Custom drapes are insanely expensive. Mine were at the lower end at $10,000! Yikes!! Yes! $10,000 is low for them. Today I’m answering the top 10 most frequently asked questions about my drapes. Or drapery panels. Someone on social media actually yelled at me for not using the “right” terminology, but since I don’t work […]
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I wanted to share a quick tour—and the story behind how this space came together. Guest bedrooms often get the leftover furniture, but I wanted to create this India inspired guest bedroom where I paid homage to my roots. And where guests actually feel considered and comfortable. A place to sit, relax, freshen up, or
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If you just want to look at pretty pictures, click here to go down all the way. If you want just resources click here. My Vision Of A DIY Arched Bar During the course of removing all the brown wood in our home, we also removed a lot of architectural details like custom moulding in
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When I was planning out our window treatments for the home office, I had a very specific look in mind: a long, continuous curtain rod with no middle support brackets—just a sleek, uninterrupted and upscale. We remodeled the powder room attached to this room and you can read about that here. I quickly discovered that to
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Adding glass panels to entry doors was something I have been wanting to do since we moved into our home in 2021. Our front room/entryway was a dark dungeon. I mean, you-have-to-turn-the-lights-on-at-9am level of dark dungeon. So in 2023 we decided it was time to brighten up our dark dungeon of entryway by adding glass
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Original Concept of Brass Bar Shelving The original concept of brass bar shelving project, involved that industrial, brass pipe and L bracket look. I thought that’s what I wanted because I was seeing it done by many others. Then we moved to brass L brackets as seen here. But as time went along, I realized
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The Birds and Thistle wallpaper by Brushwig & Fils where Fils is pronounced is FEE (you are welcome!) is another one of my favorite wallpaper to use in china cabinets. I have used it many times, on many china cabinets, just like my favorite Schumacher Brighton paper. It’s an iconic paper that will probably not
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I am going to show you how do you polish brass fixtures without causing micro-scratches. The second part is very important because *most* common brass cleaning products like Barkeeper’s Friend that DIYers recommended are very abrasive. They contain fine sand to scrub away the patina, and in the process cause millions of scratches to the
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Schumacher Brighton wallpaper is my go-to wallpaper for the backs of china cabinets. It is what I default to for many of my faux bamboo china cabinets. This should be no surprise since bird themed design elements are almost a part of the The Resplendent Home brand. I am sure you have seen my chinoiserie
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When I was redoing my bar, I chose this very well known Beata Heuman marbleized wallpaper for it. I knew of it because I had seen other designers use it. I It is a stunning paper with complex marbled design and hundreds of color options to coordinate with. My first Choice- Lee Jofa Taplow Wallpaper
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