Dream Home Decorating Blog
The Dream Home Decorating Blog is my mini-journal about home decorating.
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- keeps you up-to-date with special announcements, news and updates, and
- points out useful or interesting bits from this website that you might otherwise miss.
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Download your free e-book: Stylish Neutrals
Check your inbox for the July issue of Dream Home News, and download a special gift.
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Free E-Book on July 1
The next Dream Home News (due out July 1, 2009) will come with a link to download a free, information-packed, plentifully illustrated e-book about creating stylish neutral color schemes (Know The Rules, And Use Them With Gusto!)
The download link will be active for a short time only, and the book will only ever be available to my e-zine subscribers.
So if you're on my subscriber list, do make sure you download your copy on, or shortly after, July 1!
If you would like to receive the e-book but are not on my subscriber list, you can subscribe here.
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Ask a color question!
Ask your most burning question(s) about color schemes for your home!
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Check out the March 09 Newsletter!
I have just added the March 09 newsletter to the Dream Home News page. It's chock full of creative ideas for dealing with the credit crunch.
Give your creativity a workout!
And if you want to get the Dream Home Decorating News straight into your inbox every two months, please fill in the subscription form now, and you'll receive the next issue while the news really is brand new!
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Choosing Paint Color
Choosing paint color: How to make sure you get it right the first time. (An illustrated guide)
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Decorating With Toile
Decorating with Toile de Jouy: 40+ French country decorating ideas with a touch of luxury.
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Exterior Window Treatments: Ideas from Tuscany and Northern Italy
Pictures of exterior window treatments from Italy, to inspire you with easy-to-copy ideas for a rich, warm Mediterranean look.
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Check Your Inbox for the Latest Newsletter!
The March edition of Dream Home Decorating News has just gone out, and it's full of new home decorating tips and ideas. Enjoy!
New Back Issues Available for You
I've just posted two back issues of Dream Home Decorating News on the site for you.
The November newsletter is full of ideas to help you create a truly "you-nique" home.
The January edition is about Attitude Decorating ... to find out more about it, please click the link below.
And if you would like to receive future Dream Home Decorating News straight to your inbox, please fill in the subscription form now, and you'll receive the next issue hot off the press!
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Tuscan Window Treatments
Pictures of window treatments from Tuscany: Easy-to-copy, inexpensive, original Tuscan window treatments for your Mediterranean style home.
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Tuscan Dinnerware
Original Tuscan dinnerware comes in a variety of styles and colors. Choose between rustic Italian earthenware crockery, colorful handpainted majolica tableware and elegant bone china.
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Free Homemade Gift Ideas
A collection of free homemade gift ideas for easy-to-make, inexpensive, homemade holiday gifts. Because it's the you-niqueness that counts.
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Monogram Gift Ideas
Unique monogram gift ideas that you won't find in the shops!
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November Newsletter Out Tomorrow
Remember to check your inbox tomorrow for the last issue of Dream Home Decorating News this year!
Hardly An Interior Decorating Book ...
Steve Pavlina's Personal Development For Smart People is no interior decorating book, but it offers an interesting approach that will impact your home for sure. Here's how it works.
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September Newsletter Backissue Now Available!
The September edition of Dream Home Decorating News - The Summer Holidays Hangover Issue - is now available on the site for you.
Read up on how to use your happy memories in stylish ways to fill your home with an upbeat vibe.
Oh, and the next issue of Dream Home Decorating News is on the way as well. If you would like to receive it straight to your inbox on November 1, do make sure you fill in the subscription form before the end of this month. Happy reading!
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New Book Review
A new review has just been added to the interior decorating book report: Dylan Landis, Elegant and Easy Rooms.
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Interior Decorating Book Report
I want to share a few favorites from my interior decorating book collection with you; some skinny paperbacks and some fat tomes that I open again and again for inspiration, advice and ideas.
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Craft Fair Extraordinaire – Inspiration and Unique Christmas Presents
ORIGIN (it used to be the Chelsea Crafts Fair until two years ago) is the one contemporary craft event in London that I never, ever miss. And just in case you happen to be in or near London between October 7 and 19, I very much recommend you go, too.
