Which COLOR PAINT makes BABIES CRY more?

YELLOW! It’s true, babies seem to cry more in a yellow room … and people are more likely to lose their tempers in a yellow room; therefore, the color yellow is NOT a good choice for a main color scheme. Although, yellow can work in kitchens, dining rooms, and bathrooms, where happy color is energizing and uplifting.

Whether you’re looking to  RE- paint your BABIES ROOM and/or any room(s) in your home Jill at Changing Spaces will bring her YEARS of experience in RE-design and professional paint color expertise to help you pick the RIGHT PAINT COLORS for your home. Jill will come to your home with a professional paint kit and an expert eye. Together we will choose the best colors and finish for your home based on your lighting, furnishings, personal style and exercise needs.

Why YOU can’t afford NOT to have a CUSTOM COLOR CONSULTATiON?

Most color consultations can be completed within an hour or two at the most. How much can just a gallon or two of the wrong custom color paint set you back, a couple days of a painting contractors’ time or how about if your choose a color that makes your baby cry more? Choosing the best colors for your home the first time around can literally save you hundreds of dollars in the long run and you can’t beat having a design professional who can walk you through the process of creating your unique vision for your home.

Changing Spaces by Jill Denton ~ Interior RE-Design, Color Consultations and Staging
925.998.7747

Please visit our website for more before and after photos and more information:www.jilldenton.com

Services offered: Full day Interior RE-Design, Half day Interior RE-Design, One Room Interior RE-Design, RE-Design consultations, Interior and Exterior Custom Paint Color Consultations, Staging Consultations and Home Staging.

Arranging furniture in a rectangular shaped room

I’ve had so many people contact me about arranging furniture in a rectangular shaped room!  This is one hot topic!  It all comes down to space planning.  If you’ve got a good eye for space planning, do it yourself (see my other article on “How to arrange furniture in a rectangular shaped room“).  If not, call in a professional Interior Redesigner. In 2-3 hours (for an average sized room with an average amount of furniture and accessories) an Interior Redesigner can transform your rectangular shaped room. 

I have people contact me who say, “We never use that room”, “I don’t like the way it feels in the room so we don’t spend any time in there” and “You could blow that room up and none of us would miss it.”  Don’t waste your valuable space.  Let’s turn it into something you’ll love and use.  Don’t wait another day! Contact me and get that rectangular shaped room redesigned!

Jill Denton ~ Changing Spaces

Do You Have Good Traffic Flow Inside Your Home?

 

One crucial part of design is traffic flow.  A room not only needs to look good, but it needs to have good traffic flow. 

Have you ever stepped into a room only to be blocked by a piece of furniture.  Not too long ago I went to a friends home.  It’s decorated very Pottery Barn style.  From the entry, you walk down a hallway to the family room where you run right into the back of an overstuffed chair.  I literally had to side step around the chair to get into the room.  While I did a little dance around the chair my mind began rearranging or “Interior Redesigning” the room.  Overall the room was laid out well.  It was just the one overstuffed chair that created a problem. 

Click on the “Good Traffic Flow” link below and you’ll see two sample layouts but first, let me explain.  The top layout is BEFORE, and you can see the open doorway that leads you into the chair and a round ottoman in another corner.  In the AFTER layout, you’ll see that by just switching the over-sized chair with the ottoman, the flow into the room has greatly improved.  One thing you can not see on the layout is the difference in height of the chair and ottoman.  Where the back of the chair visually blocked the entry, the ottoman visually lets you enter the room.  Good Traffic Flow

Traffic flow is essential for comfortable living; as well as, comfortable viewing for those of you who are planning on selling your home.  Dana Dickey says: “Control the flow! If you have a problem with traffic flow, bump into things and do not like the way your rooms feel, then a potential buyer will FEEL the same thing. Proper placement of furniture is essential when buyers are looking at square footage. Remember why you bought the house and try to change what doesn’t work.” Source: Inside Redesign LLC

How about you?  Do you have any traffic flow problems in your home?

Jill  Denton ~ Changing Spaces

Top 5 Reasons to Get an Interior Redesign:

5.  Interior Redesign fits any budget. 

4.   Interior Redesign works for any style.

3.  Interior Redesign gives a designer look to any room.

2.  Interior Redesign uses what you already own and love.

1.  An Interior Redesign  is completed in just ONE DAY!

Contact Jill Denton at Changing Spaces for more information about getting an Interior Redesign for one room your your entire home.

Does Your Home Need An Interior Redesign?

 

Ask yourself the following questions:

– Do you have a room you rarely use?

– Are your tired of the “look” of you home?

– Do you feel there’s no way to rearrange a room?

– Do you have a room that just doesn’t “feel” right?

– Do you want a new look but don’t want to buy all new things?

– Have your furnishings been in the same places for 3+ years?

– Have you combined households and it’s too crowded?

If you’ve answered “Yes” to any of these questions, you are a candidate for an InteriorRedesign. Contact Jill Denton at  Changing Spaces to schedule a consultation.

Decorating Trends for 2008

This years hot trend is … Interior Redesign, No Cost Decorating, Home Makeover, Interior Rearrangement … no matter what you call it, it’s all about using what you already own and love in a fresh new way. Interior Design used to be only for the rich and famous – not any more! Now-a-days, people are loving the new style of design called “Interior Redesign“. Interior Redesign gets a professional decorator like myself in YOUR home to assist you in getting the look you want for one room or your entire house, and for less than you think!

