Top 10 Feng Shui Tips

Irwin Weiner ASID - Leave it to an LA-based designer, Elizabeth Chamberlain, to come up with a play on "face lift." Her feng shui and interior design consultancy, Space Lift, offers full-service feng shui and design services, assisting clients to realize the optimum potential for their space and life. Listen, you don't have to be a feng shui or woo-woo zombie to follow the principles of feng shui - and that's precisely why I liked Elizabeth's video that we're featuring today. Her 10 tips are practical and useful. They're common sense, and you don't have to stretch your faith or your budget to completely buy in. Every home benefits from good flow, and that's what feng shui accomplishes. (Look for our monthly feng shui advice in our Feng Shui 101 column on Design2Share.) 

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Update on July 18, 2011 by Design2Share

Super King Size Leather Beds: We just found a great collection of sleek leather bed designs. They add sophistication, whether your bedroom decor is traditional or modern. 

Featured Project: DIY Painted Headboard

Now is the perfect time to think about freshening up your interior space. With a splash of color here and a new piece of furniture there, it's easy to redecorate. Here's a quick, budget-conscious DIY design idea to help get you started.

Paint Your Own Headboard

Chances are if you if you purchased your bed frame as part of a bedroom set, the headboard is already included. If you don't want to put forth the extra cash, especially after paying for a pricey mattress, no problem! Painted headboards are a great way to add a pop of color to your bedroom.

Step 1: Measure the width of the head of your bed and mark it with blue painter's tape from floor to ceiling. Now, choose your color based on your desired color scheme. You obviously don't want it to be the same shade as your walls, but it should complement that color.

Step 2: Once you have your color, paint the wall, staying within the blue painters tape. Once the paint dries, if you choose to do so, you can detail with paint or with some removable wall decals from a company like Blik. For as little as $40, Blik makes easily removable wall decals in fun shapes like bookshelves, chandeliers, birds, etc. If this sounds like too much work, don't worry and leave your wall a solid color.

Step 3: Simply position your bed up against the painted wall, prop up some decorative Euro pillows in coordinating colors and patterns, and you have yourself a headboard. You might want to take this opportunity to invest in a new comforter or duvet in fun, light, spring colors. You'd be surprised at what a little bit of paint and some new bedding can do for your space!

Contemporary vanities and more at Decor Planet for your bathroom needs.

Katy's Kitchen Part 5: Backsplash

 

Irwin Weiner ASID - Westport, CT interior designer Katy Cleare has invited us into her kitchen, and she loves to show off the details in her meticulous, thoughtful designs. Our featured video shows off Katy's kitchen backsplash, and you'll see that she's used tile in a thoroughly executed, finished way. No raw edges for this designer! Design2Share will conclude our six-post series on Katy's Kitchen, so stay tuned for the final installment tomorrow, with lots of the designer's tips and inspiration! 

KATY'S KITCHEN DECORATING TIP: "The wood grain panels from Trueform Concrete have incrediblele wood texture and would be great for vertical wet areas like kitchen backsplashes. It really does look like wood tongue and groove."  

DESIGN2SHARE TIPS: Get more kitchen renovation and updating ideas in our article What Latest Kitchen Design Trends Do You Recommend? Also, check out these hot backsplash resources:

• Avente Tile (see photo below) - Cuban Heritage Cement Tiles are red-hot, and they'll customize colors for you). 

• Bisazza Mosaics, luxurious glass tile backsplashes (see top photo) with customized mural designs - imagine creating a giant, colorful flower shot through with gold accents!

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Katy's Kitchen Part 2: Accessorize

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Irwin Weiner ASID - In our interview with Westport, CT interior designer Katy Cleare, we discovered some nifty tips for designing and kitting-out a kitchen. One of them was how to accessorize, and as you'll see in our video, it's not necessarily about

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Katy's Kitchen Part 1: Plan Your Hangout

Irwin Weiner ASID - We're constantly touting the kitchen as "the heart of the home," and it's particularly true with the way Westport, CT interior designer Katy Cleare has situated her family room and kitchen as one large space. The large room, however, is meticulously planned so that there's a purpose and function - a key symmetry - to both halves. The fireplace wall, with the flatscreen TV above it (hidden by a folding beveled mirror panel when not in use), mirrors the oven wall; the seating around the fireplace mirrors the kitchen island and countertop/storage units on the other side. Design2Share will be running a six-post series on Katy's Kitchen, so stay tuned for Part 2 tomorrow, with lots of the designer's tips and inspiration! 

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