Home trends are irrelevant. First + foremost, a home you never w-a-n-t to leave has timeless style + livable luxuries that are intentional. Curated to improve everyday living. It’s not only about making your home look great but in order to create a home that hugs your people, it needs to work well + conform to your everyday routines.
Read MoreWhen it comes to laundry room organization, there’s no shortage of inspirational roundups out there. What makes a laundry room truly beautiful though starts well before the stuff you can buy or all the things you can fill your laundry room with. Laundry room organization is rooted deeply in how a laundry room actually functions.
Read MoreOn the surface, crown molding ideas are usually very different today than they once were in our past. Truth be told, what we often think of as being merely decorative, crown molding actually still serves a functional purpose today. So while we’ve put together this guide to explore different crown molding ideas, we’re also diving into all the ways in which crown molding can be used throughout your home.
Read MoreStorage containers are an excellent solution when it comes to maintaining an organized home or corralling all of your belongings in one area, but there are a few things to consider about clear storage bins because they're not for everyone. Love ‘em or hate ‘em let’s dive in + learn why.
Read MoreThe benefits of biophilic design + the impact it has on our minds + on our body are strikingly obvious but if your eyes glazed over reading that, not to fret my friend — we have an incredible fascination at Elegant Simplicity when it comes to exploring the art of a beautiful space + where science converge.
Because when it comes to making your home feel like it’s hugging you people, the art of really bringing your home to life is –– a love investment. When we think of ‘cost’ we’re asking you to take a big ol leap from the way you typically think of dollars + cents into a realm of the ‘value’ of what you’re paying for.
Read MoreLet’s begin to wrap our beautiful minds around the real costs of handmade furniture + truly understanding the difference between custom + store-bought furniture. Both are fantastic, but in order to peel back the curtain, we must first understand the language of furniture + how (much like nutrition labels) the terminology can be incredibly misleading when buying new furniture.
Read MoreAs a top Seattle + Bellevue, Washington-based interior designer one of the biggest head-scratchers people have when it comes to designing a home is –– what do things actually cost? Not to mention, that when it comes to custom furniture, nailing down exact costs can often feel a bit tricky because the simple nature of each project is unique + extraordinarily different, hence the word custom.
But let’s be real boo, what you love is the art of home, the hard work + the true craftsmanship that great design exudes. You know the benefits + you value the knowledge that someone who devotes their life to creating beautiful homes has.
Read MoreWhen it comes to books, there’s a huge misconception, (especially when it comes to storing them) that leads to having oodles of books in our homes. Many of which we’ll never read again. However, the moment we muster up the courage to part ways, an odious sense of guilt washes over us. It’s like clockwork.
Read MoreIf like most, you struggle to keep the real stuff alive, know that you + faux greenery are about to become besties once you learn how to incorporate the elements of biophilic design into your home. And, even if you have the same love language as Mother Earth –– meaning your superpower is effortlessly growing + keeping plants alive –– there’s still reason for that green-thumb heart of your to love faux greenery (especially in areas with little to no natural light!)
Read MoreEverything we purchase has a price tag attached to it. And based on basic human + behavioral psychology, we tend to rationalize the value of items we’d like to purchase with what someone is asking for in return. But, for the sake of simplicity (and this article), I want you to consider the hidden cost of being unorganized.
Read MoreChoosing a dining room rug isn’t easy because there are so many factors to be considered. From figuring out the best size, shape, material, color, pattern, texture + pile length, or your rug... yes, it can all feel a tad bit overwhelming. But, we’re here to teach you How To Choose The Perfect Dining Room Rug.
Read MoreCertainly, remodeling your bathroom is a huge undertaking, especially when it comes to time energy + investment which is why first + foremost the team that leads you there is kind of a big deal. If what you want is a bathroom with timeless style + livable luxuries made for your everyday life then you need to assemble what I like to call –– you’re A-team. And while, as five-star Seattle based interior designers, we’ve tackled more design-related challenges with clients than you could possibly imagine, I’m here to share with you a handful of considerations that you should put on your radar in an effort to ensure that master bathroom remodel of your’s is a success.
Read MoreHow To Select A Side Table That’s Perfect For Your Space? Well, it can be difficult to envision the perfect side table for your living or family room, let alone decide what should go on it. We know you agonize over getting it wrong + having to do it over again, so we’ve rounded up a handful of our own design ideas that will get you headed in the right direction.
Read MoreWorking from home but finding yourself also filling the shoes of a part-time teacher? The role of being a parent these days is, unfortunately, like everything else –– difficult. We’ve compiled a simple (+ effective) homeschool organization list for the busy parent, the work from home parent… There’s no shame in being that parent. You're going to love our homeschool organization ideas.
Read MoreAt Elegant Simplicity, John + I don’t subscribe to creating the illusions of a picture-perfect home. In fact, designing or organizing a home you never want to leave is so much more than surface-level illusions of pretty. As your decluttering bestie, we’ve put together our best garage storage ideas that are guaranteed to make your 3… 4… 5… stall garage more functional.
Read MoreNo one sets out with the goal of creating a home that’s full of negative energy. So regardless of whichever feel-good emotion you want your home to conjure up — we’ve broken down exactly which colors are good for creating positive energy!
Read MoreDespite what size area in your home you have for a mudroom, your current mudroom looks something like a pile of shoes scattered all over the place + enough jackets or bags hanging on hooks that you could outfit an entire bus full of kids. Am I right? No shame, you’re not alone. Lucky for you though, you’ve not only landed on THE place to be for all things home, but there are some basic fundamentals to have in your mudroom (despite its size) that once you’ve learned can help you reign in that messy mudroom clutter + prevent it from getting out of hand.
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