Designing for Aging in Place: Creating a Home That Grows With You

What does “Aging in Place” mean? It is about being able to stay in your home for as long as possible instead of having to move to an assisted living facility or a nursing home. In order to do this, there are many things that you can do to make your home safer and function easier for you as you age. It’s not about making your home feel clinical, but about blending safety with beauty, functionality, and style.

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Prefab ADUs: Time-Saver or Trade-Off?

A prefabricated accessory dwelling unit can be partly or completely constructed in a factory and then it’s transported to your lot and installed.

This causes much less interruption on your property, and it cuts the timeline down dramatically from 6-10 months to a week or two.

But your choices are limited compared to a stick built ADU, where your designer can offer you a multitude of finishes and architectural styles.

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Choosing Art for Your Home Remodel: Inspiration from a Pasadena Project

For this Pasadena remodel project, the art selection was fun and easy working with the client. We chose many pieces for rooms throughout his home. Here are a few examples.

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Reinventing Myself: How My Textile Eye Guides My Interior Designs

I’ve made a couple of career changes over the years. After many years of working as a textile designer, almost 20 years ago, I made a career change and became an interior designer.  

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Art That Tells a Story Through Texture

Art That Tells a Story Through Texture

Decor Revolution loves this Florida fiber artist's work! Ana Maria Mariani is originally from Venezuela, but her parents immigrated there from Italy. She chooses inspiration from the landscape of her childhood memories and wraps branches of wood with colored fabrics and yarns to create these beautiful blends of texture and color. I would love to commission her to do a piece for a client's project in the future. Imagine a piece like this in your space.

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Custom Furniture - How We Guide Our Clients Through the Process

I’ve said many times that I always try to recommend repurposing existing quality furniture over purchasing new because it is better for our planet. Or finding a quality piece from a thrift store or estate sale to repurpose. But if I have a client that is looking for a specific style or just needs a piece of furniture to be built to fit either the space or them and their sit preferences, I always go with custom furniture.

I’ve done many custom furniture projects over the years for my clients. Here are a few of my favorites.

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Remodel Project Reveal Part 1!

Decor Revolution has been posting occasionally about this remodel project we’ve been working on for the past 10 months and it is finally a wrap, so I thought I’d show you how it ended. There’s lots to talk about and some great before and after pics. I’m excited to share it with you!

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Tips on Choosing the Right Paint Colors for Your Interior Walls

Decor Revolution does offer a Design Consultation Service for helping clients choose their paint colors. It can be purchased as a 2-hour package + another 2-hours if once you order your samples and paint them on the walls, you want us to come back and help you decide how to proceed.

Here are some tips, especially if you are not going neutral but planning to use color to bring a burst of joy or to make a space feel moody or any other type of sensation.

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