What to do with your gold-toned furniture

Have you jumped onto the gray or white color scheme yet for your house?

Do you have some gold toned furnishings still hanging around that you want to update but can't yet?

Check out how I made this gold-toned sectional work in this game room design by clicking HERE.


Need a bit more info on how to integrate the cool tones of today with your warm tones of yesterday?

Try these posts.

How To Go Gray When Your Whole House Is Beige - Part I

How To Go Gray When Your Whole House Is Beige - Part II

Does your all-white kitchen have you wondering?

Did I do the right thing?

Is it a little "typical"? A little monotone? A little boring??

There are ways to spice it up and make it personal. To make it YOURS and not just exactly like everyone else's white kitchen on the internet.

Check it out HERE.

Another Bathroom Project Reveal

I've got a new bathroom project to reveal. For the before images and to view this dramatic transformation with a free-standing tub and a fabulous barn door, click HERE.

Check it out on my new blog (that isn't so new anymore). 

See ya there!

Before and After - Craftsman / Industrial style kitchen remodel

See more images and the "befores" of this remarkable transformation HERE 

Have you seen some of these new projects yet?

Over at my new (now not so new) blog, I've been posting some before and afters of some recent work.

This beautiful, coastal style dining room and remodel,

this dark, dramatic kitchen remodel,

and a few projects in the works.

I'd love it if you'd check them out. Sign up for my bi-weekly newsletter, sharing all kinds of tips and insights from the POV of a working designer.

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How to Make the List of Must Follow Interior Design Pinners on Pinterest

My Must-Follow List is about to be updated. How can you make the list the next time around??

Click through to find out. HERE.

How to update the look of travertine tile without ripping it out

I've got just the answer......HERE.

I'm proud of this one...

I've been working on the right formula for my newsletter. It's really a subscription to my blog delivered every two weeks. However, I've been wanting to juice it up with some outside shareables, some that I have found to be interesting or just good reads regarding interior design. I think now, I've got just the right mix.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

Check it out HERE!

Thank you!!!

When wood mouldings AREN'T such a good thing

Yes, there are times when doing nothing is better than applying something just for the sake of having it.

Here's why.

My New Design Service Offering

I'd love to have you check it out HERE.

Thanks for stopping by!

Carla

What do you think is the best attribute of this room?

The ceiling? The floor? The lighting? Or something else?

Click through to state your thoughts.

Designers: Paige Sumblin Schnell & Anna Kay Porch

Where to end a kitchen backsplash?

This one ends perfectly. Read more.......HERE.

How to get that "Ahhh" feeling in your bathroom

Lay out your bathroom to get that "Aahhhh" feel that is so relaxing.

How to?  Click HERE.

A Fresh Bright New Look For My Upstairs Bath

See the "Before" images and some more "Afters" HERE. 

My Newsletter

The newsletter is out. I'd love to have you sign up!

I keep it short and sweet. :-)

Revealed: My Remodeled Home Office

Come have a look.

carlaaston.com

Fed Up With Contractors? - Read this....

Click through to read - How have your experiences with a contractor been?

A Rustic Chic Design Plan

Click HERE for links to buy and to find out more about what I'd include in my family room design plan.

Styling a Bathroom - 10 Must Haves

Check out their sources, http://carlaaston.com/designed/must-have-bathroom-accessories

Don't you just love a spa-like bathroom?

Sneak Peeks At Some Projects In the Works!

I'm sharing some sneak peeks at a few of our projects in the works now in my studio!  This coastal style dining room is for a returning client. 

A zen styled more accessible guest bathroom is for a client who is about to let us tear out her master bath and remodel in there too!

A New England, Americana styled living room, kitchen and breakfast room is for another returning client.

And there's more!  Check them all out HERE.

Brick Flooring: The Perfect Transitional Element For Bringing The Outside In

How To Make A Dark Paneled Room Look Fresh & Light

Post by Designed w/Carla Aston.

Remodel Complete - A Pretty White Kitchen

I have another project recently completed and photographed. 

A pretty white kitchen with some gorgeous brass and blue accents. 

Click through to my new site to see all the images of this lovely kitchen!

And thanks for stopping by! If you'd like to exchange links on my new blogroll, please contact me through that site. I had over 120,000 views and over 80,000 visits there last month!

A Tuscan vacation made me fall in love with this....

A fireplace in the kitchen. 

Read more HERE. 

And view some of the most beautiful fireplaces located in a kitchen there are. :-)

Trends in Bathroom Design - My Top Ten

Will you be remodeling your bathroom in 2014? 

Here's some food for thought and a few must-have design features to consider for your new bathroom!

Click HERE for my top ten!

More Amazing Interior Design Pinners To Follow For 2014!

  

My new list is out. Have you checked it out?