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Aug 17, 2020
3 min

10 Design Ideas for your Home School Room

As we approach the start of the school year, COVID is creating the necessity for more educational time at home. As a parent you are probabl

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10 Tips for your Airbnb in a COVID World

Sharon Otto

Jun 19, 2020
3 min

10 Tips for your Airbnb in a COVID World

Travel in the US is expected to continue as people seek to get out of their homes and participate in more road trips, which means more local

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Bring the Outdoors Inside with a Garden Room

Sharon Otto

May 16, 2020
2 min

Bring the Outdoors Inside with a Garden Room

Looking for a way to escape from your day-to-day while still staying home? Me too. Through quarantine, I've returned to some of my...

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Sharon Otto

Mar 3, 2020
2 min

An 80s Philly Town Home gets a Glow Up

The housing market in Philadelphia is still accessible to many home buyers, and residents are taking advantage and buying into the community

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Use Design to Make your Airbnb Rental a Profitable Business

Sharon Otto

May 1, 2019
2 min

Use Design to Make your Airbnb Rental a Profitable Business

The story of Airbnb is an interesting one. Its growth has been impressive. Not only a site to find a place to stay, you can now search...

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Sharon Otto

Mar 31, 2019
2 min

Joybird Furniture - Featured Vendor

Every quarter, I want to take the opportunity to feature a vendor I have had excellent experiences with as a designer. This month, I am...

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Sharon Otto

Mar 7, 2019
2 min

2019 Home Design Trends to Get Behind

What is a design trend anyway? Believe it or not, even home decor trends are influenced by what is happening in popular culture, world...

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Sharon Otto

Jan 21, 2019
2 min

2019 Color Scheme Inspiration

Each new year brings a time of reflection and change. When's the last time you changed your home? You spend so much of your time in the...

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Sharon Otto

Feb 28, 2018
2 min

2018 Home Design Trends

In years past, design trends had taken a cue from the stories that were headlining our newspapers. This year is no exception. Woman...

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Sharon Otto

Jan 1, 2018
2 min

A Journey to Etsy

My journey to Etsy started over a year ago. I was at a restaurant on my own while I was waiting for my husband to finish an errand. I...

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Sharon Otto

Sep 20, 2017
2 min

Steel My Heart: A Color Study

Bethlehem Steel, once a thriving center of steel production starting in the 19th century, now serves as the deserted and hauntingly...

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Sharon Otto

Aug 18, 2017
2 min

The Design Value of Natural Light

Sunlight has kept making an appearance in my life over the past two months. So, I took the hint. And....as the solar eclipse approaches,...

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Sharon Otto

Jun 16, 2017
2 min

Don't Regret Design Decisions

Not unlike many of our own life decisions, design decisions in your home can be overwhelming. This blog reviews my own steps for making...

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