by Melanie Murphy | Sep 13, 2016 | Color, Greater Boston Area Decorators |
We Make Choosing Color Easy! Color is the most crucial part of the design and staging process. The window treatments may be wonderful, the furniture fabulous, and the décor delicious. But if the color isn’t right, the room will be a flop. Trying to select color can be...
by Melanie Murphy | Aug 24, 2016 | Design Mistakes, Greater Boston Area Decorators, Space Planning |
Hi, I’m Melanie Murphy of Melanie Murphy Interiors serving the Greater Boston area. I love creating beautiful rooms and have been doing so for over a decade. As one of North Reading, MA, top Interior Decorators, I love to help my clients understand the principles of...
by Melanie Murphy | Aug 24, 2016 | Design Mistakes, Greater Boston Area Decorators |
Ignoring the Windows We see it all the time. Our clients run out, purchase the furniture and maybe a throw pillow or two…and they stop there. The result is a room that feels very unbalanced. Window treatments add light control, privacy, beauty and vertical...
by Melanie Murphy | Aug 24, 2016 | Design Mistakes, Greater Boston Area Decorators |
Artwork Hung too High Placement in a key component when building a room. To create cohesion, each item must connect to another to pull the room together. In that vein, place art over an anchor piece, such as a sofa, side table, or mantel, so that the bottom is 6-10″...
by Melanie Murphy | Jul 2, 2016 | Form Follows Function |
Mirrors are an important part of decorating a home. The first determination is how it will be used…to reflect light or needed functionality in a bathroom. After all, we need a mirror to brush our hair, tweeze our eyebrows and apply our face cream. Here’s...
