Category Archives: Design Projects

Staging To Live… Decorating A Colorful Beach Condo Part 2

Posted on March 17, 2012 by Lisa Hogan

Hi All, I know you have been sitting on the edge of your seats, chewing your finger nails just waiting to see how the rest of that Colorful Beach Condo turned out! So, without further ado..here it is! Today we will be touring the second story of this colorful little beach condo. We will begin with the guest bedroom. This room is my absolute favorite room in the home. I had so much fun staging the space and it is one of the more dramatic “before and afters” of this entire project. As you can see it began as pretty much a blank canvas despite the beautiful walls of blue with purple undertones. I LOVE this color! The home owner created these cute little lamps made out of … Continue reading →

Staging To Live… Decorating A Colorful Beach Condo Part 1

Posted on March 1, 2012 by Lisa Hogan

Hi All, Well, March has finally arrived! I am sure many of you are ready to say Goodbye to winter and are beginning to dream about green grass, birds singing and flowers blooming. Even though we have had a very mild winter here in Eastern North Carolina (much to my daughter’s dismay as she was praying to see some snow) I am getting antsy for Spring to officially arrive. I am tired of looking at the drab brown grass and my gardens desperately need attention. I was too busy (or lazy) to cutback the dead growth in the fall and they look awful. I went to Lowe’s Home Improvement yesterday to pick up some supplies for a few projects I have in the works and I … Continue reading →

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Giving A Beach Inspired Bathroom Personality

Posted on November 7, 2011 by Lisa Hogan

Hi Everyone, Today I wanted to stop in and share a recent design project with you. A few weeks ago a client contacted me with a dilemna. She was redoing her bathroom in a beach theme and wanted to do a seashell border around the room but hated wall paper borders. She wanted to know if I could hand paint a seashell border for her. Could I? OH SURE I COULD! I jumped at the chance. It sounded like a lot of fun. I started pulling pictures of seashells off the internet for inspiration. My client painted the bathroom a cool ocean blue and added a “sandy” colored border around the perimeter of the room. When I arrived at her home I pulled out my … Continue reading →