Bring Chinoiserie Chic Style to Any Space

Elements of Chinoiserie Chic. Bring this decor style to your home with these easy decorating tips.

Are you a fan of the collected interior, de Gournay accessories, and rooms by the likes of Bunny Williams and Dorothy Draper? Well then, you are sure to love Chinoiserie chic style – a design aesthetic evident in all of the above. What is Chinoiserie? Chinoiserie /shin-wahz-ree/, French for Chinese-esque, is a design and décor…

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Home Tour: Safari Glam Meets Industrial Chic Decor

Home Tour: Safari Glam meets Industrial Chic Home Decor Styles

Two distinct decor styles, Safari Glam and Industrial Chic, find the perfect harmony in this industrial building turned home. I was so excited when my good friend Kim agreed to open her home to P&P readers. She has an eclectic, refined style that I’ve labeled safari glam meets industrial chic. We spent a fun filled…

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8 Tricks to DIY Wainscoting

DIY Wainscoting in the Dining Room. Learn the tricks to putting up molding on penderandpeony.com

Progress is finally being made on our renovations! Progress you can really see! Over the weekend S. and I completed our dining room DIY wainscoting and chair rail project. Who am I kidding? S. did most of the work; he is a jack of all trades: a mechanic, a carpenter, and one hell of a…

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How We Sold Our House in 7 Days

How We Sold Our House in 7 Days - strategies you can use. Learn more at penderandpeony.com

Selling Strategies You can Use to Move Your House Fast! If you’ve been following along, you already know that S. and I moved from North Carolina to Tennessee a few months ago. We put our house in N.C. on the market in early 2016 and within 3 days had our first offer at list price.…

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Color Scheming: Why I Chose a Home Color Scheme

515 Vista Color Scheme. See more at penderandpeony.com

Choosing paint colors, as I’m sure you agree, is one of the most fun and difficult aspects of home decorating. You get to play around with color and use your imagination. Plus paint collections have such creative names, who doesn’t want their walls tradewind blue or sea salt gray or indigo batik? But this is…

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The Benefits of a Home Design Collage

A Home Design Collage is really useful. Learn more at penderandpeony.com

I ? Southern Living, and I know y’all to do! This month’s issue featured the Southern Living 50th Anniversary Idea House. Its gorgeous. Go check it out if you haven’t. Anyway the spread inspired me to do an actual home design collage or mood board instead of just a digital one for my whole house.…

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Mantle Decor: Summer to Fall

Mantle Style: Summer to Fall

I like the idea of multi-purpose, and I bet you do too. If one decoration can be used for two seasons, I am all for it. Cotton boll garland has this versatility, and it is perfect for fireplace mantle decor. See how to take this garland from summer to fall in just a few easy…

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Master Bedroom Design Board

Master Bedroom Design

We are about to hit the four month mark living in our new house! While S. is busy replacing all of the old technical/electrical systems, I am daydreaming about decor and tackling the dated wallpaper. In general, I have vague ideas for what each room in the house will look like or how it will…

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Remodeling and Decor Inspirations

We’ve officially been in our new house two months! Here are some design inspirations for our remodeling plans: As I finish this post, some important design themes are popping out at me: First, my desire for a black, white, and gold color scheme in the bathrooms and kitchen as I think this is such a…

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New Adventures in Tennessee

In March S. and I embarked on a tremendous change. We left good ole Caroline for the Tennessee foothills. That’s right I no longer live under a Carolina sky. We’ve traded our blue for orange, and we are learning the lyrics to “Rocky Top.” But the view of the Appalachian valley from our new house…

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