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Not everyone has the same interior design style, which is why we are all given the opportunity to select from dozens of design styles from rustic farmhouse to timeless contemporary. However, as we all know, some interior design styles are more popular than others. An African-inspired interior design, though, is not one of them, making it highly underrated to say the least. Nevertheless, African design composes of beautiful prints, fun décor pieces, and delightful color schemes that are …

Candles have been used by various groups and cultures for well over 5,000 years as a source of illumination and to use during ritual ceremonies. Still, candles are used today for religious observances and special events like weddings and funerals. Even after electricity was invented, candles have played a substantial role whether someone forgot to pay the electricity bill, or the power went out due to a storm. Others enjoy use real or faux candles to bring peaceful or romantic ambience to …

As American interior designer Kelly Wearstler would say, “The mixture of weird textures and organic surfaces creates an interesting dialogue.” Whether in fashion, artwork, architectural design, or interior design, the use of the right textures can significantly alter aesthetics and function in one way or another. Many of us have witnessed this firsthand. In relation to interior design, what makes texture so important? Is it truly necessary, or is it just for show? How should differen …

Designing the interior of a home from scratch – or even revamping a currently-designed home – can take several weeks, even when we are constantly contributing to our interior design. Professional interior designers with decades of experience tend to deal with lengthy timelines too. Things often take longer than expected as surprises arise, deadlines get missed, accidents or errors occur on the job, and thus, the finish date has to be pushed back.As frustrating as the latter may be, there …

Interior design mainly involves recycling and reviving old trends. The longer one has been alive, the more they come to realize this. While there are certainly trends that come, stay for a brief moment or few, and then forever leave, a lot of our inspirations today come from recent and even quite distant interior design fads – and sometimes, we don’t even realize it! But there tends to be awkward moments where many of us like an older interior design trend, but at present, it doe …