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March 28, 2013

DELICIOUS – Easter Brunch

March 28, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

Sometimes getting creative in the kitchen can be difficult, especially around a holiday. I want to cook dishes that I know and am comfortable with, rather than risking it. However, this Easter, let’s get creative and put a new spin on Easter Brunch.

Carrot Crescents Filled with Egg Salad

Image and Recipe via Hungry Happenings

Bacon, Egg and Toast Cups

Image and Recipe via Martha Stewart

Asparagus, Egg and Prosciutto Tart

Image and Recipe via BHG

Crockpot French Toast Casserole

Image and Recipe via The Cake Eccentric

De-licious! I cannot wait to get creative in the kitchen with these recipes!

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March 27, 2013

STYLE FILES – Easter Decor

March 27, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

I love holidays. They give me an opportunity to gather my family together and celebrate the beauty around us. The Springtime sun is beginning to peek through the clouds, days are a bit longer and the flowers are beginning to bloom. Easter is the perfect time to display bright florals and fresh colors. Our collection of inspiring decorating ideas should give your imagination a jump start to your own beautiful celebration.

Image via Decor To Adore

Image via Simplicity in the South

Image via Women’s Day

Image via WeInteriorDesign.com

Image via Southern Living

Image via Focal Point Styling

Happy Celebration!

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March 22, 2013

DIY – Easter Crafts

March 22, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

I love putting a little handmade touch on the holidays. With Easter being just around the corner, I thought I would share some easy tutorials on some fun projects. Let’s put our creative skills to work and have some fun!

Image and Tutorials via Alisa Burke

Image and Tutorial via A Pumpkin and A Princess

Image via Craft Sisters

Image and Tutorial via My Poppet

Have a wonderful weekend everyone!

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January 1, 2013

DIY – Winter Organization Room by Room

January 1, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

As we begin to take down all of our holiday decorations and put our homes back to “normal” I thought it would be a great time to go through the whole house, room by room, and organize. I always feel so much more at peace when everything has a place and is neatly put away so I thought that today we could go room by room and share tips on how to do a “winter clean-up”

Entryway

Image via Home Depot

Using hide-a-way baskets will keep you organized without having to see clutter at the front door.

Image via Pinterest

Living Room

Using baskets and side tables with drawers will keep you organized in the living room as well.

Image via Rubbermaid

Image via Ariannabelle

A storage ottoman in the living room is both functional and pretty.

Image via Photolizer

Kitchen

Baskets and easy to view clear containers will make the kitchen more functional.

Image via Design Various

Keeping foods organized in the freezer by separating with crates will keep you from digging through that cold space and forgetting what you have in there.

Image via iheart Organizing

Bedroom

Using rolling drawers for under the bed will not only give you more storage but make it easy to pull out and grab what you need.

Image via Martha Stewart

Use an accessory tray in your drawer to keep your accessories neat, organized and easy to find.

Image via Martha Stewart

Bathroom

Put a piece of sheet metal on the back of your medicine cabinet and attach magnets to your bathroom containers as well as using risers to create more space.

Image via Martha Stewart

Use containers and baskets to separate bathroom needs for easy finding.

Image via Design Sponge

Laundry Room

Create space in your laundry room and keep your cleaning products separated by using a “cubby” system.

Image via Home Posh

Getting the laundry baskets up off the floor with create more space and make separating easy.

Image via Pinterest

Mud Room

Especially if you have children, a home command center is great to have as you walk in and out of the door. Hanging hooks for backpacks, purse, keys, hats, ect keeps everything up and out of the way.

Image via iheart Organizing

Let us know your organization ideas for this winter! Have a great week and happy New Year!

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December 28, 2012

DELICIOUS – Holiday leftovers

December 28, 2012 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

Holiday leftovers- what to do with them?. My standard is turkey vegetable soup- really wonderful, but this year I wanted to try something new. I have found a couple different recipes I thought I would share with you!

Turkey Pot Pies

Recipe and Image via here

Green Bean Casserole Sandwich

This one is so interesting, I just have to try it out!

