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5 Easy DIY Gallery Wall Tips and Tricks To Prevent Getting Hung Up!

Home Design Trends, Kitchen Design Ideas, Uncategorized

Gallery Wall Tips and Tricks That Will Save You a Lot of Headache Recently, a D'KOR HOME reader asked for a little lesson in my Gallery Wall Tips and Tricks. The exact question was... "How To Install a Gallery Wall of Art?" I'll use Mrs. Zeller's eat-in kitchen gallery wall tips and tricks - click here to see her Del Webb Texas Community home design. Please Meet My DIY Gallery Hanging System & Gallery Wall Tips and Tricks Here are the rules of thumb my Dallas interior design firm interior designers use when installing gallery walls for our clients. Just in case you're wondering, we most...

2020 Different Types of Zig Zag Patterns In Home Decor, Tile, Furniture, & Architecture

Zig Zag Pattern, Blog, By Room, By Style, Contemporary Home Decor Ideas, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Timeless Interior Design, Uncategorized, Wallcovering & Wallpaper Interior Design Trends

ZigZag Patterns & Home Decor From Luxury Interior Design Dallas When designing homes for our Dallas interior design clients, some want solid tones; others prefer patterned wall coverings and textured finishes. A new trend is zig-zag patterns. While working with a modern interior design client for a home renovation project, the zig-zag pattern questions came up. Can we use a zig-zag patterned tile? A zig-zag patterned backsplash? There are all different types of zig-zags patterns and millions of zig-zagged things! I’ve used tons of zig-zag fabrics and textiles in my interior decorator...

How To Downsize & Transition To Retirement Living In Del Webb Texas Communities

Blog, By Element, By Room, By Style, Custom Furniture Ideas, Custom Window Treatments, Dining Room Design Ideas, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Monochromatic Design, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design

How Home Designer Help Clients Transition From Larger Homes Into a Del Webb Texas Community Home Being a lover of the older generation by default, my team of home designers and I (Dee Frazier) love helping retirees transition their belongings into new Del Webb Texas retirement communities. This particular client, Darlene, and her daughter, Denise, is particularly unique to us. Can you believe that she did NOT see the full interior design process until her moving day from Sequin, Washington!? This was a reveal I wish we had filmed. From taking a trip down memory lane to discovering new...

14 Pool & Patio Design Ideas To Consider Before Home Remodeling or Landscape Architecting

Art Deco Home Design Ideas, Blog, By Element, By Room, By Style, Contemporary Home Decor Ideas, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Patio Design Ideas, Pool Design Ideas, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized, Veranda Ideas

Who To Call For Pool & Patio Design Ideas? One of the biggest questions homeowners ask us, is "who should I call for pool & patio design ideas"? For our clients, the choice is easy! Even though we are interior designers, we are also exterior designers. If you've read my blog posts, you know that I love merging interior design with external surroundings. I'm a gardener at heart. As another Memorial Day approaches, pools and patios are now havens, especially amid the Coronavirus pandemic. Being the expert kitchen and bath designer in the Dallas, TX metro area doesn't stop at the home's...

Get Cooking! 30 Best Kitchen Design Ideas of 2021 by Dallas Interior Designers

Blog, By Room, Home Design Trends, Kitchen Design Ideas, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Monochromatic Design, Navy Blue Cabinets, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized

Best Kitchen Design Ideas 2021 From Our Texas Projects & My Designer Friends Worldwide As most of us in America are now "sheltering in place," I wanted to share a few inspirational kitchen ideas with you. From modern kitchens to Texas traditional, you'll find some of our favorite kitchen design ideas in the photos below. Kitchen Design Questions Answered Plus Over 30 Amazing Kitchen Design Ideas 2021 1. Buttery yellow kitchen walls with blue & white accessories. In case you missed my post 15 Common Kitchen Design Mistakes Most Homeowners Make, read about my kitchen design ideas...

5 Easy Ways To Create a Modern Kitchen Design | Luxury Interior Designer Dallas TX

Blog, By Room, By Style, Home Design Trends, Kitchen Design Ideas, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized

Proud To Say...these words have been my best to type thus far... I am a National Kitchen & Bath Luxury Interior Designer Dallas TX! A couple of weeks ago, I shyly swayed away from posting that I was accepted as a National Kitchen & Bath Luxury Interior Designer Dallas TX! After realizing that after all of the home renovations and the many kitchens and baths I've helped create for clients. I must be OKAY, with admitting that I am deserving to be apart of such an amazing organization as the National Kitchen & Bath! In celebration, I want to share one of my favorite projects with...

