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Bethenny Frankel’s Hamptons House Decorated for Halloween

By Deedra Mcgillivray 2 months ago

Last year, Bethenny Frankel went all out as she decorated her Hamptons home with festive Halloween décor. Now, it seems The Real Housewives of New York City alum is looking to outdo herself. 

In an Instagram Story video Bethenny shared on September 27, her 10-year-old daughter, Bryn, picked up a toy rotary phone that was ringing. As Bryn put the phone to hear ear, a spooky voice blared through the room, saying, “Look behind you.”

As the mother-daughter duo proceeded to have a dance party in their kitchen and dining room, Bethenny showed off some more Halloween décor, including the

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10 interior design trends which could boost your house value by thousands

By Deedra Mcgillivray 2 months ago

The interior design trends which could help to boost the value of your property by thousands has been revealed in a new study — and the much-loved Scandinavian style has taken the winning spot.

Mortgage comparison website, Bankrate, entered the biggest interior design styles into Zoopla’s property search tool to calculate average house prices in England for each style, and uncover how much each one could add to the value of a home.

While Scandi style unsurprisingly came out on top (it was also named the top interior trend for 2020), other trends in the top 10 include farmhouse, rustic,

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Outdoor Halloween Decor That Will Make Your House the Scariest Home on the Block

By Deedra Mcgillivray 3 months ago



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Trick-Or-Treating might look a little different this year but we’re still going to do our best to dress our house up with spooky outdoor Halloween decor that lets everyone in the neighborhood know that we’re still celebrating the scariest day of the year in a big way.

Whether your Halloween style is gothic or goofy, whether you’re looking for a giant spider web for your yard or some cartoonish inflatables, these outdoor Halloween decor options will inspire you.

Think of it this way: As much as we love

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Top Litchfield Park AZ Realtors Share Checklist For Making a Selling House Exterior Impeccable – Press Release

By Deedra Mcgillivray 3 months ago

There is no second chance to make a first impression. A home buyer is going to make an initial decision when pulling into the driveway of a home for sale and make that first impression. It is important that the exterior of the home look as pristine as possible.

Realtors in Litchfield Park, AZ, Matt and Shalin Caren have created a partial list of tips for those who are thinking about selling their home. Their tips represent years of experience in the real estate industry and have been proven time and time again to help sell a home.

“There should

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The Obamas Decorated with Finds from Crate & Barrel, Pottery Barn, and Anthropologie, According to a New Book About Their White House

By Deedra Mcgillivray 3 months ago

If you’re longing to escape to a time when the “People’s House” was not akin to a militarized island surrounded by tall metal fencing, consider the new book about the interior design of President Barack Obama’s White House, publishing September 1.

Written by Michael S. Smith, the designer that Barack and Michelle tapped for the decorating job (with help from Margaret Russell, former editor-in-chief of Architectural Digest), “Designing History: The Extraordinary Art & Style of the Obama White House” takes readers room by room through Smith’s overhaul of the former First Family’s private residence. Michelle Obama wrote the book’s

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101 House Exterior Ideas (Photos and Extensive Guides)

By Deedra Mcgillivray 4 months ago

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Check out 101 house exterior ideas. Includes all styles, sizes, home types and colors. Search by color or style.

Welcome to our massive house exterior photo gallery where you can get all kinds of exterior ideas by color, material, architectural style, siding type and more.

Also, check out our online visual paint software where you can upload a photo of your house exterior and apply hundreds of different paint colors to see what looks best.

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The gorgeous and warmth of the gray tones of the home coincides well with the surrounding green landscape filled with tall trees in the background, medium-sized pines at the front yard and the grass lawn separated from the concrete walkway by a thin strip of fountain.
Designed by: Elips Design Architecture

The gorgeous and warmth of the gray tones of the home coincides well with the surrounding green

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Home Decorating Trends 2020 – House Beautiful Next Wave Designer Trends

By Deedra Mcgillivray 4 months ago

Read McKendree

The 2010s are coming to an end, so stash the succulents and farmhouse decor—it’s time to usher in a new decade of design. To find out just what that’ll look like, we asked our House Beautiful Next Wave designers to tell us what trends they’re ready to embrace in 2020, from bold hues and hand-crafted accents to throwback details and classical motifs.

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Over-the-Top Window Treatments

Grab your chintz balloon shades—the ’80s are back. Or at least the preference for ornate window treatments are. “We’re doing a lot more fancy curtains than

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28 House Exterior Design Ideas

By Deedra Mcgillivray 5 months ago

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They say you can’t judge a book by its cover, and the same goes for homes. The exterior of a house can hint at what’s on inside or offer a contrasting surprise–whether it’s a castle-inspired exterior with a fairy-tale interior or a historic outside with a contemporary inside. We’ve rounded up some of the most stunning home exteriors that’ll have you wanting to move in—and may even inspire you to up your own home’s curb appeal.

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Castle-Inspired Fortress

This fairy-tale escape by Lisa Tharp and TMS Architects features a gray exterior

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