Posts in Living room
How We Create a Uniquely Modern Living Room

At Shades of Gray Design Studio, we love to create one-of-a-kind, modern living rooms! Modern living rooms are often characterized by their sleek, clean lines and minimalist design, but there are many ways to add personality and warmth to this type of space. We’re sharing some tips and ideas we use to create a modern living room that is both stylish and unique.

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(VIDEO) How to Select Cohesive Colors for Your Home

One of the most challenging concepts of decorating your home, is selecting the right colors that will flow well from room to room. Our video will walk you through some simple ways you can achieve the look you want in your space without pulling all of your hair out in the process!

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(VIDEO) Using Dark Colors

Don’t be afraid of the dark! Most people are already uncertain about choosing colors for their home that go beyond the “neutrals” of beige or white. So you know they appear to be deathly afraid of using dark colors for fear it will feel cave-like. Not so! Using dark colors in your space can be magical! Our video discusses how stepping out of your comfort zone by using moodier colors, can take your next decorating or design project to the next level!

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(VIDEO) 5 Ways to Control Remodeling Costs

Stressing about a remodeling project you want to tackle? Well, stress no more…watch this video to learn how to take control of your remodeling costs instead of allowing your costs to control you. It’s absolutely possible to get the space of your dreams without going broke. Sounds amazing right? You don’t wan to miss this one. It will help save you money and your sanity.

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Easy Ways to Freshen Up Your Living Room for Spring

The first thing you should do every spring is to clean out your current space. Get rid of anything that does not bring your joy, or anything that you have not used for the last year. The more you have, the more cluttered your home can feel and if your home feels cluttered it’s more likely that your brain will feel cluttered. Healthy home, healthy mind!


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So Fresh. So Clean: How to Freshen Up Your Space for the New Year

Ever since we hit the ground running to start a new decade, we’ve been hearing all about trends for 2020 and how beautiful this new tile is or how durable this flooring is. But most of us aren’t involved in renos so I say, just start out simple and work in phases if that’s the goal. Get it clean. Get it fresh. Keep it simple. Read on for some really easy ways to achieve this.

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