The most important reason to purchase inexpensive furniture as a young adult isn’t to save money, but rather to make sure that when you do buy high quality furniture, you love what you buy. Shopping for antiques and custom-made decor takes patience and persistence. If you don’t hire an interior designer to do your shopping…
Category: Design ideas
The #LKRB was a fashion hashtag fail that opened the window to a low-key luxury lifestyle shaped by the Millennial economy. (Think quiet luxury with a thoughtful approach to budgeting.) Learn #LKRB principles of design that will show you how to incorporate an authentic old money aesthetic into a contemporary home. Read decorating 101 tips to help you get started and draw on professional design ideas from popular design philosophies.
Decorating 101: how to use Google Image Search
Shopping online for furniture and decor with a specific aesthetic is easy thanks to visual search tools like Pinterest and Google Image Search. Let’s dive into how to use Google Image Search to find the aesthetic you want at the quality and price point that matches your needs. Selecting inspiration photos for furniture and decor…
Professional design: biophilia to lift your mood
One of my favorite design philosophies to enhance the mood of a space is biophilic design. “Biophilia” is a word that means “love of living things” and biophilic design incorporates natural elements into your home. Making use of biophilic elements in your home boosts your emotional well-being by bringing the psychological benefits of time spent…
Professional design: 3 awesome feng shui ideas
You don’t need to be an interior design professional to make use of design philosophies like feng shui. If you’ve never decorated a home before and don’t know the difference between Art Deco and Hollywood Regency, a basic design philosophy can help you decide where to place your furniture and decor. Following a philosophy like…
Decorating 101: how to decorate a new home with neutrals
If you’re not sure how to decorate a new home, a neutral colour palette is the best decorating choice you can make. Even the top luxury interior designers use neutral colour palettes when staging $25-million contemporary homes. By starting with a predominantly white, black, or grey space, you will have a home that’s ready to…
#LKRB principle of design: be authentic
The difference between a #LKRB and a grandmillennial can be summarized in one word: authenticity. If you want your home to exude an old money aesthetic, you’ll need to anchor your interior with one-of-kind objets rather than blanketing your entire home with dated pieces. No one cares how much money you spent on your decor….
#LKRB principle of design: never be fancy
What makes the interior of a home look fancy or expensive to you? Can you tell if the velvet in the picture is real? What do you consider to be “real” velvet? Silk or polyester? How high should the pile be? Would you consider the luxury bar chair in the picture to be a splurge…
What does a #LKRB interior look like?
Fifteen years ago, the Millennial generation was responsible for an explosion of “affordable luxury” and “aspirational” brands. We all graduated into the Financial Crisis, and, lacking the financial means of our parents, Millennials created DTC brands to produce quality at a lower price on every product and service, from clothing to hair styling. With COVID,…