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Give Your Rooms a Name: Home of the Heart Design

10/22/2016

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Grandma's Kitchen

Give your rooms personality by giving each one a name. I love looking at home design photos in magazines, online at Houzz.com, and on Pinterest. I find the images I most enjoy are the ones where the owners' personalities shine through. 

     Over the years I've collected several boxes of decorations, and gained even more when I married. The challenge was how to display them in a coherent fashion. The key has been to develop a theme for each scene, much like I develop a scene in my writings. 

Home of the Heart Hint: I've discovered the easiest and best method of creating individuality is using names for the rooms in my house that reflect the theme and style I'm envisioning.

     I even have name plaques for some of the rooms. As you can see from my kitchen photo above, I love the idea of being in my grandmother role, cooking for the grandkids and even teaching them a few cooking skills. Their photos on the fridge is a daily reminder of these dear ones. My collection of vintage cookware harkens back to my  grandmothers' kitchens, reminding me that I'm carrying on their legacies.

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Bath House Bathroom

     As you may have guessed, I love images of the past. When I discovered several beach photos from an old family album, I knew immediately what theme I would use for the hall bathroom. I printed six of them up and hung them in white frames. 

     To emphasize the beachy theme, I attached beach glass knobs on the vanity drawers and glued beach glass around the mirror frame. The white vintage-looking wainscot brightens and freshens up the room. 
     What do you think about using themes for the rooms in your home? Have you tried it? What have been the results?

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Bathroom Mirror with Beach Glass Frame

​     I've posted a couple of other photos here of objects that hint at the theme of other rooms. Can you guess what these themes are?

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Master Bath
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Guest Bedroom/Library

from Home of the Heart, my best to you.
Linda

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    I loved writing about Meg Cary's interior design career in my romance, Home of the Heart. Meg worked on some pretty spectacular projects that I've only dreamed of. But my greatest pleasure has been exploring what's involved in creating one's personal Home of the Heart, both helping others as well as the evolution of my own home design. I'll be sharing with you what I've learned over the years as an interior designer.

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