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Our Senses, Our Spaces:  Applications of Neuroaesthetics to the Design of Rooms
Sharon Crockett
  • Jan 29, 2020
  • 3 min

Our Senses, Our Spaces: Applications of Neuroaesthetics to the Design of Rooms

The brainchild of The Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine's Brain Science Institute's new International Arts + Mind (IAM) Lab in col
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Perceptions of the Family Home
Sharon Crockett
  • Aug 21, 2019
  • 2 min

Perceptions of the Family Home

A recent study described in the JOURNAL OF ENVIRONMENTAL PSYCHOLOGY (Volume 64 (August 2019) 39-47) looked at the design of the home envi...
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Belgian Farmhouse Style
Sharon Crockett
  • Apr 12, 2019
  • 2 min

Belgian Farmhouse Style

During the 1980's I lived just outside of Brussels in Belgium right across the street from a lovely windmill in a field. During my time ...
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What Does It Cost to Renovate in the NYC Area?
Sharon Crockett
  • Feb 21, 2019
  • 1 min

What Does It Cost to Renovate in the NYC Area?

According to general contractors from Sweeten, the service that matches projects with contractors, "...A good starting point to budget fo...
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New "Trad" Window Treatments
Sharon Crockett
  • Aug 29, 2018
  • 1 min

New "Trad" Window Treatments

"New traditional" generally means using traditional methods and materials, but adapting them to today's styles. In this recent project, ...
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Serene Japanese Design -- at a Starbucks?!
Sharon Crockett
  • Aug 9, 2018
  • 1 min

Serene Japanese Design -- at a Starbucks?!

Is this really a Starbucks?! Yes, it's a Japanese teahouse-inspired coffee house smack dab in the middle of one of the oldest and most c...
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What we're looking for in home decor in the U.S. today
Sharon Crockett
  • Jul 13, 2018
  • 1 min

What we're looking for in home decor in the U.S. today

Based on an analysis of Google searches for home decor items, there is some variation by state that is quite interesting. If you're in t...
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Integrating Existing and New Furnishings
Sharon Crockett
  • Jul 3, 2018
  • 2 min

Integrating Existing and New Furnishings

How do you work with a mishmash of existing furniture to re-freshen a tiny living space? This was a question a recent client of mine had...
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Re-upholstering a Vintage Chair:  BEFORE & AFTER
Sharon Crockett
  • Jun 5, 2018
  • 1 min

Re-upholstering a Vintage Chair: BEFORE & AFTER

Done! Tada! This chair is for sale -- name your price. It was chalk-painted, with metallic paint applied to the carved rosettes. The ...
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Renewal of a Vintage Chair:  Tacking & Trimming
Sharon Crockett
  • Jun 5, 2018
  • 1 min

Renewal of a Vintage Chair: Tacking & Trimming

There was something satisfying about using a high-powered staple gun to insert tacks around the base of the chair to secure the newly sew...
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Cutting, Sewing and Stretching
Sharon Crockett
  • Jun 5, 2018
  • 2 min

Cutting, Sewing and Stretching

Fortunately, I have a friend with a sewing machine who is very talented who helped me sew together the pieces of fabric I had cut. I use...
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Re-upholstering a Vintage Chair:  Let's Talk Fabrics
Sharon Crockett
  • Apr 9, 2018
  • 1 min

Re-upholstering a Vintage Chair: Let's Talk Fabrics

Selecting fabric is a combination of art and science. For a vintage, painted chair such as the one I'm re-upholstering, I knew it would ...
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Focus:  Chair Seat Cushion
Sharon Crockett
  • Mar 29, 2018
  • 1 min

Focus: Chair Seat Cushion

Since the innersprings and webbing of this re-painted vintage chair were in good shape, I could get started on adding dacron. I saved th...
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Chalk Painting a Vintage Chair
Sharon Crockett
  • Feb 28, 2018
  • 1 min

Chalk Painting a Vintage Chair

In the end, the decision was to paint the chair using a chalk paint. (I wouldn't recommend this if the chair is of unique or historical ...
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Re-upholstery Step 1:  Removing the Fabric
Sharon Crockett
  • Feb 20, 2018
  • 1 min

Re-upholstery Step 1: Removing the Fabric

I did a bit of research, and this small, vintage chair is probably a circa 1940's re-production of a variation of a George III ladder-bac...
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Re-upholstering a Side Chair:  101
Sharon Crockett
  • Feb 16, 2018
  • 1 min

Re-upholstering a Side Chair: 101

Join me as I embark on this adventure of learning about how to re-upholster a small side chair. I'm a beginner at this, and expect to le...
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Our Senses, Our Spaces: Applications of Neuroaesthetics to the Design of Rooms

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Perceptions of the Family Home

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Belgian Farmhouse Style

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What Does It Cost to Renovate in the NYC Area?

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New "Trad" Window Treatments

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Serene Japanese Design -- at a Starbucks?!

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