Master Bathroom Renovation & Large Master Bedroom Ideas From A Recent Dallas, TX Home Renovation

Blog, By Room, By Style, Fireplace, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Master Bathroom-Ideas, Master Bedroom Ideas, Modern Design, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized, Wallcovering & Wallpaper Interior Design Trends

Before Large Master Bedroom Remodel 1980's WARNING: this home was custom built in the 1980s. This happy couple was ready to remodel their master bedroom and bring it up to date. They love the color but wanted the room to be serene and calm at the same time. The after photos at the bottom of this post were featured in Luxe magazine, Dallas TX edition. Loving, clean, modern lines, even though their home was traditional in style, they wanted to ensure that the updates wouldn't look too modern for the rest of their house. The large master bedroom ideas began to flow as we walked into the room....

Dallas Interior Design Firms & How We’re Helping Boutique Firms Through COVID-19 Shutdowns

Blog, Home Design Trends, Luxury Interior Design, Uncategorized

Dallas Designers & Dallas Interior Design Firms, We're Here For You... Dear Dallas Designers, Interior Designers From Afar or Stranded Home Remodeling Home Owners: There are a lot of great interior designers throughout the United States and globally. We realize how hard it is for you to catch a flight, find childcare for your children, and to make it to your interior design projects on time. As award-winning Dallas designers, we want to help you. When my Dallas interior design studio receives a call from someone let down my other Dallas Interior Design Firms, I'm saddened. Some Dallas...

24 Super Colorful Home Office Ideas That Make Working At Home Easier

Art Deco Home Design Ideas, Blog, By Room, By Style, Contemporary Home Decor Ideas, Home Design Trends, Home Office-Ideas, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Monochromatic Design, Office Interior Design Ideas, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized, Wallcovering & Wallpaper Interior Design Trends, Zig Zag Pattern

Quarantine Yourself In My Colorful Home Office Ideas Going through this worldwide pandemic is not fun for so many of my friends on social media. Fortunately, a lot of my design business involves digital meetings so we are still doing business as normal. Only one of us works in our design resource center where we make all of our selections. Typically, I am the only one working all day in the office. Lori and our other designers are working from home. To help us all get through the next few weeks and "shelter in place", scroll through my collection of the "most colorful home office ideas"!...

10 Step Water Damage Restoration Guide To Avoid a Kitchen Pandemic | Waking Up To A Flooded Kitchen

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It's hard to imagine that in the midst of a worldwide pandemic, that your home could experience a disaster too. I received a referral call from a client's neighbor. Both are in the medical services field. One is an office manager, the other a doctor. They experienced a pandemic in the midst of a health pandemic. What happened? Their kitchen flooded!!! The worst part is....it was the second time their kitchen flooded in the last year. And...the kitchen is not the old room affected. In this post, you'll find a complete checklist on what to do when disaster strikes your house. Really...do you...

7 Awesome Family Room Ideas That Every Homeowner Should Consider, Especially During Coronavirus Quarantine

Blog, By Room, By Style, Family Room Ideas, Home Design Trends, Living Room Ideas, Modern Design, Sitting Room Ideas, Uncategorized

7 Family Room Ideas That Are Perfect For Real Life Living | Living Room Ideas While we all face the Coronavirus pandemic, I encourage all of you to make the best of it. Considering a mandatory quarantine appears to be in our future for the next month or so - enjoy your home and family room while you're there! Why not?!? To inspire all of my readers and Texas interior design clients, I will try my best to impart at least one post per day to help you decorate or organize a room in your house. Today, it's the pure heart of the home, the family room. Despite kitchens being called the "heart of...

15 Common Kitchen Design Renovation Mistakes Most Homeowners Make

Blog, By Room, Home Design Trends, Home Featured, Home Interior, Kitchen Design Ideas, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Navy Blue Cabinets, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized, Zig Zag Pattern

Yes...that's me, friends! Daily, I see massive and costly mistakes homeowners make when designing their homes. None are more heartbreaking than when I see kitchen renovations and kitchen designs have gone wrong. Throughout this post, I'll share my personal kitchen design ideas journey, which will help you understand the critical steps to getting your dream kitchen the first time. For clients all over Austin TX and the surrounding areas, I design interior rooms and outdoor spaces of all kinds. No matter how many kitchens, baths, living spaces, foyers, kid's rooms, bonus rooms, craft rooms,...

