Author: Cindy Hicks

Many of us are spending more time at home than usual, providing the opportunity for a thorough inspection. I usually just spent evenings at home, but now I have almost all day to really...

I recently joined a “Buy Nothing” page for my neighborhood on Facebook. Neighbors will post new or used items to be claimed for free by someone else nearby. The range of items posted is...

You can spend months and months hunting down or planning and building your dream home, but without the right home furnishing, your home won’t live up to its new promise. Home furnishing is an...

A printed air freshener can easily be found at most supermarkets these days. Even the local shops may have it for you. The huge number of designs and the great fragrances that these printed...

Residential interior design is greatly misunderstood by more than a few homeowners. These home improvement professionals don’t just pick out decorations or tell you what’s trendy and artistic nowadays. Residential interior design is a...

Certain industries rely on seasonal cycles while others remain fairly stable throughout the year. Professionals in these industries grow to appreciate the schedule—those working in architecture, for example, have had a pretty easy go...

Interior design firms and product creators have begun to release their fall look books. While summer design is full of light, bright fabrics and ideas, autumn provides an excellent opportunity to lean into proper...

Interior design is no stranger to advertised ”colors of the year.” Pantone releases a color every year designed to anticipate the seasons’ trends and reflect the design world at large. Ultra Violet, their 2018...

Every professional, regardless of industry, education, and interest, requires a certain skillset. Many of these skills can be learned in school, while just as many are learned on the job. However, there is a...

Home staging is a relatively new industry within the realm of interior design. The service is used primarily by homeowners and real estate agencies who want to sell a property. These owners and professionals...

Having been on both sides during my decades of experience in the interior design industry, I can tell you that a bad boss—or just a poorly managed company—can be completely demoralizing to an employee,...

How do you decorate a room? This is one of those questions that I always dreaded getting from clients because I thought I was supposed to have some clearly curated answer that was at...

Personally, I can’t stand greige. I mean, in one sense, I’m completely engaged and in agreement with the greige rage. The semi-distinct tone that exists between gray and beige has a useful calling card...

Look modern up in the dictionary and you’ll find a definition that goes something like “pertaining to the recent past or present times as opposed to the remote past.” So it’s the “just now”...