Supernatural Botanicals

We like to keep the atmosphere “inspirational” in our studio, and there’s no better way of doing that than to paint the walls…or at least a one focal wall of color.  Which color do you feel you’d be your most creative in?  Green, yellow, or orange?

Super easy decor straight from the produce department.  Fill clear jars or bowls, or in this case, a candle holder, and fill them with colorful fruits (as shown, Granny Smith apples and oranges).  Huge wow factor, easy to do, inexpensive, and healthy.

Do you obsess over your home’s design?  Are you constantly looking to books and magazines for great interior design ideas?  Is your DVR full of HGTV design shows?  Then you’ll love Design Sponge.   Design Sponge is one of the most popular design blogs in cyberspace, and has a celeb readership (Nate Berkus reads it regularly).   Design Sponge is packed full of great ideas to transform your home into your sanctuary.  Jump over and check out the blog here.

Steal This Look:  Talk about “yes” of monumental proportions, this outdoor design is amazing.  Vibrant oranges bounce off of the mellow chocolate of the bricks, and the furniture is perfection in scale and color.  Achieve this look with pillows in various shades of orange, a great piece of outdoor art with oranges, yellows and reds, and table decor, picking up shades of your pillows.  So gorgeous.  So easy to achieve, too.  Try it.

The prettier the vanity, the prettier the girl.  Having a well-designed makeup vanity, or makeup station,  not only acts as an addition to the aesthetics to your room, but also makes putting makeup on a far more enjoyable experience.  Being able to keep everything in oneplace simplifies your life and keeps you ultra organized.  Look at these designs for inspiration.

Nothing makes working more enjoyable than a beautiful office.  Be creative, be colorful, and steal some ideas from some of these gorgeous home offices.

How sexy is your bedroom? Flannel comforters, over-sized tee-shirts and photos of your kids, or even worse, your parents, sitting on a nearby nightstand  does not make for a sexy bedroom.  Think ultra plush, think soft and sexy.  Ladies, be kind to your men and don’t make them sleep in the land of precious with your Laura Ashley floral-overload bedroom.  Sex it up, sister.  Be sure to equip your room with privacy….not having a lock on your bedroom door is a major no-no.  Take an assessment…how sexy is your bedroom?

If you have lots of wood surfaces in your home, you know that the costs of furniture polish has skyrocketed.  And when prices start to soar sky high, so does our creativity.  How can we do it cheaper, better, and to boot….all naturally?  While there are numerous “green” recipes for homemade furniture polish, they all have the two basic ingredients…oil and lemon.  And as luck would have it, it’s all you need.

To make homemade furniture polish, simply whisk together olive oil with an equal amount of lemon juice (you can also use vinegar, but lemons smell so much nicer).  Simply leave it in the bowl you mixed it in and dip a rag in, or put the liquid mixture in a spray bottle.   The bowl method is easier and less wasteful, as you can mix only the amount you’ll need for the days’ chores.

Use a dry rag, dip the rag into the oil mixture, and buff down all your wood surfaces.  It brings the wood back to life in an instant, and makes it appear brand new.  All natural, less expensive, and oh-so-crafty!    We love this!

Ensure that bedside lamps are the correct height with this little trick: When you’re sitting in bed, the lampshade bottoms should be at eye level so light will shine on your reading material not in your eyes.

Add instant oooohh- factor to your room with fresh flowers.  It’s much easier and much less expensive than you might think…you just have to know how to do it right.

Carnations are widely available (local florist, grocery stores, etc.) and are relatively inexpensive.  The key to carnations is to group them together tightly in a small vase.  This will produce a huge, snowball-type cluster bouquet.  You should keep the carnations all one color…it’s much prettier and expensive-looking this way.  An all white group of carnations is gorgeous and works in every room of any color.  Carnations come in almost every color, so color coordinate with your room’s color.

Keep them on your nightstand, your desk at work, your kitchen island, everywhere.  They lightly scent the air with a light, fresh scent and look gorg.  And now you know how to do carnations right.