Tag: interior design

Tips for Decorating Resort Rental Property

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Beachfront income properties have their own particular set of concerns when it comes to interior design.  Condo packages may meet budget goals, but often contain inferior quality pieces that don’t last.   Vacation renters inflict heavy use; they track in sand, walk on carpets dripping wet, sit on furniture in wet bathing suits, and set drinks everywhere. Sofa cushions fade quickly from pool chlorine and dining chairs are spotted and stained; and it seems like the kids use the curtain rods for monkey bars! The sensible owner will make planned purchases [...]

Design Your Home for Organization

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When a home is truly organized, it allows the homeowner to function smoothly and handle all the things on her plate each day. When everything has a place, the home is easy to keep clean and everyone in the family can help keep things running. Use interior design to incorporate the items you use often into furnishings that are part of daily life.

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Why Decorate With Antiques?

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INTERIOR DESIGNERS are fond of antiques; we often collect them ourselves, and are quick to recommend them to clients. Some of our clients love the idea. Mention antiques to some, however, and they cringe, recalling dusty, depressing, cluttered houses of days gone by. What is the reason for a designer's obsession with incorporating antiques into a home? The answer has to do not only with style, but with substance, history and roots. Interior designers and decorators have been seeking antique and vintage furnishings for clients since the beginning of the [...]

Waiting Room Doctor's Office Myrtle Beach

Designing An Eco-Friendly Medical Office Waiting Room

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When SC Pain and Spine Specialists decided to open a new location in Murrells Inlet, Dr. Jason Rosenberg asked me to help with a reception room layout and furniture that would be appropriate to a busy waiting room area. Since the office is shared with Dr. Brian Kinmartin and Professional Rehabilitation Services, the waiting area must serve both practices. Both doctors and their families are passionate about the outdoors and the natural beauty of our local area, so we decided on a color scheme that blends Low Country colors and [...]

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Surfside Beach Oceanfront Condo

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In this project, a condo in Surfside Beach was completely remodeled - we selected handmade tile, durable Pergo floors and new finishes in the kitchen. Walls were moved and a door relocated to add space to the Master Bath. New furnishings and window treatments make the oceanfront space comfortable and bright.