"Home Love" Interior Design Blog
Staying Organized for Successful Projects – A Houzz Pro Review
When I started my interior design business back in 2006, it was mainly an analog endeavor. I remember spending long days calling vendors and long nights with a calendar and planner manually drafting proposals and estimates, then trying to keep track of all costs with...
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An Inside Look at Our Biggest Project to Date
About a year and a half after our clients broke ground on the property in November 2019, we completed design on our biggest project to date: a 15,000 sq. foot home in McLean, Virginia. I am so thrilled to have had this Contemporary McLean Family Home styled by...
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How to Navigate Today’s Long Lead Times for Design Projects
There’s never been a more frustrating time to build a house, start a renovation, or begin any sort of home project. If you’ve had your heart set on creating the house of your dreams in the near future, design delays over the past year have been downright...
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Interior Design Musts for Any Summer Vacation Home
Summer has unofficially begun, the world is opening back up, and we’re all eager to get away from daily demands. If you’re lucky enough to have a second home, you may be looking at it with fresh eyes this year after so long feeling cooped up. This summer is the...
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3 Things to Do Before Your Home Renovation Project Begins
You've finally made the decision to redo your outdated kitchen. Mentally, you've said goodbye to the 20-year-old cabinetry, the old appliances, and the not-so-bright lighting. But in reality, it usually takes a while to get all the moving pieces in place to start the...
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Selecting Timeless but Fun Hard Finishes for Your New Home
New construction projects are some of my favorites! There’s so much hope and excitement when everything’s new, and it’s such a joy to watch homeowners see the home of their dreams come together. I’ve been lucky enough to have been involved from Day 1 in my most recent...
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Stylish and Practical Pet-Friendly Interiors
If your family is anything like mine, your pets have full reign of the house. With two dogs and, most recently, an adorable kitten, it can be difficult to balance function and aesthetics. But with a little planning, you can create a home that’s as much their dream as...
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Designing Healthy Interiors
Design has the amazing ability to affect our physical and mental wellbeing. Just ask anyone who got through 2020 in a less-than-ideal living situation! Designing and building healthy spaces is even encouraged by the CDC, who deems the interaction between people and...
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10 Home Updates You Should Consider in 2021
This year, we’ve all been forced to look long and hard at the ways our home serves us, and the ways it does not. It’s no surprise that as the relationship with our living spaces has changed, more people are looking to improve the functionality and comfort of their...
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How to Make a Smaller Thanksgiving Feel Just as Big
Thanksgiving this year is not going to look like any we can remember. But that doesn’t mean it can’t feel festive! Decorating can go a long way towards making Thanksgiving feel like an occasion, even if it does look different this year. How? I think we should take...
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