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Tuscany Table Setting

May 1, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Tuscany Table Setting

Tuscany Table Setting! I participated in a fund raiser for ACAP called Designing Women with a Cause, where 12 women set tables based on a country. I designed and decorated 3 Italian tables starting with Tuscany. If you know me, you know how much I love to set a beautiful table. I love the challenge of doing something that's never been done … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, By Special Arrangement, Dining Room ~ Chic, DIY, Great Gatherings, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Room Service~Design Tips, Signature Style~Chic, Table Manners, Upcycle~Chic, Vintage Chic Tagged With: ACAP, Brunch, Chairs, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Designing Women With a Cause, dinner party, Dinnerware, DIY, Entertaining, Holiday celebration, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Italy, J & G Meakin, Napkin folding, Olde Avon Dale, party planning, Place settings, Table setting, Tuscany, Tuscany table setting, vintage

Easter Basket Ideas – DIY

March 24, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Easter Basket Ideas -- DIY Who says the Easter Bunny has to hide regular, boring old Easter baskets? Change things up this year by making your own custom DIY baskets from things you'll find stashed in your house! Put the fruit in the refrigerator and weave paper raffia through the open spokes of a  wire fruit basket. Choose a traditional … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, Color Chic, DIY, Easter Chic, Great Gatherings, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Signature Style~Chic, Upcycle~Chic Tagged With: Brunch, DIY, DIY Easter baskets, Easter, Easter baskets, Easter eggs, Easter table setting, Holiday celebration, Holiday Decorating, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, party planning, Place settings

DIY Easter Eggs

March 23, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

DIY fabric Easter Eggs are not only great decorations, but they last forever. Making them is so fast and easy, you'll be tempted to make dozens. I think I'll place one at each place setting for Easter brunch. Everyone gets a party favor to take home. I purchased a couple "fat quarters" of pale yellow and white quilting fabric. It's … [Read more...]

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How to Decorate a Fireplace Mantle

January 22, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

How to Decorate a Fireplace Mantle

A question I'm often asked as an interior designer is how to decorate a fireplace mantle. As the focal point of the living room, we orient our furniture around the fireplace even when it's hot outside. There are many ways to decorate it depending on your style and personality. I tend to prefer an asymmetrical balance. I also like to display a … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Accessories, By Special Arrangement, Color Chic, DIY, Interior Design ~Chic Tips, Post, Re~Style ~Chic, Rooms We Live In, Signature Style~Chic, Upcycle~Chic Tagged With: antiques, Artwork, Color Chic, Contemporay Design, Decorating a fireplace mantle, Fireplace, Fireplace mantle, Furniture arranging; space planning; design on a budget; no cost decorarting;, Interior Decorating, Interior Design, Interior Design ~Chic Tips

Transform Stock Kitchen Cabinets

January 8, 2016 By Merri Cvetan Leave a Comment

Transform Stock Kitchen Cabinets

Transform stock kitchen cabinets! It really only takes a few simple steps to change basic and boring into high-end kitchen cupboards. My easy how-to article was recently featured on the Home and Garden page at TwinCities.com.  See the before and after to find out how to turn your old cabinetry into something special. … [Read more...]

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