Design Ideas

Top 5 online tools to design your own spaces

Heather Terveen — Mon, 03 Sep 2012 09:13:00 -0700

Having problems envisioning what your finished dream room will actually look like? Wish you could create professional-looking floor plans and decorating schemes? We do too! Believe it or not, designer tools are within your reach . We scoured the Web to bring you the top five online tools to digitally design your own spaces.

The Rachel Zoe Project's Jeremiah Brent dishes on design

Patricia Conte — Wed, 13 Jun 2012 13:00:00 -0700

Who wouldn’t want a few inside tips on home decor from a pro? You don't need a budget like the rich and famous -- just a few tips will do the trick. SheKnows got the inside word from The Rachel Zoe Project's, Jeremiah Brent.

Jillian Harris says: 'Throw away the design magazines!'

Catherine Conelly — Mon, 26 Sep 2011 09:03:00 -0700

Jillian Harris's job on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition has taught her to focus on the personality of her clients and mold those traits into trendy home designs.

Design inspirations for a shabby chic nursery

Tana Johnson — Thu, 18 Aug 2011 06:00:00 -0700

Design a shabby-chic nursery for your posh little princess that's the perfect balance of purposely distressed items and elegant couture. Think comfort meets elegance for a style that will transition well from infancy to toddlerhood and beyond.

The Inspiration Board: Turquoise

Tolly Moseley — Thu, 02 Jun 2011 17:00:00 -0700

This is the first installment of The Inspiration Board, a new home décor feature on SheKnows. Below, I discuss turquoise -- if the Statue of Liberty can handle this color, so can I. Bring your tired, your poor, your huddled masses of beige furniture, and let me show you the color you've been missing.

Design tips to make learning fun for your kids

Michele Borboa, MS — Thu, 14 Apr 2011 10:30:00 -0700

Enhance your children’s learning by providing them with an environment that makes learning fun. We spoke with Cortney Novogratz of HGTV’s Home by Novogratz about how parents can make their children’s bedrooms more conducive to learning and the kid-friendly decorating and design strategies she used at Winegard Elementary School in Orlando, Florida. Winegard was the grand-prize winner of Bounty’s We Love Our School sweepstakes and received a school makeover designed by Cortney and her husband Robert Novogratz.

Low-budget autumn accessories for home

Robin Baron — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:23:00 -0700

Most of us enjoy using our creativity to add a few new accessories to our homes as the season shifts. You don’t have to go overboard and blow your budget -- a few well-placed accessories can change the whole look and feel.

Top 3 dorm room design ideas

Robin Baron — Mon, 04 Oct 2010 16:08:00 -0700

The long, lazy days of summer are coming to an end. For some moms, this time of the year is particularly daunting because college-bound students have left their family homes for the first time and off to create their own space in a new apartment or dorm room. As a mother of two, I understand the need to make sure your child feels comfortable while away from the home you created for them. As an interior designer, I understand that surroundings affect self-confidence, goals, and attitudes in people of all ages.