How To Create A Cozy Living Room
The living room is truly the hub of the house where usually everyone gathers at some point during the day. So, you want it to be a cozy space where everyone feels welcome to get comfortable and relax. To achieve that, it’s important to consider using warm tones, comfortable fabrics and layers of light. Keep reading to learn more on how to create a cozy living room. Accent Wall An inexpensive yet effective way to create a cozy feel for the whole room is to paint an accent wall into the room. When choosing a color for your accent wall, make sure to choose a warm tone that will pair nicely…
3 Simple Tricks To Make Your Home Feel Modern
It can feel intimidating to update or renovate your home, so it’s a great idea to start making small upgrades around the home to build your skills and to help you gain confidence for larger projects. These simple tricks add a nice touch to the home and they are easy changes to make. Keep reading to for 4 simple tricks to make your home feel modern: Air Vents: Floor air vents may not be the first thing you think of when it comes to home upgrades. However, these grates can have a brassy, undesirable finish and can be quite noticeable depending on where they’re located in the home. For a quick, cost-effective update…
4 Home Design Trends For 2019
The arrival of a new year brings exciting changes, including new design trends for 2019. This list will give you just a small look at what is predicted to be the hottest and most popular trends and designs for the year. Trends are a great thing to keep in mind when renovation or building a new home as they could end up influencing your decision. Keep reading to find out more: Floral Patterns When you hear the word floral you may think of an overwhelming design or outdated look, but surprisingly a floral pattern can be quite modern and unique. It’s predicted this year that floral with be THE pattern…
Pantone Color Of The Year: Living Coral
Every year designers and enthusiasts wait for the announcement of Pantone’s color of the year and it’s finally arrived! Living coral is the color choice for 2019 and it is a color that absolutely can’t be missed. With an ultraviolet hue and pink tints, living coral makes it a show-stopping choice for this year in everyday life and home design. Living coral may be an intimidating shade, but with the right combinations it can be mixed into any home design scheme and will add a bright pop of color. There is no better place to have a fun pop of color than on your front door! If you choose coral,…
Merry Christmas From Valor Fireplaces
Merry Christmas and happy holidays from everyone at Valor Fireplaces! The Valor lifestyle blog will be back in 2019 with an all new design and even more content than before. Check back in the new year to see what’s new! #thankyouvalorfans
How To Display Christmas Cards
This time of year brings lots of incoming mail and usually a few Christmas cards and well wishes. These cards are perfect for displaying around the home and when they are creatively arranged they double as Christmas decorations for the season. All of these ideas you can make in your home and it can be a great project for the whole family. Keep reading to find out how to display Christmas cards: DIY Holiday Display If you want to display a unique Christmas tree this holiday season and create a new way for you to display your Christmas cards this is the perfect idea for you. You will need to…
5 Christmas Tree Theme Ideas
Now is the time when most people are considering putting up the tree or perhaps going out to cut one down. Either way, the next step will be to decorate the Christmas tree, once it’s settled in the home. When it comes to decorating, there are so many options for color schemes and themed ideas, it can be hard to decide on just one. To help with that, we’ve narrowed it down to the 5 most eye-catching Christmas tree theme ideas below: Farmhouse Style We see the trend of farmhouse decor regularly in the home design world, so why not apply this beautiful trend to Christmas? By bringing in touches of…
Color Trends For 2019
Can you believe we are already talking about the arrival of 2019? This year flew by and now we are already seeing previews of colors and paint trends for the year of 2019. Now, around this time every year, the biggest paint manufacturers announce the colour of the upcoming year and some design forecasts that get us excited to welcome the new year. Well, the wait is over so read on to find out more about the color trends for 2019: Behr Blueprint is the exciting and new color for the year of 2019 chosen by Behr. This bold yet modern color will bring a unique twist to any room and…
The Dos And Don’ts Of Decorating With White
When it comes to home design, white has always been a popular and modern choice for the walls, furniture, floors and decor. However, there are some things to keep in mind when you decorate with white and it’s important to find a balance as you create your design. Keep reading for the dos and don’ts of decorating with white. Do Explore Different Shades When you decide to use the color white as the main look in your home, it’s important to explore all of the shades available to find the right fit. For example, you may want an off-white for a bedroom to encourage a sense of warmth whereas you may…
3 DIY Ways To Improve Your Home
When it comes to projects or improvements around the home, a do it yourself method can be really great and can save some money! Depending on the project, most things can be tackled as a beginner DIY-er, but you will need to go in with patience a generous timeline in case something goes awry. We have highlighted three DIY projects below that will improve your home and have it looking amazing with a few simple changes. Read on to find out more: DIY Shaker Door This is such a great DIY project if your home has simple doors that need a new look and if you don’t want to buy…
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