savvy decorating
Adding to the list of easy ways to add the "wow" factor to any room, statement lamps—and yes, there IS such a thing as a statement lamp—are a super savvy bet. The savviest lamp finds are those with unique base shapes, but in classic, neutral hues that give you a lifetime of options for placing and replacing throughout your home.
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Hollywood event designer Larry Abel of larry abel / de-signs and ASI (Art. Style. Innovation.) shares celeb-worthy design tips on where to save, where to splurge and where to pick up dynamite pieces for your home (we're talking TJMaxx, people!)
This episode sponsored by Dearfoams and DOVE Chocolate.
Let's face it -- we can't all buy designer dresses and fine art decor, but when you've got a "red-carpet" event or are decorating your home, investing in emerging talent is the savviest way to outfit yourself in affordable style.
The hard task though, is finding the right emerging designers to invest in--the ones that will become the next Zac...
24/Savvy goes behind the red carpet scene with Hollywood event designer Larry Abel of larry abel / de-signs and ASI (Art. Style. Innovation), where he shows us how a few inexpensive household details can bring celebrity style into your home.
24/Savvy Home: Bucks County, PA
(If you missed David's first post on the project, you can see it here.)
Cutting and sewing the panels turned out to be much easier than painting them. First off, I should have realized before hand that the drop cloths would be far more absorbent than a wall would be. I still only used a gallon of paint and got away with it by...
1-2-3-4 I need something to cover this floor. 5-6-7-8 I want something that I won’t hate. Black, white, purple or red, I want something that isn’t a bore! Poly-blend or acrylic tough, I know the place that has the stuff. Modular carpet is the new thing, it’s pretty and modern and easy to fling. You can buy it one-by...
24/Savvy Home: Bucks County, PA
Ok. The room we hang out in the most is my least favorite, and I can't stand it any longer. I'm giving myself two months and a very limited budget to transform this room and will be posting photos of the progress. My goal is to cut out and sew panels from drop cloths that fit into the wall space and then paint and hang them...
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