The 300 designer craftspeople who exhibit their most recent work here have been handpicked from among many hundreds of applicants. Without exception, the work shown is of extremely high quality – fresh, original, sometimes quirky, and always beautifully executed. Prices are moderate, considering that you can get original, one-of-a-kind pieces that will never see the inside of a high street shop unless you take them in there.
You can find ceramics, jewelry, fashion/textiles and knitwear, silver and fine metals, glass, paper and books, interior accessories and textiles, wood, furniture, and toys. I remember overhearing a visitor from the USA last year, carrying several bags and telling someone on her cellphone that she'd just done all her Christmas shopping in one go … "and I didn't even know this show existed – I just stumbled into it between museum visits!"
Well, now you know about it, too. Who knows, maybe we'll meet there!
ORIGIN, Somerset House, Strand, London WC2R 1LA.
Week 1: 7-12 October 2008.
Week 2: 14-19 October 2008
Closed Monday, 13 October for exhibition changeover.
Opening Hours:
Tuesday to Friday 11am-7pm
Saturday and Sunday 10am-6pm
Ticket prices:
Single ticket £8 (£6 concessions); One visit each week £12 (£10 concessions); Unlimited entry £15. Illustrated catalog included in the price of admission.
(Some makers are unable to take credit card payments, so do remember to bring your checkbook)
For more information, go to www.craftscouncil.org.uk.
Oh, and my friend Sonia Guzzo, who provided the checklist for Italian Country Decorating, is exhibiting at ORIGIN, too. Week One. Stand M8. Just thought I'd let you know!
If you like 20th century and contemporary interiors, check this out!
TENT London, Sept 18-21, might be an interesting event for you even if you're not going to be anywhere near London on these dates. For example, if you're looking for information on what's available in modernist and contemporary interiors, who's in the market selling it, and where to contact these people, check the show's online directory for dealer information.
TENT is composed of several shows under one roof:
CIRCA has antique and specialist dealers (mainly from the UK, a few from mainland Europe) selling all manner of furniture, lighting, wall art, textiles, and interior objects from the following periods: - arts & crafts
- art deco
- modernist
- post-war
- mid-century
- 1960s/70s, retro and vintage
From reading the dealer information, it seems to me that the emphasis is on modernist and mid-century architect-designed furniture. So you will be able to pick up Scandinavian classics (e.g. Eero Saarinen, Arne Jacobsen, Hans Wegner, Verner Panton, Alvar Aalto), or furniture by Charles & Ray Eames, Joe Colombo, and John & Sylvia Reid, but also rare vintage posters, Lucienne Day textiles, or Midwinter ceramics, to name but a few.
CONTENT promises cutting-edge furniture, lighting, digital media, ceramics and textiles, materials and accessories.
TALENT ZONE focuses on a small number of handpicked recent design graduates showing furniture and interior design objects.
YOUR SPACE is very small and contains a few installations and 'micro-shows' by different businesses.
I have not seen this show before, so I cannot actually recommend it. I just wanted to make sure you know about it, in case you're interested in 20th century and contemporary interiors. Click here for more information.
For some ideas on how to put contemporary interiors together, please click on the 'permalink' below:
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Dream Home News in Your Inbox
The September edition of Dream Home News (the Summer Holidays Hangover Issue) will arrive in your inbox tomorrow, 1st September 2008. Enjoy!
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July Newsletter Backissue Now Available!
The July edition of Dream Home Decorating News - The Trend Issue - is now available on the site for you. Click the link to read up on interior decorating trends from London!
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Top 10 Interior Decorating Tips
Each one of these interior decorating tips will make a tangible difference to your space. Use them all and your home may well change your life!
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Tuscan Style Decorating for Bedrooms (Part II: Create the Look)
Tuscan style decorating made easy: photos of bedrooms in original Tuscan interiors, ideas and accessories that will help you create a Tuscan look for your home.
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Tuscan Decorating Style for Bedrooms (Part I: Traditional/Rustic)
Pictures of authentic Italian farmhouse bedrooms in traditional Tuscan decorating style, to inspire you with ideas for creating your own version of Tuscan interiors.
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