I’ve done hundreds of Interior Design/Redesign Consultations and I have saved people thousands of dollars. I can’t tell you how many times I’ve gone to someone home and they show me the room in question and say “We like our things, but this room just doesn’t feel right. It must need something else, so we’re going to go and buy this …. what do you think?” I always say, BEFORE you go out and spend any money, let’s do an Interior Redesign on the room. I explain that we will remove everything form the room and then start putting it all back. Starting with the large pieces, we’ll arrange the furniture in a way that shows off the architecture of the room, looks great and is also functional for you. We may even pull some pieces from another room (if that’s okay with you). Then we’ll bring in rugs, table and lamps. Next we’ll add art and accessories to complete the look. Once we’re done, 9.9 out of 10 times, we’ll find that the piece of furniture they were going to buy would NOT have worked or just would have been a waste of money. The room need something completely different or nothing at all.

If you have a room that you’re bored with, it just doesn’t feel right, you can’t figure out how to arrange the furniture so it looks good and is functional, call an Interior Redesigner, and in just ONE DAY, we’ll make your home look its best using what you already own and love!

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area and would like more information about One Day Interior Redesign or if you’d just like to schedule yours, contact Jill Denton at Changing Spaces. (925) 998-7747

Home Redesign

Most everyone wants their home to look its best, but not all of us want to hire a design professional and spend thousands of dollars on new a remodel with furniture, accessories, accents, art, window treatments, etc.  Plus, so many of us either like all or most of what we already own, and we want to keep to an affordable budget.  That’s where Home Redesign or Interior Redesign or Budget Decorating or Home Makeover or One Day Decorating  or  as they call it on HGTV‘s “Decorating Cents” No Cost Decorating comes into play.  There are many names for this service, but the goal is the same. To use what you already own and love in a fresh new way.  It’s amazing how a professional interior redesigner can use only what you already own and change the way a room or entire home looks and feels and in just ONE DAY!

In times like these, some people want a new home but are not ready to make a move. This is one time when Interior Redesign works so well.  Whether you have one room or every room in your home Redesigned.  Some people do this for themselves, but most hire a Interior Redesigner for several reasons.

1.  A neutral party (Interior Redesigner) will look at the architecture of the room, all of your furnishings, art and accessories for each of their values.  Sometimes people get stuck in a rut and always, for example, place that chair next to that table with that lamp and that piece of wall art behind it.  It may look great, but the idea behind Interior Redesign is to give your home a fresh new look.  One that is beautiful and functional.

2. You’re bored with the room.  You may or may not like the way it looks, but you’re ready for a change.

3.  You moved into this home and your furniture doesn’t work as  well as it did in the last home.

4.  The room is never used.

5.  The room just doesn’t feel right.

6.  You purchased some new furnishings and it just doesn’t work the way you thought it would work.  (If you’re considering having an Interior Redesign, do it first, before you buy any furniture.)  A Interior Redesigner will listen to you needs and wants, and take into consideration your style and how you want the room to function.  Once the room is redesigned, you may find that you need a different size of sofa or maybe you don’t need a bookcase but a accent table.  In other words, don’t go out and spend money on the wrong piece of furniture, get a redesign first.  Then go out and purchase the right piece(s) for the room.

 7.  You’re on a budget.  Interior Redesingers either change by the hour, by the room, or by the day.  Typically, it takes 2-3 hours to redesign one room.  A professional Interior Redesigner can redesign an entire home in one day! Based on the size of the home the Interior Redesigner may bring one, two or three assisitants to get the job done. Based on your budget, you can decide if you want one, two or all the rooms in your home redesigned. 

8.  The holidays are just around the corner.  Now is the time to redesign your home.  Your guest will notice how great your home looks, but they probably won’t know why … “did you get a new…?  “Your home looks fantastic”….

 Whatever your reason, Interior Redesign is a new design style that is taking the world by storm.  With Interior Redesign anyone can afford to hire a professional interior redesigner.  Some people have their interior redesigner come back once a year to keep their space fresh.  Another great feature of using an Interior Redesigner is that once the redesign is complete, most Interior Redesigners will either chat with you or leave a list behind of things you could do or buy to further inhance the space. 

Jill Denton ~ Changing Spaces

What is Interior Redesign?

An Interior Redesigner rearranges your furniture and accessories.  We start by removing everything from the room.  Once we have a clean/clear vision of the room’s architecture, we start by placing the large pieces in the best place for function and style.  We may, with your permission, bring in other items from other rooms in your home.  We arrange all the furniture (sofas, loveseat, chairs, tables, rugs, sideboards, bookcases, etc.) then we bring in the accessories and hang the art.  In just one day, your home will look refreshed using what you already own.

The concept of Interior Redesign is still new to most people, but one that is catching on quickly! Interior Redesign can work for anyone, whether your style is traditional, modern, country, eclectic, etc. Because an Interior Redesigner uses what you already have in your home, but in a fresh new way.

With Interior Redesign you don’t have to spend thousands of dollars on furniture and accessories, and wait months for the finished product. We do it all in one day using your stuff, and for a reasonable price. Sometimes, after we’ve finished the Interior Redesign, we’ll leave behind a list of items the home owner could purchase to fill a need or empty space.If you’re thinking about buying some new furnishings, have the Interior Redesign done first. Most of the time, once the Interior Redesign in done, people find that they would have purchased the wrong piece, and now they don’t need anything or they need a completely different item. We like to say, Interior Redesign costs less than the price of buying the wrong piece of furniture.