In a time where anxiety is more prevalent than ever, making sure our homes stay stress free is a major consideration when designing your space. Anxiety, like most things in life, takes work to manage and it can be made easier if your home is already equipped to be your safe space. We aren’t saying …
Preparing your home for summer is just as important as preparing for the cold Iowan winters. Your home is going to get a lot of wear and tear from indoor to outdoor traffic patterns (especially if you have kids & pets). Our back door tends to remain open for a good portion of the days …
Amazing design isn’t achieved overnight, anyone can tell you that. This particular remodel holds true to that testament, with a full year turnaround time from start to finish. Now, I’ll stop your wild thoughts right here and tell you that their home was NOT a construction site for a year. No, no, no. From the …
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One of the most used rooms in a home is the family room. It is where you unwind at the end of the day, where the family gets together, and the room that really gets used as a multi-purpose room! These reasons are why, if you’re perfect house came with the downside of a smaller …
We just arrived in Rome and I wasn’t going to let only getting 35 minutes of rest on the plane keep me from enjoying sounds, sites, and tastes of Rome. The first thing Scott and I did was check into our to our hotel, Hotel Artemide, to drop off our luggage. Not only was the …
I just recently moved into my “big girl apartment” this summer and am absolutely LOVING that I get to decorate my own space! My first project to tackle definitely had to be my outdoor balcony. With it already being summer when I moved in, I needed to get right on it so that I could …
Question: I’m not sure if I can afford design help. What should my budget be? Elizabeth Erin Designs suggests landing on a budget for the entire project that allows some flexibility. Regardless if you are wanting to re-design one room or you’re redesigning an entire kitchen, you will need a budget to handle all the …
We LOVE color! When wall colors go white, fabrics go bold and bright! You can see above, that the new Maxwell fabrics are anything but boring. Custom pillows are a great way to spice up your bedding, a neutral sofa or a bench without redesigning your whole space. Pillows transform a room, but finding new …
Who are you? What is your position at EED? Jodi Peterman, I am the owner Where do you pull inspiration from? Life and travels What is your signature style? Timeless and classic with a twist You’re a new addition to a crayon box, what color are you? Sunshine yellow! What traits did you have as …
When staging and decorating, it is very easy to stick to the same old things. We’ve found a couple different ways to spice up our projects, our stagings, and our own homes! Trays and bowls are some of the easiest pieces to accessorize with. Lately, we’ve gotten a little creative with how we use our …
