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May 14, 2013

BROCK DESIGN GROUP ON LOCATION

May 14, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Blog

We are so excited to share our most recently photographed project. This fantastic home is nestled in a beautifully wooded landscape in Tualatin, Oregon. The redesign focused on the desire for entertaining while keeping a casual feeling in this comfortable family home. Brock Design Group created this clean traditional look using white cabinetry and moldings with beautiful architectural details. The black granite is easy to clean and the look is softened by a textured, leathered finish. Taupe subway tiles create warmth on the backsplash and the brick set installation gives a classic detail this kitchen required. Deep, rich hues on the walls and flooring are a perfect contrast to the white kitchen cabinetry and the beautiful lighting fixtures add a touch of the homeowner’s character. The cabinet bases in the kitchen and laundry room have unique architectural detail that capture the eye and add depth. The aesthetic is a clean and updated traditional that suits this family’s lifestyle.

Brock Design Group is happy to assist you with any of your design needs!

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April 26, 2013

DIY – Add Height To Your Room

April 26, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Brock Design Group

Portland OR. Interior Design Blog

Most of us have 8 to 10 foot ceilings but would love to feel like they were 18 feet. Before you tear off your roof, here are some easy tips to visually add height to any room.

Hang curtains higher than the top of the window

Image via Casa Decorada

Using an oversized mirror will reflect to add height

Image via The Residences Chicago

Vertical stripes will elongate the room

Image via Brides.com

Continuing cabinets and molding to the ceiling will draw the eyes up

Image via Mueller Nicholls Cabinets

Need more ideas to create a visually appealing space? Call us for a consultation and we can help make it happen.

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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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March 15, 2013

DIY – Give New Light To Your Lampshades

March 15, 2013 by Lori 2 Comments

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

One of my favorite accessories for a room is a beautiful lamp. Obviously functional, a lamp can shed light as well as pull a room together with color and pattern. I rarely buy a lamp without having to customize the shade. Many lighting companies are now capitalizing on this bright idea. However, you don’t have to be restricted to what you see ready made online. We have found a fantastic tutorial from the House of Fifty by Janell Beals blog that shows us how to recover a lampshade to make it fit perfectly in your own decor.

Image via House of Fifty

We have some wonderful fabric vendors that carry unique designs for that special piece. There are hundreds to choose from, these are just a few from Greenhouse Fabrics. Let us know if you would like to order your fabric for this or any project.

Give this a try and let us know how it turns out. Send us your photos – we can’t wait to see what you’ve accomplished!

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March 8, 2013

DIY – Refinish Your Drab Bathtub

March 8, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

If you are getting tired of your outdated bathroom? Don’t quite have it in your budget yet for a full re-model? I have found the perfect DIY post for you! This super creative DIY’er has used a product called Airstone to update her boring bathtub face to look custom and amazing!

“Airstone is an innovative, ultra-light product that transforms a complicated construction ordeal into a simple wall-covering project. Indoors or out, our patent-pending Airstone system offers the same look, feel and durability of real stone, but weighs 75% less.”

Take a look at The Lovely Crafty Home blog for full instructions on taking your boring bathtub and turning it in to an eye-catching centerpiece to your bathroom!

Image via Lovely Crafty Home

Do you have any projects that you need help with? Let us know at BrockDesigns@gmail.com!

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March 7, 2013

STYLE FILES – Kitchen Space Savers and Clutter Busters

March 7, 2013 by Lori Leave a Comment

Portland OR. Interior Design Company

I love a crisp clean kitchen, where clutter is kept to a minimum. I want clear counters and tools that are easily accessible. Today we are going to look at some great space savers so you and your kitchen can work together in harmony!

It’s no secret that I love my morning coffee! My clients that are coffee and tea drinkers are always happy when we incorporate a“coffee bar” into the design!

Image via Details and Design

Image via BHG

Make your walls do some work!

Those clunky pots and pans and chunky knife blocks take up a lot of space, so find a place other than the countertops to store them.

Image via Andre Rothblatt

Image via Iris

Give your appliances (and trash cans) a home!

Image via BHG

Image via Colleen Steixner

Image via Mullet Cabinet

Wasted space in corners? No more!

Image via Glenvale Kitchens

Keep all of your cutting boards and baking pans in easy to grab locations.

Image via Apartment Therapy

Why not turn the “above the refrigerator-black hole” cabinet into a TV cabinet?

Image via In My Hummel Opinion

I love these ideas and I love to see my beautiful countertops clutter free! What are your space-saving ideas?

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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 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 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