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Blog Entries - 2016

Our Top 5 Fall Interior Design Trends

Our Top 5 Fall Interior Design Trends

September 20, 2016  |  fall, inspiration, interior design trends, style

Here are Amy Youngblood Interiors' top five new fall trends to keep an eye out for: Gold.  From end tables to fixtures, gold is everywhere! There has been a rise in metallic statement pieces.  Gold

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A Visit to the Chicago Design Summit
Myself with Kara Mann of Kara Mann Design and Architectural Digest"s Mayer Rus

A Visit to the Chicago Design Summit

September 19, 2016  |  inspiration, interior design

As an extremely busy designer and firm owner at Amy Youngblood Interiors,  I don't have to time to attend every interior design show out there.  However,  this year I decided to attend the one day Chicago

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7 Unique Lampshade Shapes Explained

7 Unique Lampshade Shapes Explained

August 29, 2016  |  inspiration, interior design, lighting

Lampshades are an element that adds to the design of a lamp. There are many different shapes of shade. The main seven include: the tapered drum, the empire, the rectangle, the drum, the bell, the square, and the

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How to Go Bold with Wallpaper

How to Go Bold with Wallpaper

Wallpaper dates all the way back to 200 B.C. when the ancient Chinese glued rice paper to their walls. In 105 A.D. Ts’ai Lun incorporated textile waste into papermaking. The Arabs and then Europeans refined this

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7 Interior Design Words that start with ā€œVā€

7 Interior Design Words that start with ā€œVā€

August 22, 2016  |  inspiration, interior design

We thought we’d share with you 7 interior design words that start with “V” just for the heck of it. This ought to get you thinking this Monday morning.      Varnish - a liquid

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How to Choose the Right Countertop

How to Choose the Right Countertop

August 15, 2016  |  home renovation, inspiration, kitchen

When it comes to countertops, there are many different options. Three of the big options include granite, quartz, and marble. There are pros and cons to each surface so it’s smart to read up on the equalities of

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