Home Staging and Decorating thought activism at its most passionate! Snappy answers and reasoned resets for your space and your stuff, and why it all matters so darn much.
Paint color consults are The Refreshed Home’s #1 service. But all too often the inquiries are preceded by tales of paint color regret, how what was chosen does not look as expected. Preventing paint color regret is do-able, here’s my … Continued
Getting ready to paint? Might want to check out your light bulbs first. Paint colors and lighting are intertwined; always my first consideration in design and staging consults. Paint color anchors a room, and nothing determines how paint color reads … Continued
My favorite linen blouse was wavier than I wanted for this first meeting with a new client. Going for a polished appearance, I reached for a familiar solution. Waiting for the iron to heat up, found myself asking why. It’s … Continued
The idea of working with a design or home staging professional might seem quaint and superfluous. Resources abound! You’ve got HGTV, IG, Houzz and Pinterest at your side! Apps like Chairish/Offer Up/Trove etc. give even more options. All good…if your expectation … Continued
The Thanksgiving turkey was not yet picked clean when the first announcement landed, and they kept coming: paint companies and color forecasters’ picks for their 2019 Color of the Year. Since then, those of us in the design trade have … Continued
Design, staging, The Refreshed Home and….James Corden’s Carpool Karaoke? A shameless SEO-grab…or seriously? Words like design, decorating, home staging-come with a lot of baggage. Intimidating, they can conjure up all sorts of awkward feelings. But regular readers know I love analogies, AND … Continued
The Refreshed Home advises homeowners, buyers, sellers and flippers on how to best improve and update their properties. This is the first of a series on how to update different style properties. Raised ranch houses are one-story, set on a raised/partially above … Continued
Welcome back to FAQs! Snappy answers to your design and staging questions, in about 300 words. “How does it work?” is really the warm-up question to the always popular “how much do you charge?”. TRH is an independent design consultancy. I … Continued
Originally published August 2014, refreshed and reposted for 2018 Remember that white-hot and very worthwhile Ice Bucket Challenge of 2014? The way it exploded confirmed many of us search for fun and meaning this time of year. As part of my end … Continued
Summer winding down, you’re thinking you really should accomplish something tangible this summer. Something that’ll let you leave your mark of Summer 2018…just not get all crazy and stuff. Seeking inspiration, you break a sweat just slogging through the online videos and articles. … Continued
