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fun. If it’s not fun, you may need to bring in someone to bounce ideas off of and give you the confidence to guide you along the way. There are a lot of fabulous designers in Kansas City, and a lot of them will do small consultation jobs to get you started. Happy designing! ^
a chalk paint finish and more. You can find those at Restoration Emporium. Fourth, remember less is more. For me to say that says a lot, because I’m the girl who has pink hair and loves Lucite. But remem- ber, sometimes when we don’t know what to do with design, we keep putting stuff on the walls and buying more stuff. Instead of buying lots of small inexpensive things, you want to save up and buy the appropriate size and quality item for a space. Finally, if you keep putting off mak- ing changes or starting, you will never get anywhere! Start with a master plan and baby step one room at a time. Stop buying small things and save up for whatever you really need and remember it’s suppose to be
you would be willing to sell or change out. This will help you understand what you have to make work due to budgets, heir- looms, etc. Also, next to that item, write if it can be recovered, painted or addressed in some new fresh way. I am a huge fan of the new Amy Howard lacquered paints sold in the West Bottoms. I would use them for lamps, chandeliers, dressers, front doors, kitchen handles and so on. It’s an easy way to give a happy and super shiny look to any piece of furniture or accessory. I just painted a pagoda shelf tower with them to use in my office to store paint decks and client notebooks. The Amy Howard paint line also has a zinc finish which is beautiful, a finish that can authentically age mirrors,
Jennifer Bertrand is the winner of HGTV’s show “Design Star” season three, and cohost of “Real Life Design” on cravingtalkradio.com. She resides in Weatherby Lake, MO, with her lovely
English husband, Chris, and her happy son, Winston. She has big plans in life to conquer the design world … again. Email pics and questions to Jennifer jblovesdesign@gmail.com Instagram hgtvdesignstarjenniferbertrand Facebook Jennifer Oldham Bertrand Twitter jblovedesign
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