Category: Tweak Tips

Transforming a room in your home to reflect a favorite vacation can be a fun way to spend a weekend by “checking in” to your very own hotel room! Here are some tips for creating a “seaside” experience. 1. Use “themed” accessories. We used shells, wicker, grass rug, “beach” inspired words, and red coral lamps…

Visual appeal is everything. When we first hung these pictures they were 1.6” apart. Visually, they felt off… listen to your gut. Your gut is a great tool to have. Instead of leaving them like they were, we experimented with spacing until it felt right! The spacing is now 3.6” apart and it feels good!

Yes, this Freshman got a 2 for 1 his first year by zoning his dorm room. We turned his desk so that it backed up to the head, or foot, of his bed which gave him a study area on one side and sleeping space on the other. We repeated this again on the other…

What happens when you have a passion for baseball caps, no space to store them and you can’t make any holes in the wall… CRY? Hold the tears, Command has some amazing products that can make dorm or apartment life a breeze. Our solution was to use the vertical space on the outside of the…

Challenge… Long narrow, dark space with “1” window. Solution: Create the illusion of space by adding mirrors to reflect light and open up the space. In this example, we used the height of the vaulted ceiling to our advantage by adding 6’ tall “panned” mirrors to create the look and feel of palladium windows. check…

It’s always tempting to display every chair in a dining set. Just because you have it, doesn’t mean you have to use it! Balance your space accordingly and put any extras out of sight. You could also use them in another part of your house; for example, as an office chair! You can always pull the extra chairs out again when you…

These 5 vases needed to be evenly spaced for the visual impact we were going for on this dining room table. Instead pulling out the measuring tape, or guessing, we found the perfect solution by using the small elephant figure to space out each vase evenly. It’s all about using what you have! Check out the process…

“There are some things in life that are worth fighting for and an amazing light fixture is one of them.” It’s surprising how difficult it is to convenience client’s to remove their existing fan or light fixture. See the examples below to see just how important lighting can be for completing a well-rounded design. Think…

Creating “eye catching” interest in a space isn’t always easy. Check out these three examples of how using art or a mirror to catch your eye. Remember, scale and placement are key. Using pieces that “POP” draw you in and help tie together other pieces to create one cohesive and interesting space.  

I don’t know about you, but I’m like Henny Penny, maybe better known as Chicken Little. I don’t like feeling like the “sky is falling” room without having to raise the ceilings. The secret to creating vertical height is by using objects that will draw your eyes up! These four examples show you just how…