2020 Wallcovering Trends | Monochrome Wallpaper Is Back! Houzz Says So!

Wallcovering & Wallpaper Interior Design Trends, Blog, By Room, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Monochromatic Design, Powder Room Ideas, Timeless Interior Design, Uncategorized, Zig Zag Pattern

Hello Monochrome Wallpaper | 2020 Wallcovering Trends I'm ecstatic today! Why? Because I received an email saying, "You've been featured on Houzz in Russia!" I think it should have said, "You've been featured on Houzz again," but who's counting?! Not only were featured, but I love the topic of the Russian Houzz editor's story titled, "Reception: Monochrome Wallpaper - When to use them, when not, explains the practicing designer." Thanks for including my work in your article Tatyana Artemyeva. Throughout this article, I'll explain what monochrome wallcovering (aka. wallpaper) is and why it...

How To Incorporate a 150-Gallon Saltwater Aquarium & Save Your Marriage | Couples Design Therapy

Blog, By Room, By Style, Contemporary Home Decor Ideas, Family Room Ideas, Fireplace, Home Design Trends, Home Featured, Home Interior, Living Room Ideas, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized

Awesome Aquarium Living Room Designs The Story of How I Designed a Family Room With A 150-Gallon Saltwater Aquarium “Color balance is much like balancing a relationship. The only difference is one must replace a therapist with a designer.” Welcome to D'KOR Home! Our little dose of Texas D'korating combined with a bit of design therapy! Ready to grab a couple of marriage & aquarium room design ideas at the same time? After over 20 years in my first career in management all over the United States for the department store, Target, or Targët as some call it, there are not too many problems...

7 Finished Basement Ideas & Bonus Room Ideas For Home Renovations & Build Outs

Basement Design Ideas, Blog, By Element, By Room, By Style, Childrens Room Ideas, Custom Window Treatments, Game Room Design Ideas, Game Room Ideas, Girls Room Ideas, Home Design Trends, Living Room Ideas, Loft Design Ideas, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Media Room Ideas, Sitting Room Ideas, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized, Zig Zag Pattern

Why Parents Are Considering Finished Basement Ideas or Bonus Rooms Ideas? Sadly in today's environment, families are faced with tragic situations and mass shootings at schools, the movies, in restaurants, at concerts, and other public places. Believe it or not, this affects the type of calls and rooms that we're working too. Times are changing and so are parent's take on designing for youth. Many parents are considered finish your basement bar ideas and bonus room ideas. Lately, we have received numerous daily calls for building out rooms, finishing basements and bonus rooms for teens,...

Dive Into a Scuba Diver’s Dream Home | 5 Organic Foyer & Dining Room Design Ideas

Uncategorized, Blog, By Element, By Room, By Style, Contemporary Home Decor Ideas, Dining Room Design Ideas, Entryway Ideas, Foyer Design Ideas, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Mural Ideas, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Wallcovering & Wallpaper Interior Design Trends

Quick Back Story | The Day I Took Scuba Diving Widow's Daughters' Design Call One day, I received a call from a young lady named Marilyn. Her mom, Pam was recently widowed and had just moved into a new house here in Texas. She wanted to see her mom start her life over in a house that was indeed her. During our first meeting, I rang the doorbell and was greeted into a freshly painted vanilla-colored foyer. Marilyn gave me a tour of her mom's current furnishings. We discussed her love for scuba diving, the beach, and all things aqua and gray. Expanding her love of red too, our biggest...

How to Modernize a Dark Drab Dining Room | Top Art Deco Design Dining Ideas 2020

Dining Room Design Ideas, Art Deco Home Design Ideas, Blog, By Element, By Room, By Style, Custom Furniture Ideas, Custom Window Treatments, Home Design Trends, Luxe Interiors, Luxury Interior Design, Modern Design, Monochromatic Design, Timeless Interior Design, Traditional Home Decor Ideas, Transitional Design, Uncategorized, Wallcovering & Wallpaper Interior Design Trends

7 Dining Room Interior Design Ideas & Interior Design Trends 2020 Turn Traditional Furnishings Into A Modern Art Deco Dream Room | Dining Room Design Ideas For many people, sitting down for a nice meal can be highlighted at the end of a busy day. The idea isn’t quite appealing when your dining space room decor trends is dark, drab, and uninspiring. That was the case with one of our Dee Frazier Interiors (DFI) clients. Here is the photo of this dining room design ideas of two recent retirees Louise and Frank, before adding a few modern, Art Deco furnishings and updated design details. To...

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