Add Joy to Spring Cleaning

(Family Features) While spring cleaning can be crucial in keeping your home in tip-top shape, especially for DIYers who find inspiration in the bright season for new home decor projects, the annual ritual can also feel overwhelming. To add color and whimsy, and make spring cleaning a more joyous event, consider these ideas from mom and designer Joy Cho, the founder and creative director of Oh Joy! – a lifestyle site focused on design, fashion, food and life’s joyful moments. Frame homemade artwork. Once spring has arrived, you may have compiled lots of children’s artwork from time spent indoors. To …

Home Decor 101

Decorating with bold colors (Family Features) From dark and moody to vibrant and bold, colorful design is gaining favor among homeowners ditching safe, neutral palettes to create more daring, dramatic spaces. Decorating with deeply saturated colors can be intimidating. Explore these ideas to welcome more bold colors into your home and create inviting spaces for living and entertaining. Walls of color Say goodbye to beige and embrace the bold color trend by enhancing walls with hues that make a statement. The trick is to avoid making colors so loud that the space loses its stylish appeal. Bold doesn’t necessarily mean …

Give Your Home a Modern Makeover

(Family Features) Even if your home has seen a generation or two of living, creating a contemporary new look may not require a full-scale renovation. The key to creating a more modern feel is all in the details. Many of these elements can be tackled one by one so you can transform your home into the modern marvel you desire on a timeframe and budget that fits your lifestyle. If a contemporary home is your ultimate goal, start with these key features to create a more modern look. Lighting Dingy lighting and dim rooms are the antithesis of modern design. …

FUSE STYLE AND SAFETY WITH FUSION PET AND BABY GATES

Beautiful Designer Safety Gates That Align with Your Home Decor Create the perfect gated space for your family with Fusion Gates. Fusion Gates are modern baby and dog gates engineered for safety but designed as a work of art. Their designer gates feature a patented interchangeable art screen system and an ongoing collection of beautiful screens ranging from trendy to traditional. These beautiful designs allow for seamless integration and harmony into your home’s décor. With Fusion Gates, you can say goodbye to the unattractive baby and pet gates of the past! Choose your gate width (from 32”-74” plus extensions available), gate finish (black, satin nickel and white pearl) and screen design. Fusion Gates’ innovative safety gate fuses together intuitive design, uncompromising commitment to safety …

3 Tips to Create Your Dream Closet

(Family Features) If you’ve ever opened your closet doors and been depressed by what you see, it may be time to rethink your closet. In fact, according to a One Poll survey on behalf of ClosetMaid, 57 percent of women admitted having an organized closet would make finding what they’re looking for faster and easier while 3 out of 10 said an organized closet would make mornings less stressful. However, treating yourself to your dream closet and introducing a new level of organization can help alleviate those worries and provide a fresh perspective. To get started on your closet makeover, …

Home Safe Home

(Family Features) Some home upgrades are aesthetic, and some are for function. These ideas, all with better home safety in mind, show there’s no reason you can’t have both. If you tend to think of home safety in strictly functional terms, you may be relieved to know you don’t have to abandon your designer sensibilities when it comes to improving your home’s overall safety. In fact, these tips from the decorating experts at JCPenney show just how easy it can be to make safe look sensational. Appliances Outdated appliances aren’t just an eyesore and drain on your home’s energy resources; …

Lorena Canals and Oh Joy! Collaborate To Create NEW Happy Rugs Collection

Female Design Entrepreneurs to Launch the NEW Happy Rugs Collection Oh Joy! and Lorena Canals have teamed up to produce six gorgeous accent rugs that enhance any home and meet the demands of the modern lifestyle. Their collaboration, is based on their shared vision that quality and function are both important when it comes to products for home decor. The Oh Joy! brand embodies the idea that everyday life is full of joyful moments. Joy Cho and her team focus on home décor, fashion and family through various licensed product lines, a new e-commerce platform, and a daily editorial blog. …

Get that perfect Holiday Find at Vintage 615

It’s rare that a cool store pops up that is fun to go to and has truly unique pieces for all ages. This store is Vintage 615 in Spring Hill. This is one of my favorite places to shop. I love stopping by to find that perfect birthday present for a college-age niece or even my sister. They always seem to have that special item that I didn’t even know I was looking for. From Home Decor and Furniture to apparel and jewelry and even baby items there’s something for every age group. Holiday shopping at Vintage 615 is no …

Interior Design trends 2018

Interior designers everywhere are looking to nature to inspire the looks of 2018. You will see a lot of nature, accented by modern pieces of metal. The entire home will conform to these looks The kitchen is one of the focal points of the home. When you entertain guests, at some point your guests will end themselves in the kitchen. When that happens, they will be impressed. The concept of modern accents combined with antiqued wooden can shocking at first, but shocking in a mesmerizing way. Kitchen The colors of nature will warm any room. Start with American style kitchen …

For Blinds, Shutters, and Interior Furnishings For Distinctive Homes, Turn to BlueHouse

Locally and family owned, BlueHouse Blinds, Shutters & Rugs offers 34 years of experience in serving the interior needs of homeowners in Middle Tennessee. With two showrooms in the area, owner Roy Strickland says, “we’re the area’s leading blinds and shutters specialist.” “We offer blinds, shutters, drapes, lamps, furniture, and more to meet our customers’ needs,” Strickland says. An official Graber® dealer, the company offers free estimates and also offers remote controlled blinds. Visitors to the BlueHouse showrooms will find numerous area rugs from which to choose, as well as chairs, dining room tables, home decor, and fine art. Showrooms are in …