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Marlena Design Group

  • About
    • About
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    • Top 10 Tips For Building Your Dream Home
    • Remodeling With an Interior Designer
    • Publications
    • Our Process
  • Projects
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Spooky Chic

October 20, 2016 Guest User

Small spaces in the home can open the door for the biggest, boldest design choices. This month, we at MDG are obsessed with this edgy, chic, almost spooky bathroom inspired by Kohler. The skull and crossbones wallpaper is perfect in the brown and bronze colors and it’s less jarring than the perhaps traditional black and white pattern we’re used to seeing. The deep brown wood of the cabinets and the warm light coming from the chandelier take this bathroom from Haunted Mansion to cozy retreat.

We could step into this bathroom and be taken back to a sixth grade Halloween sleepover when we took turns daring each other to lock ourselves in the bathroom. We would light a tea light from Bath and Body Works and stand in front of the mirror, gulping as we looked at our reflections. We turned three times as fast as we could saying Bloody Mary, Bloody Mary and then bolted from the room while our friends shrieked.

Bu this bathroom inspo makes us want to do the opposite of running screaming from the room. We want to fill a claw foot tub up with steamy water and light a cedar-scented candle or two. We want to sip spicy apple cider while we sink into the warmth and read a scary book while we watch a fall thunderstorm roll in out of the corner of our eyes. We’ll stay hidden away until the water cools, our fingers wrinkle or the kids start calling and then dry off for a family watch party of American Horror Story.

This October is the perfect time to try a skull and crossbones interior. Marlena is here to help if you click here. 

Photos borrowed from Kohler

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In interior design Tags kohler, interior design, bathrooms, toto, american standard, the little market, 5280flowers, visual comfort, varaluz, tattered cover

Living Large

August 18, 2016 Guest User

Whether it’s a bucket list goal or a pipe dream in passing, the tiny home trend is going full steam ahead. On paper, it’s not hard to see why. These homes, typically between 100 to 400 square feet, are eco-friendly, from the amount of construction materials used, to the amount of electricity needed to the size of the carbon footprint.

Tiny homes can be built or acquired for a very reasonable sum. Most owners find themselves without a mortgage and some are even without any debt at all. Because of the size and the general lack of clutter, tiny homeowners are able to spend time, money and energy that might normally be spent on housework or repairs, on travel and hobbies.

With so little space, one may wonder how to decorate a tiny home, or if there is room for that at all. Below are some of our favorite design tips for tiny living.

1)      Decide on one cohesive color scheme for the whole spacy. Too much of everything spells claustrophobia.

2)      Open shelving and easy access dishes and utensils are your friend. Better make them pretty.

3)      Every nook, cranny, shelf and surface is hot real estate in a tiny home. If a trinket or decoration doesn’t trigger emotion, get rid of it.

4)      Include plenty of windows and skylights. In a small space, natural light and views of your surroundings can feel like you’ve expanded your living space outside. And speaking of…

5)      Expand your living space outside. Dine alfresco, sit around a fire pit instead of a coffee table, or relax in a hammock instead of a sectional.

6)      Create a luxe master bedroom space. If it’s on the ground floor, you’ll be looking at it all day and if it’s lofted it becomes a real retreat. Either way, keep it cozy and inviting.

Ask Marlena for more of her favorite design tips and tricks for tiny living.

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In interior design Tags interior design, tiny living, tiny homes, jonathan adler, suitely, the little market, walker art, golden rabbit, arro home, celadon at home, capsule home, rice by rice

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