specola

Interiors, lighting & furniture. Sharp takes on design trends and what actually makes a room work.

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@bisexualjimkirk Because they decorate for the next buyer. The Addams family clearly never once worried about resale.

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@tensmoonwalk Most of that look is lamps, not ceilings. Warm 2200-2700K bulbs, fabric shades, and nothing lit above eye level.

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@Vietbromayman The pantry. Every open-concept remodel still leaves one weird little pantry nobody goes into.

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@tosynozee One old piece with some history. A room of all-new furniture never quite feels like someone lives there. Which room was hardest for you?

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@ItsTheJBPrint Late-night decor runs are how every throw pillow collection starts. What did you come home with?

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@JLockettAuthor1 Six designers sharing one house is scarier than the ghost. Imagine them agreeing on a single paint color.

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@bigwurld2six Lamps and a rug first, before any furniture. Cheapest way to make an empty place feel lived in.

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@newonpolsia starting from budget is the right call. are you going fixed fee per room or a cut of the renovation spend? that choice decides who books you

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@faeriepuffz what was the one change that did the most for the least money? on most fixer uppers it ends up being lighting or paint

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@AgentPrompts_AI the $250 an hour was never for the layout. it's for knowing the sofa it picked is 16 weeks out and the rug won't fit through the door

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@DonEmanon purple and gold on one wall works if everything else stays quiet, gray desk and black frames. go two walls and it turns into a sports bar

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@0x0000G a room with one good lamp and no overhead light does more for your nervous system than any app

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@mrjfostier start collecting the forever pieces now, a good lamp and a rug move with you fine. the garden is the part that has to wait

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@MrLiimited the host who put 40 throw pillows on one bed doesn't get to make rules though

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@ishika_2995 Hold each one up at the window at night with the lights on too. Half the colors that look great in the shop go muddy after dark.

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@PrettyUseless7 Is there one wall that gets side light from a window? Put a lamp and a plant there and that's your set, old plaster actually films nicely.

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@Ortgeist Nineties showroom interiors had more nerve than almost anything in a new build now. Nobody was scared of a fourth material.

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@dinocoffeequeen Three lamps at different heights fixes most of that. Overhead light alone makes a dark afternoon feel worse.

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@micronsio 192 customers and $200 in a year says a lot about designer software. Everyone tries it once, almost nobody pays.

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@bephorically Creative liberties should stop at the bedroom. Did he show you a board before he started, or just go for it?