Recipe and Image via here

Ham and Vegetable Cobbler

Recipe and Image via here

Tortilla Turkey Soup

Recipe and Image via here

Loaded Potato Soup

Recipe and Image via here

I hope you and your family had a wonderful Christmas!

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December 26, 2012

Happy Holidays from Brock Designs Group

December 26, 2012 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

Image via Cooking Love and Life

We would like to take a moment and wish all of our clients and readers a joyful time with your families during the holidays. As we enter the New Year, we have many exciting new projects we will be busy working on. To keep us up to date with new products and ideas, we will be attending the Las Vegas Market to establish relationships with vendors of our favorite furniture, lighting and accessories. We will return home the first week of February, ready to show you what exciting things we’ve discovered.

Thank you, from everyone at Brock Design Group, for making this such a memorable year. Working with each and every one of you has been truly enjoyable and we look forward to many projects to come.

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December 21, 2012

DIY – Inexpensive Homemade Gifts

December 21, 2012 by Lori 2 Comments

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

During the holidays, I love to make gifts from my kitchen. Some of us get overwhelmed with the thought of making our own gifts because we think that it’s too time consuming or difficult. I have found a few easy to make gifts that my family and friends are very happy to receive. Here are a few of my most recent homemade gifts:

A Family Directory, with family info, birthday’s and old pictures

Special homemade vanilla made 4 months before Christmas using Madagascar vanilla beans and water, sugar and sometimes vodka. I used inexpensive bottles from IKEA with a rubber stopper and gifted them with a ribbon tied around the neck and holding a beautiful tag

A delicious Mediterranean Rub for meats with a few recipes attached, like this one below. I used a glass jar from IKEA and added a ribbon and customized label with the ingredients (in case of allergies)

Image and Recipe via Yummy

And one that I am currently working on is a family recipe cookbook. Coming from a family of 8, we all are inputting our most memorable recipes from our childhood. I have also found the following DIY gifts that seem easy enough for us to try and would be great to give as gifts!

Photo Throw Pillows

Image and Instructions via Pocket Full of Whimsy

Natural Room Scents

Image and Instructions via The Yummy Life

Peppermint Candy Cane Sugar Scrub

Image and Instructions via The Idea Room

Chalkboard Paint Wine Glasses

Image via All Things Major

Let us know if you are creating some special gifts for your family and friends this year! Have a great weekend and a very Merry Christmas!

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December 20, 2012

COLOR PALETTE – Winter White

December 20, 2012 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

I love it when the first snow falls and covers the city in a glistening winter white – so pure and clean- a backdrop to interesting architecture, color and texture. It is peaceful. Using white inside your home can be so beautiful. It doesn’t have to be boring or drab. White can be beautiful, warm, clean and elegant. It can easily mix different styles together and create a cohesive design plan.

Image via French Garden House

Image via The Shabby Creek Cottage

Image via Country Living

Image via Seasons for All at Home

Image via Elle Decor

Image via Pinterest

PEACE

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December 19, 2012

STYLE FILES – Creative Gift Wrapping

December 19, 2012 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

Since our last blog displayed some beautiful gift wrapping rooms I thought it was fitting today to show you some amazingly creative ways to wrap your gifts. Giving your gifts that extra personal touch will make them sparkle and stand out underneath the tree!

Image via One Charming Party

Image via The White Bench

Image and Free Downloadable Printable via For Chic Sake

Image and Instructions via Going Home to Roost

Image via Dishfunctional Design

Image via Minieco

Image via Pinterest

I’m so excited to use some of these great ideas on my gifts this year, how about you?

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December 13, 2012

STYLE FILES – Gift Wrapping Rooms

December 13, 2012 by Lori 2 Comments

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

As I was walking through our Portland Street of Dreams this year, I noticed a common room in almost all of the homes. It seemed like every home I visited had a gift wrapping station in a multi-purpose room. It appears to me that they are becoming more and more popular. Who wouldn’t want a room where we can have all of the paper and ribbon not only at our fingertips, but organized and stored? With all of the wrapping coming up with the holidays, I wanted to share some great wrapping rooms filled with the beautiful materials to give a presence to your presents!

Image via BHG