Which PAINT COLOR can LOWER your BLOOD PRESSURE?

Did you know, BLUE brings down blood pressure and slows respiration and heart rate. That’s why it’s considered calming, relaxing, and serene, and is often recommended for bedrooms and bathrooms. Be careful, however: A pastel blue that looks pretty on the paint chip can come across as unpleasantly chilly when it’s on the walls and furnishings, especially in a room that receives little natural light. If you opt for a light blue as the primary color in a room, balance it with warm hues in the furnishings and fabrics.

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

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 coose a color that will make you relax when you’re suposed to be working out? 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.

Whether you’re looking to  RE- paint one or all of the rooms 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.

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.

Decorating On A Budget

Some people say were in a recession, but when it comes to our homes, most of us have an uncontrollable urge to remodel and decorate!  So, what do you do in times like these if you don’t have the money to do a full remodel but you just can’t take it anymore?   Here are a few budget decorating ideas that you can either hire someone to do without spending a lot of money and some other things you can do yourself.

1.  Paint!  Paint is probably the most cost effective and design efficeint things you can do to update your home without spending a lot of money.  Even if you hire someone, the cost is low compared to other remodling expenses, but if you paint yourself … it’s down right cheap!  And the best bang for your buck!

2.  Interior Redesign!  Maybe you have a room you never use, or a room that just doesn’t feel or look right, maybe your bored with the room, but you may or may not want to go out and purchase some furnishings to change the look of the room.  Hire an interior redesigner to REDESIGN your home/a room using what you already own and love.  A redesinger will redesign just one room or your entire home.  You decide, based on your wants, needs and budget.  Another best bang for the buck!

3.  Update your accessories.  Try changing out your throw pillows, accessories and art.  This can change the look and feel of your home …maybe just enough to make your decorating urges go away for a while.

4.  Change out your art.  I know, you always hang this piece over your fireplace and that piece in the living room  – change it up.  We get so used to seeing them in the same place that we stop seeing and enjoying them.  Make it fun and invite a friend over (one who’s taste you like) and take down all of your art and then together take turns holding up different pieces in new and different locations.  It’s fun, costs no money and you’re home will look and feel refreshed.

5.  What budget decorating projects have you done?  Please share your experiences here.

Paint and an Interior Redesign = Big Change!

Three steps to BIG CHANGE in your home with out having to buy new things or spend a lot of money. 

Step 1:  Select the right color, whether you do it yourself or hire a professional, LIKE ME, to help you select the right color(s) for your home. 

Step 2:  Paint

Step 3: Rearrange all the furniture, art and accessories in your home or hire a professional, LIKE ME, to do an One-Day Interior Redesign to one or all the rooms in your home.

 And the best part is that it only takes one day.

One-Day Interior Redesign

For the first time ever, I am offering a discount on my One-Day Interior Redesign Service.

If you live in the San Francisco Bay Area in … Alameda, Contra Costa or Santa Clara County, I am offering $100 off an Interior Redesign on three or more rooms in your home, when you have your Interior Redesign completed in March 2008. 

Call NOW, to reserve your day before I’m booked solid!  Call 925-998-7747 and say you want the blog discount.

Jill Denton

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