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Stylish Home Workout Furniture

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If you’re like 99% of the population, your New Years Resolution is to get fit. But who likes going to the gym?!  Get a full body workout in the comfort of your own home with these cleverly designed equipment that doubles up as stylish furniture!

Sexy Sculpted Arms & Modern Dining Table

This modern table is perfect for doing dips to sculpt arms.

Home Gym in a Box

Zebra Fitness Cube

Check out this chic fitness cube by Domyos….It has 30 exercises in one cube!!  I love the zebra print version, you would never guess it converted into a workout bench! The best part is it is only 19″x19″ square so you could also use it as a stool.

Abs of Steel

Get super toned abs with this retro designed ab cruncher by Domyos. It looks like a version of the mid century modern EamesTulip Chair! It comes in a variety of colors to fit any decor.

Punching Bag Sofa

This convertible boxing sofa totally kicks butt…literally! Kick boxing is one of the best ways to shaping up your rear end, not to mention great cardio. You can also use this sofa as a punching bag and knock out all of your daily frustrations. It’s sleek organic design by Campeggi is perfect for a modern home.

Now I’m pumped to start my workout!

Cheers to a fit and fabulous 2012,

- DayDecor

Massucco Warner Red Living Room

Color Theory of Interior Design

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Color has a psychological effect on your mood depending on the shade and intensity of the hue.  If you want to achieve a certain mood and overall feeling for your room, let color theory by your guide.

Massucco Warner Red Living Room

Red symbolizes fire, associated with passion and importance. This color stimulates conversation in a room, which is perfect for a living room or dining room. If you want to spark a little more romance, place red accessories in the bedroom. Just don’t go too overboard with this color in your bedroom because it will be hard to relax and sleep.

Blue is peaceful and calming which is perfect for a bedroom or spa like bathroom. Studies show that the color blue actually lowers blood pressure and slows down heart rate.

To energize and uplift your mood, add a punch of yellow to your room.  Bright yellow symbolizes happiness, joy, energy, and optimism.  You can feel the vibrancy in this living room right through the screen! However, don’t make yellow the dominant color because too much of this hue can have the opposite effect of laziness and caution.

Turner Davis Interiors

Turner Davis Interiors

Cheerful orange will surely add excitement and joy to any room.  It’s happy nature evokes a child-like exuberance, which makes it an ideal color choice for playrooms, family rooms, kitchens, and creative spaces.

Design 4 Interiors - Collins Bath

Design 4 Interiors - Collins Bath

Green is the color of life, nature, and harmony. This hue tends to have healing and soothing qualities, great for bathrooms and bedrooms. I designed this bathroom with nature in mind.  The customized blend of bright green, turquoise, white, and grass green mosaic tiles give a lively yet calm mood in the space. Green symbolizes wealth and prosperity so you can’t go wrong adding a bit of greenery around your home, especially in an office.

Traditional Home

Purple is the color for luxury, wealth, and sophistication. Muted lighter tones bring forth a soft soothing mood perfect for a master bedroom retreat. Love, love, love, this lavender bedroom featured in Traditional Home Magazine…it is so luxurious and serene. Brighter shades of purple spark creativity which is optimal for kids rooms, craft rooms, and offices.

black living roomYes, black is a color too. It represents power, sophistication, and elegance. Black is best used in studies, libraries, offices, living rooms, master bedrooms, and dining rooms.

Chic White BedroomWhile some might think white is the absence of color, it also can be a reflection all colors. This color is symbolic of purity, innocence, and tranquility.  Adding white to a bedroom, living room, or kitchen creates a feeling of cleanliness and soft elegance.

Now that we went through all of the colors and their meanings, what hue are you?

Have a bright colorful day!

~Stephanie Day

Day Design & Decor

Ring in the New Year with a New Room

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With 2011 right around the corner,  it’s time to whip out a pen and paper and start writing down your resolutions for a great new year.  I’ll be sharing my top 5 interior design resolutions this week so stay tuned for helpful tips in turning your 2011 goals into reality.  In the mean time, enjoy this coupon for 20% off any Day Design & Decor service good now until the end of January, 2011.

Happy designing,

Day Design & Decor

Identify Your Decorating Style

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Pin-point your decorating style with our interior design theme guide.

Traditional Style

This timeless style can be defined as classic, elegant, and formal. Typically, furnishings are in 18th Century English, 19th Century Neo-Classical, and British Colonial Revival designs. Color palette is in the mid-tones with rich solid floral, plaid and stripe fabrics. Shop at Ethan Allen and William Sonoma Home for traditional furniture.

Transitional

Transitional is basically a combination of Traditional and Contemporary designs.  Mix and match formal traditional pieces and modern sophisticated lines to pull off this look.  Pottery Barn , Crate & Barrel and Day Design & Decor are popular sources for Transitional furnishings.

Contemporary Style

Clean crisp and linear furniture with little frills or decoration define Contemporary style. Sleek geometric shapes with neutral to bright color palette with the latest modern trends or classic pieces.  The best shops to find contemporary furnishings is  Day Design & Decor, Bo Concept or West Elm.

Mid-Century Modern

Modern classics designed in post war 1950′s & 1960′s era heavily influence this design genre. From warm Danish wooden furniture to modern leather and chrome tubing chairs. You can achieve this look by shopping at Design With in Reach and Antique Stores.

Hollywood Regency

Hollywood Regency is essentially all that glitters, making each rooms red carpet ready. Think of what classic movie stars of the 50′s would buy for their home and shop at 1st Dibs, Day Design & Decor, or Estate sales.

Spanish Mediterranean

This decor embodies all the warmth and romance of Spainish culture. Ornately carved and rustic woods, rich velvet textures, and warm spicy colors achieve the look and feel of the Mediterranean. Achieve this style by shopping at Accents of Salado.

Eclectic

Anything goes in an Eclectic room. Mix colors, textures, patterns, shapes and design styles to make your own artistic statement.  Take your pick of unique accents from ZGallerie, Plantation Design, or Day Design & Decor.

Shabby Chic

Vintage antique furniture that appears to be painted several times is the charm of Shabby Chic.  Fabrics are inspired by old french linens, usually tea stained or bleached out cottons with muted pastel accents.  The best place to shop for fancy distressed painted furniture and accents is at Anthropologie or local antique stores.

Coastal

A cool misty breeze coming off the ocean is what I feel when entering a Coastal designed home. Relaxing, warm, light and airy with soft linen fabrics mixed with woven sea grass accents. Get this look from stores like Pottery Barn and West Elm.

Rustic Lodge

This decor is fit for the Great Outdoors. Furniture made of unfinished wood, neutral color palette, hand forged iron hardware, leather and cowhide fabrics, and rural accents form a Rustic Lodge interior.  Shop at Cabela’s for furnishings suitable for a cabin in the woods.

Tuscany

Sunny and cozy sensation of an Italian Country side villa is the allure of Tuscany design. Soft fabrics drenched in sunshine colors with dark distressed wood, ornate iron accents, and ancient stone finishes bring this look together. Obtain this style from stores like Drexel Heritage.

Zen / Asian

Peace and tranquility of a Zen home is accomplished through warm rich colors and minimalistic and Asian inspired furniture. This is a perfect design to incorporate elements of Feng Shui, especially when advised from my favorite expert The Feng Shui Guy.