Did You Know We Decorate Vacation Homes?

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " custom furnishings, home staging, interior decorating, remodeling "

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That’s right, our team will travel to decorate your vacation home! Lakefront properties, beach homes and condos, and mountain retreats are our specialty. We decorated the North Carolina lakefront vacation home pictured above. The homeowners fell in love with the decor featured in the movie Something’s Gotta Give, starring Jack Nicholas and Diane Keaton. Furnishings were selected to reflect the aesthetic shown in the film’s beachfront Hampton house. You can view photos by clicking on the following links: interior photos or outdoor living spaces. Email us or call 888-969-3326 to discuss your vacation property. Signature Design Interiors provides customized decorating, remodeling and staging……

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The Importance of Creating Floor Plans Prior to Making Purchase Decisions.

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " custom furnishings, home staging, interior decorating, remodeling "

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Have you ever fallen in love with a fabulous piece of furniture only to get it home and have it not work within the space you envisioned it in? If you answered yes, you are not alone. Our team works with clients everyday that have experienced this problem and often that’s why they call us, to help them complete a room or start completely from scratch. Before we start selecting furnishings, flooring, lighting fixtures, or artwork we always complete a floor plan. A floor plan allows us to make the most functional selections for your space. It will show you more……

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If your home or property is in need of staging services, we can help.

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " home staging, staged home, Staging "

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Did you know that a home that is NOT staged can take 90+ days to sell compared to an average of 11 days when the home is staged? For a homeowner carrying a $3,000/month mortgage, the savings can be more than $5,000. We take our role seriously and help get homes sold. Marsha Belvis of Classic Realty in VA had a contract in less than 30 days after staging with Signature Design Interiors for a townhome in Reston that she was sure would take 3 months for an offer in December 2015. Signature Design Interiors Staging Services Include: Staging to Sell Sometimes it’s difficult……

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Refined and Elegant – The Color of the Year is Simply White

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " home staging, interior decorating, remodeling "

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Yes, you read that correctly, the color of the year is white! To be exact, Benjamin Moore selected Simply White out of the 3,500 paint shades that they produce. If you are wondering how they arrived at white, it’s actually a huge annual task that takes months of research by a professional team that attends industry shows around the globe and examines everything from fashion to architecture. This year the stand out was white. Photo provided by Benjamin Moore. Simply White was selected over 25 other shades of white because it was the most neutral and constant in a variety of light……

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These Are a Few of Our Favorite Sweet Things

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " Design, Kitchens, Lifestyle "

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Gingerbread, chocolate chip, peanut butter blossoms and sugar cookies! Oh My! We’re sure many of you have been baking away in your kitchens preparing some of your favorite sweet treats for your holiday celebrations. Our team has been at it too! A few of the ladies on our team love to bake and we’ve asked them to share one of their favorite recipes with you. Enjoy! Janets Favourite Remarkable Fudge (from Better Homes and Gardens) Ingredients: 4 cups sugar 2 5-ounce cans (1 1/3 cups total) evaporated milk 1 cup butter 1 12-ounce package (2 cups) semisweet chocolate pieces 1 7-ounce dark chocolate or milk chocolate candy bar,……

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Signature Design Interiors Decks the Halls at The Harrison in Reston Town Center

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " layered light plans, lighting plans, Design, Lifestyle, lighting, signature design interiors "

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Last week the Signature Design Interiors Team installed the holiday decor for The Harrison in Reston Town Center. We were asked to add some seasonal touches to the brand new luxury apartment building’s public spaces including their lobby, cyber cafe, resident lobby and mixology room. We’ve been told the residents love it! Here are a few photos of the decorated spaces.  Signature Design Interiors provides customized decorating, remodeling and staging services for busy individuals and professionals who are looking for turnkey service. From start to finish, we handle ALL of the details for you from budgeting, drafting floor plans for fit and……

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Decor and You DC has Expanded!

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Kitchens, News "

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We are excited to announce the formal expansion of Decor and You DC to include kitchen, bathroom and basement remodeling and staging services. For 13 years our firm’s core service has been full-service interior decorating. While already experienced in working with clients, builders and realtors to complete remodeling and staging projects, we’ve officially expanded and formed Signature Design Interiors. We have the same great team of professionals who you have worked with in the past and continue to serve Northern Virginia, Washington, D.C. and Maryland. Our goal is to design spaces that solve challenging functional needs and incorporate your style preferences.……

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Sandra Hambley featured in the Washington Post’s House Calls

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " Bedrooms, custom furnishings, Design, News "

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Sandra Hambley solved this week’s design dilemma in the Washington Post’s House Calls column. The objective of the House Calls column is to provide homeowners with budget friendly decorating solutions that they can complete themselves. Sandra has created several designs for House Calls, typically for rooms that the entire family will use, but this time Sandra was asked to create a floor plan with furnishings and accessories shopping list for a tween boy’s bedroom. Caeden, who lives with his family in Kensington, had some specific ideas for his room’s design. For colors he requested purple and teal, and he really wanted……

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Staged to Sell

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " home staging, staged home, Staging "

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Signature Design Interiors stages Alexandria condo for quick sale. We were recently contacted by a local realtor to assist with staging a condo that had been on the market since April. The condo located on Franklin St. in Old Town Alexandria, is in a building that had recently been converted from commercial to residential and needed staging to help potential buyers visualize the space as a home. We were happy to help! level of the condo is approximately 350 square feet so we selected furnishings that would maximize space and demonstrate how homeowners could use it wisely. Decor and You DC……

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Floor to Ceiling Décor in Ashburn

By  Sandra Hambley |   | Posted in " Bathrooms, Bedrooms, Design, Kitchens "

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It’s really fun to start with a blank canvas and that’s exactly what we did on this project. In just six weeks, our client was going to be moving into her new home in Ashburn and she wanted our help to create the contemporary style home she had in mind. Although the time frame was short, we were able to find furnishings, window treatments, art and accessories, paint the entire house, install wallpaper, and other specialty treatments in time for the family’s move in date.


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  • A Touch of Glamour

  • A Touch of Glamour

  • A Touch of Glamour