Archive for LesleyWeidenbener
Lesley Weidenbener is a writer in Indianapolis and the author of www.TheDesignFile.net, a blog about contemporary interior design. Visit the blog for design tips, DIY ideas and home tours. Lesley is also a newspaper reporter covering politics and state government and spends her free time working on her small city home with her handy husband.
Semi-DIY: A Pottery Barn-like shelf for under $20
My sister, mom and I have been slowly – and I do mean slowly – redecorating a couple bedrooms in my sister’s newly rented home in Fort Wayne for my 2-year-old nieces. I hope to show it to you over at The Design File soon.
One thing I wanted to do was give one of them [...]
Take the doors off kitchen cabinets
Over at The Design File, we’re continuing our series of 30 decor ideas in 30 days for under $30. Today, I’m sharing #24: Take the doors off some kitchen cabinets!
You may be intimidated to try this. To make it look good, you’ve got to keep your storage fairly neat.
But don’t skip this idea just because [...]
Decorating ideas for under $30: Frame something meaningful to you
Over at The Design File, we’re in the middle of a series of 30 posts in 30 days that feature decorating ideas for under $30.
We’ve already featured a number of framing suggestions, including ideas to frame jewelry to give a little sparkle to your bedroom walls or fabric to introduce some color and pattern [...]
Q&A: Using big, bold patterns in design
I love looking at rooms that feature big, bold patterns – in wallpapers, linens and upholstery – and feature them regularly over at The Design File. But I’ve never had the nerve to try it.
So it was fun to meet Birmingham, Alabama-based designer Dana Wolter through Twitter. I took a look at her portfolio and [...]
Gray is the new black at IKEA
As publisher of The Design File, I was excited to be invited to a press preview of the new IKEA products and catalog at the company’s store in West Chester, Ohio.
While there, I was struck by the emergence of the color gray – in wood tones, upholstery and textiles.
I wasn’t particularly surprised. Gray is [...]
Live in a cool cube and 14 acres of museum
Think you could enjoy the CB2-designed bedroom and office above? I know I could. I love that bright orange wall, the yellow accents and the cool desk and chair.
But consider this: The room is a glass cube in the middle of a museum. And you would be on display, sort of an exhibit in that [...]
Adorable rooms for adorable little girls
When I previewed the Indianapolis Meridian-Kessler Home & Garden Tour at The Design File last month, I only offered a peek at the sweet little girls’ rooms in the home owned by Jessica & Matt Albaugh. There were just so many beautiful rooms to see in this home and so I saved most of the [...]
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Consumer Reports: Tips for a kitchen remodel
The August issue of Consumer Reports includes a comprehensive kitchen remodeling package and as a sneak peek, the magazine has given The Design File readers four simple renovation rules to follow. That means, of course, I’m going to share them here too.
“It’s a great time to remodel a kitchen – there are plum deals on [...]
