The best value home pick-me-up? Designers agree…
Eight Portland designers agree that fresh paint provides the best bang for your buck to spruce up your living room. Continue reading →The post The best value home pick-me-up? Designers agree… appeared...
View ArticleMinimalist to the Max!
Minimalism taken to the extreme in this Amsterdam apartment is just plain depressing. Continue reading →The post Minimalist to the Max! appeared first on Creating Joyful Spaces.
View ArticleTransforming an empty white loft apartment
Me, the color queen… and I find myself renting a stark white loft apartment in a converted turn-of-the-century warehouse in NW Portland’s Pearl District. Time for another makeover – my first in a home...
View ArticleCurb appeal that invites passersby to stop
Walking in my new NW Portland neighborhood I marvel at how certain homes compel me to stop because what’s out front is so delightful. Today it was a beautiful hand-carved stand that held copies of the...
View ArticleCheery paint colors perk up an exterior
Before and After: From a boring beige exterior that looks like everyone else's home in the development, to a much more cheery interesting palette, but still acceptable to the HOA. Continue reading →...
View ArticleHow to personalize your chateau with paint
Chateau Lalande, now Le Stelsia, is the most colorful chateau in France. It is bright, bold, brave and fabulous. Let it inspire you to be bolder too. Continue reading → The post How to personalize your...
View ArticleFrench chef + handy husband = Amazing Kitchen
We dined the other night at the home of Hervé and Chantal, a retired couple who live in Besançon, France. Chantal is a wonderful cook, and her husband likes to build beautiful things. Their kitchen was...
View ArticleA Down-Sizer’s Blessing
Down-sizing necessitates a great deal of reflection about what is and isn't important, and about what our Stuff means in the grand scheme of things. Here's a blessing for the process. Continue reading...
View ArticleFrench kitchen color makeover
Colorful makeover of a French kitchen. A wonderful backdrop for food fun. Continue reading → The post French kitchen color makeover appeared first on Creating Joyful Spaces.
View ArticlePortland Craftsman before and after
Inexpensive makeover for a Portland Craftsman, mostly done with paint and rearrangement of furnishings, creates a warm welcome. Continue reading → The post Portland Craftsman before and after appeared...
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