Interior Design Sites

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Olioboard

Homestyler

My Deco (similar to home styler)

Benjamin Moore Paint

hgtv

Elledecor

Designsponge

House Floor Plan and Rooms

Floor Plan

Master Bedroom

Dining Room

Living Room

My bedroom

Kitchen Design

This is an L-shaped kitchen with an island. L-shaped kitchens with islands are larger so they work good in any larger sized home. This kitchen is also very open and would have a dining room and possibly a living room ajoining it. This creates a more interactive area for the people ocupying the space.

Staging and Selling

So you're thinking about selling your home, but where do you start? Staging is a very important step in getting your house sold. Let's talk about some ways to stage your home so it will be easier to sell. This can be done quickly in five steps. Of course there are many different ways to help sell your home, but let's keep it simple and start with only five.

• Open and Spacious: Keeping a cluttery home can distract potential buyers from seeing all the space that the home actually has. Cleaning up your home and ridding it of some of the extra clutter is an easy way to make your home more sellable.

• Fixing to Sell: Fixing up the small maintenance issues and finishing projects you have started puts potential buyers at ease. This will reinforce that potential buyers are making a good choice in buying your home.

• Paint = Profit: Bold and bright colors can actually scare off buyers. When selling a house neutral walls are always a good idea. This will be more appealing than bold colors for potential buyers.

• Appealing to the Senses: Having a good smelling home invites in buyers. Airing out the house or using different scents before an open house will create a good smelling atmosphere and increase the chances of a sale.

• First Impressions Matter: The first things buyers will touch and see is the front door. It is important to make a good first impression with a good looking front door.

Using only these five simple steps can really improve your chances of selling your home. These things are all simple enough to do on your own, and they will bring in more profit. Good luck and happy selling!

Housing Styles Accessories

Gable Roof

Sloping sides meet to form a ridge

 

 

 

 

Gambrel Roof

Typical "Barn" style roof. Lower level is a steeper pitch while higher level is slightly less. Only on 2 sides

 

 

Hip Roof

Similar to gable roof but with 4 surfaces. Intersecting surfaces are called hips

 

 

Saltbox

Pitched roof that slopes down to the back

 

 

Mansard

Same as gambrel but lower and upper levels are on all four sides

 

 

Bay Window

A set of windows that protrudes out from a wall. The window moves away from the wall to provide more light and a wider view.

 

Casement Window

A window that opens by swinging inward or outward much like a door

 

 

Clapboard

Long narrow boards overlapped to cover outer walls

 

 

Dormer

The setting for a vertical window on a roof

 

 

Eaves

The prortion of a roof that projects beyond a wall

 

 

Fanlight

A semicircular or arched window above a door

 

 

Palladian Window

A three part window with a large arched center and flanking rectangular sidelights

 

 

Pediment

A triangular crown used over doorrs, windows, or porches

 

 

Portico

A porch usually with a pedimented roof supported by classical columns or pillars

 

 

Rafter

A roof beam sloping from the ridge to the wall

 

Sidelights

Windows on either side of a door

 

 

Turrets

A small tower, often at the corner of a building

Housing Styles

Tudor

This home has half timbering, gables in the front, patterned stone in the chimneys, and stucco on the front.

Neo-Classical

This home has a perfectly symmetrical design, pillars, and a portico.

Queen Anne

This house has a long porch, multiple gables, a turret, and woodworking.

Bungalow

This house is made of wood that is only stained and has a full width porch.

Ranch House

This home has two large picture windows in the front and an attached garage.



Prairie Style

This home has wide eaves and the windows are aligned horizontally.



Colonial Revival

This home is simple, nearly symmetrical, and implied pillars.



International School

This house has a very simple and geometrical design with many windows.



Cape Cod Style

Thsi home has a broad frame, steep gabled roof, and a central chimney.



Colonial Revival (Dutch)

This house has a very distinct gambrel style roof.



Neo-Eclectic

This house has palladian windows, gables, pillars, and the curve shows an implied turret making it a mix of many styles.