Now that 2019 is in the rear-view mirror, I decided to look back and see what I did with all my time, what I accomplished and consider what’s ahead. Have you done the same? I hope the last year was all you hoped for!

What the Heck I did with my time

For me, 2019 this was especially meaningful as I retired last December 31^st from a 33-year career as a wildlife biologist. Although I started Northern Lights Home Staging and Design five years ago,  I had more time to work on my design business in 2019. A big change was the decision to offer Edesign, or online Interior Design, online color and home staging consultations and virtual staging. Living in small town Alaska, I have a limited market and thought this would be a great way to expand my ability to help more people. So 2019 was a year of learning  how to do Edesign and work with clients in a new way.

Colorful Projects

The year was filled with home staging, virtual staging, color consultations, local design projects and Edesign. When doing consultations or working with people taking their time to implement their design or staging, I don’t always get to see the “After” photos. Here is a video of my favorite projects where I did see the result. It was a very colorful year!

Cool Things

Some other exciting things that happened in 2019 were that:

I won  the “Best of Houzz” for Customer Service again for the 4^th year in a row.

I was awarded Best Interior Designs of 2018 and noted as an Interior Designer to Watch in 2019 in an article by Searchmetry.

I started creating Fractal Art for Interior Design in January and opened a store on Society 6 with art, pillows, bedding, furniture and more featuring my art.

One of my Edesigns was published in an international magazine! See the article, 5 Things You Need to Know About Edesign by JoAnne Lenart-Weary on page 50, and my design on page 55.The picture below is my design. More on how it came together in a future blog post. (shown below).

So Much Writing!

In 2019, I posted articles and tips on Facebook, Instagram, Twitter and Pinterest daily and wrote weekly blog posts compared to monthly in 2018. I did my best to provide information that you might find valuable on Interior Design, Color and Home Staging. I hope you will follow me and find some information helpful to you.

Here are some of my favorite blog articles which I think really tell the story of what I can do to help you.

Edesign, How it Works

Tell Your Story with Global Style Interior Design

Re-invent Yourself and Your Home in 2020

Home Staging- How it Works and What it Costs

Does Your Vacation Rental Stand out from the Crowd Online?

What Does it all Mean?

In discovering Edesign, I also discovered some things about myself.

• I LOVE color. Well, I already knew that, but Edesign gave me a chance to indulge my love of color, challenge myself and delve deeper into using the art and science of color I learned when I became a certified color strategist.
• I LOVE global style and the layering of textures, handmade and exotic art and decor, eco-friendly materials, the history and culture, magic of lighting, rich colors and so much more!!
• I LOVE eco-friendly, sustainable design. I realized how important it is to our health, well-being, and our planet and how easy it  is to create beautiful and unique designs with eco-friendly elements.
• I LOVE Edesign. It’s fast, affordable, unique and opens doors to working with anyone with a computer (is there anyone without one?).

What’s Next?

Now that I know more about the things that make my heart sing, and hopefully yours too, I plan to do more of the things I love! The current design trends are embracing color, global styles, eco-friendly design and new ways of doing things such as Edesign and I am ready to spread the love! Are you ready? Check out my blog article, Re-Invent Yourself and Your Home in 2020 to get inspired!

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Is your house a mess and you don’t know where to start when it comes to Interior Design or decorating? Do you wish your house felt like a sanctuary and the perfect place to relax? A place that is beautiful and feels so good there is no place you would rather be? 

Sometimes life gets so busy that it is hard to keep up with the clutter, the mess and before you know it, it has been so long since you redecorated that things look really outdated. You have a situation that feels overwhelming and you just don’t know where to start to pull it all together and create the sanctuary you always wanted. And on top of that, maybe you have a partner with totally different tastes. Or the budget just never seems to be there to really do things the way you want.

Our houses are like a big puzzle. Sometimes just putting the pieces together in a new way can make a huge difference! I learned this lesson one winter when I decided to tear out all the carpeting in my older house and replace with laminate flooring. I figured out how to do it by watching YouTube videos. Of course, this required taking every last thing out of each room as I replaced the flooring to make it possible. And then putting it all back! And that is where the light came on for me!

I am a person that likes Bohemian and global style interiors. In general, that means “more is more”, so I have always had a lot of stuff and displayed it everywhere! I liked it, I was used to it and it felt good. But as I replaced the floors and started putting things back, I did it slowly, and re-arranged things. I started to notice just how much I liked it when the important pieces had more space around them and more room to shine. All of a sudden, I realized how much I liked “less is more”!

So, the moral of this story is that just because you think you really love a certain look, keep an open mind. New ways of doing things and getting rid of a few things might just bring you joy! You could always try taking everything out of a room and putting the most important pieces back in new ways, then layering the accessories and try leaving some things out. You can always store them and trade them out and highlight different things at different times for variety.

Need more ideas on how to get going? My Top Ten Interior Design Tips might help. Download your free report here.

 

Ready to make changes in your home but want a little help to make it happen? Check out my Online and Edesign services. I would love to help you.

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