The ONLY 12 Banquette Seating With Storage (or Without) Designs To Know!

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Looking for the #1 banquette seating with storage (or without) for you? From built-in banquette bench designs to small or modern options, I've narrowed it down here to 12 options to help you choose the one that solves YOUR exact unique need!🙌 All banquettes are not created alike! (Nor should they be! ;) ) Feeling overwhelmed with which type to choose for yourself? I'm here to simplify it for you!🤗 First, you must understand the…

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12+ Modern & Timeless Floor-To-Ceiling Bookshelves (from Built-in To DIY)!

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Do you NEED floor-to-ceiling bookshelves for your room(s)? A tall built-in or even cleverly-done DIY bookshelf can solve a heap of visual AND functional problems in your home! How? We'll show you! To Bookshelf vs not To Bookshelf, that is the question!🤓 Bookshelves are can add warmth and depth, but they're also notoriously busy and cluttered-looking. Yet people continue to build them, want them, and search online for examples of where a bookshelf (or two,…

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Off White Kitchen Cabinets Ideas: 7 Genius Pros & Cons!

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Looking for cream or off-white kitchen cabinets versus a pure white? We're sharing the 7 pros and cons you need to know for a modern antique paint (plus our top 5 off-white cabinet colors)! To go with a bright white versus a cream kitchen cabinets color...THAT is the question! :) You need to be just as particular about choosing your off-white or modern-antique white kitchen cabinet colors as you would be about choosing a pure…

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White Kitchen with Dark Wood Floors: Would We Do It Again?

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If we could do it all over again, would we choose a white kitchen with dark wood floors? Grab our fast Design Mini-guide HERE! When it became painfully clear that we had an Emergency Kitchen Demo on our hands, I had to suddenly start thinking about the new kitchen we had to put in...fast. Rocking a six-month-old infant to sleep on my lap, I turned to the only design sounding board I had at the time…

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Laundry Room Shelf Ideas: The Only 5 Types You (Actually) Need to Know About!

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Looking for smart laundry room shelf ideas? You're in the perfect place! I'm a professional designer (and laundry room fanatic😆)! Avoid this all-too-common mistake: When you have a laundry space, getting a laundry room shelf seems to be the #1 thing people start looking for. However, DON'T BUY THAT SHELF until you can answer the following questions!😆 Is it just one shelf you want (or more than one)? Do you know what depth is ideal…

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Rug Size for Queen Bed: The Only 7 Rules You (Absolutely) Need!

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Looking for the ideal rug size size for queen bed in your room? Wondering what size rug for queen bed will look not just okay but best? I'm simplifying the "internet rug misinformation" for you ;)...here are the only 7 "rules" you actually need to pay attention to!👇 As if finding the perfect rug isn't hard enough... ...too many sites tell you the "wrong" rug size for under queen beds!😮 To start, those standard online…

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Awkward, Narrow or Long Living Room Layout: 15 Clever Designs (With TV, Fireplace or Without)!

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Looking for a genius solution for your awkward, narrow or long living room? I'm a professional layout designer sharing my long living room layout ideas (plus exactly how to arrange furniture in an unusually-shaped living room)! Need help finding the perfect solution to your weird-shaped, awkward, narrow and/or long living room design? An awkward living room layout can be a huge pain—or a huge asset for you! ;) The difference? It comes down to how…

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Home Layout + Design Strategy: Save Your Time, Save Your Life! (Get 1000s of Hours Back!)

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We've made thousands of strategic decisions in the design of our home. And while I've outlined many of them in the posts by room and subject, let's look at an example of how much time just one simple change saves you over time. Let's look at something as simple as the placement of a doorway. (We're currently living in a European home where their doorways are not in the most optimal positions, so I've experienced…

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White Kitchen Backsplash Ideas: The Only 7 Types You (Actually) Need!

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Looking for THE ultimate list of white kitchen backsplash ideas? I'm a professional designer who's taken the 100,000s of ideas the internet throws at you and simplified them into The Only 7 Categories You Need! (Simplify your life! 😎 ) Clients constantly come to me almost crying because of backsplashes. Let me rephrase: they're nearly in tears because of their attempts to choose a kitchen backsplash from alllllll the ideas and products out there! I…

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Kitchen Island Height: 3 Genius Reasons to AVOID the Standard Tall Dimensions!

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If you're looking for kitchen island height dimensions, adding an island or wondering what the standard average height is, I encourage you to first STOP and THINK!😊 Step #1: Don't assume the standard kitchen island height is for you! Why? Matt and I design strategically-laid-out kitchens for clients all over the world! We'll answer this below, plus popular questions like "How tall should a kitchen island be?" "Should a kitchen island be the same height…

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