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Seven Rules for Lighting Your Home #1: Layer Your Three Lighting Types

Alden Miller2018-05-03T22:25:04-07:00Categories: Design Lab|Tags: accent lighting, ambient light, design, focal points, interior design, Kenneth Brown design, layered lighting, lighting, lighting types, rules for lighting, task lights|

There are three categories of lighting. Layering all three types gives depth to your lighting design.

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Designing With a Single Color

Alden Miller2017-02-15T21:44:02-08:00Categories: Design Lab|Tags: color, color theory, design, holidays, Independence Day, interior design, monochromatic color schemes, red white and blue, rules for|

The monochromatic color scheme is easy to identify but can be the most difficult to execute.

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Summer Getaway in a Teepee

Alden Miller2017-02-15T22:24:53-08:00Categories: Lifestyle|Tags: cozy, DIY, getaway, inspiration, interior design, projects, solitude, summer, teepees, tepees|

Teepees are great ways to create a place of your own.

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The Three Best Lamps for Task Lighting

Alden Miller2017-05-29T22:04:48-07:00Categories: Noteworthy, RMH Stanford - "Where Hope Has a Home"|Tags: interior design, lamps, lighting, Pablo lamps, Pixo, task lighting, task lights, The Clamp, The Link|

All three of my current favorite desk lamps are made by this manufacturer Pablo.

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Textiles for Decorating Windows

Alden Miller2017-05-17T17:20:09-07:00Categories: Design Lab, Noteworthy, Presidio Heights - A Classic Home|Tags: casement fabrics, decorating windows, fabrics, Holly Hunt, interior design, sheer textiles, textiles, window treatments, windows|

Ten beautiful sheer window fabrics from Holly Hunt

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Carrara Marble Makes a Classic Bathroom

Alden Miller2017-02-15T21:26:44-08:00Categories: Kitchens and Baths, Presidio Heights - A Classic Home, Projects + Press|Tags: budget baths, Carrara marble, design, interior design, Kitchens and Bathrooms, materials, Presidio Heights, San Francisco|

I used classic details and some unexpected twists to help integrate this bath within the rest of the beautiful and timeless home.

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A Bright Bedroom for Book Lovers

Alden Miller2017-02-13T08:02:30-08:00Categories: Corte Madera - A House on a Hill, Design Lab|Tags: bay window, bedrooms, book nook, bookshelves, Corte Madera, Holly Hulburd, interior design, master bedroom, practical design, reading nook, San Francisco, storage solutions, utility in design|

A reading nook is one of the best uses of a sunny bay window.

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Calming Baby Room

Alden Miller2017-05-17T17:21:13-07:00Categories: Design Lab, Kids Rooms|Tags: baby rooms, George Nelson lamps, interior design, kid's rooms, modern baby room, Saarinen|

Lila's mom needed help choosing carpet and fabric. I also provided space-planning diagrams on how to layout the room.

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Hidden AV Equipment in Lower Cabinet

Alden Miller2017-02-14T20:33:59-08:00Categories: Design Lab, Pacifica - A Coastal Cabin|Tags: hiding AV equipment, hiding stereo equipment, interior design, practical design, utility in design|

Unsightly AV equipment is hidden, to draw attention to the fantastic view