of your to-do list right now. Why? As autumn heads toward the busy holiday season, now is the time to prepare for houseguests. We all love spending a little more time with loved ones over the h...
Top 5 Video Games for Design Nerds
If you are a child at heart and interested in architecture, there are several video games you need to check out. Created to excite players through human curiosity, creativity, and puzzles, some even allow you to build monuments and towns, while other...