Little details make a big difference in great design Great design comes in many different forms. It can be in the masterful layout of a room or in the skillful use of texture and color to create a beautiful environment that flows seamlessly from one room to the next. It can be in the appropriate […]
Residential Interiors & Decor
How to Organize Shelves
Design Challenge: How to organize shelves Open shelves are an ideal spot for displaying small galleries of your favorite collections – pictures, vases, and of course, books. These spaces can, however, quickly become cluttered. Open shelving has a way of welcoming in all sorts of knickknacks, so it is important to establish a function and […]
Matching Vintage Dining Chairs
The design challenge: matching vintage dining chairs Sometimes finding the perfect piece of furniture for your home isn’t the latest and greatest in the world of interior design–instead, it’s a time-honored vintage find. Recently, we’ve been in the market for a set of antique Chippendale dining room chairs to add to an existing set for […]
Custom Draperies by Elizabeth Swartz – Wins Design Award
Custom Draperies win 1st Place Envision Design Award Celebrating 27 years of publishing window fashion design and fabrication excellence, Window Fashion Vision magazine, a trade publication, announced the winners of this year’s Envision Design and Workroom Ingenuity Awards, at VISION13: International Window Coverings EXPO™ (IWCE™), held earlier this year, at the Ernest N. Morial Convention Center in New Orleans, […]
Trends: Colored Kitchen Cabinets
The latest interior design trend is colored kitchen cabinets The trend is toward painted wood cabinets, but other fabrications such as laminates and solid surfaces are used in colors as well depending on the style of interior design for the project. The sky is the limit on color selection – there is no one, singular […]
Rules for Decorating with the Red, White & Blue
Happy Independence Day! Commonly known as the Fourth of July, this US Federal holiday commemorates the adoption of the Declaration of Independence on July 4, 1776. Independence Day is frequently associated with fireworks, parades, barbecues, fairs, picnics, concerts, baseball games, family reunions, as well as political speeches and ceremonies that celebrate the history, government, and […]
Five Questions to Ask an Interior Designer
Building a new home or renovating your existing home can be interesting, exciting…and down right scary. A major design project like this will seem daunting for many. Working with a professional interior designer will help you create the home you envision while taking the angst out of decision making, saving time and eliminating costly mistakes. Before […]
Top Kitchen Trends for Comfortable, Efficient Living
Many of my design projects are kitchen remodeling projects. This type of renovation project often happens only once in the lifetime of a home and can come with a hefty price tag, so you want to make sure you get it right! Architects and builders don’t always address all the functional needs of a clients’ […]
Spring has Sprung!!!
Each year with the passing of the seasons comes change and growth We too, are experiencing change and growth. Just as a caterpillar emerges from its cocoon a beautiful butterfly, we are emerging from this long winter with a new name, a new brand image, a new office, new website and a fresh design perspective. […]
Houzz Best of 2012
Elizabeth Swartz Interiors “Beautiful Blue in Martha’s Vineyard” Kitchen was featured as “Kitchen of the Week” on Houzz.com on November 23, 2012. It was such a hit, it quickly became one of the most popular kitchen of the week features for 2012 and was named to their “Houzz Best of 2012” list (#3 on the […]