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Iceland 2016 As travel lovers, my husband and I have experienced a wide variety of rental options, from Airbnb, FlipKey, teachers B&B and more, not only in the U.S. but in Europe and South America. A relatively new trend has been renting a room in your home. This could be an extra bedroom or suite or a second home. Or you could belong to home exchange websites, welcoming guests in your home and thereby not having any lodging costs to budget for. These are wonderful ways to help cover the cost of your vacations! Here are suggestions to help guests feel at home: My first thought is fresh flowers -- easy to do, but cheerfully welcoming. ©elle m photography Important information . Guests need simple things like keys and wifi password. ☺ ​ Be sure they know where to find these as well as information about the closest supermarket, coffee house and a list of your favorite restaurants. Put on your kitchen table. If your neighbors allow, give guests their phone nu...

©Elle M Photography When redecorating our homes, priority often goes to the public spaces, while the private rooms like the bedrooms which are where we spend the largest portion of our lives quickly fall on the list of spaces to work on   someday . And this is the case of many of my clients. After Du interiors successfully designed this couple’s entry/ family/dining homein Tigard , Oregon , they enlisted Du interiors to take on their upstairs master bedroom. Both wife and husband knew what they like and disliked...but pulling it all together was going to be Du interiors task. The wall paper was the foundation for the design concept of the master bedroom while the metal headboard and many other material and texture provide a warm and invited monochromatic palette to this relaxing master bedroom.  ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography If your Master Bedroom falls on the list of spaces to work on   so...

©Elle M Photography Du interiors' Stage Your Home for the Holidays! led to decorative additions for this beautiful home in Tigard, Oregon. White, gold and silver were the color palette with the addition of greenery and custom--made driftwood candle holder for the entry console.With the colors and textures of nature in mind, we also used pine cones and candles throughout the room. ©Elle M Photography We added a faux table runner, pine cones, sheepskin chair pads and eye catching silver garland to the display cabinets in the dining area. ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography A white snowflake pillow and large white floral arrangement provided a festive look to the seating area. ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography This project is a good example of less is more ...just by adding a few accessories! Cheers to a marvelous  2017! Until next time...

©Elle M Photography Du Interiors' Stage Your Home for the Holidays! led to the creation of lovely decorative additions for this beautiful home in Portland, Oregon. ©Elle M Photography The KIDS did a great job decorating the Christmas tree! ©Elle M Photography For the Living and Dining Rooms...a refreshing welcome to a snug environment. ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography By layering place mats, chargers and linens, an Artful Base was accomplished for the table. Generous sparkles and unexpected texture tipped the scale to a show stopper. ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography ©Elle M Photography The goal of Du Interiors two hour walk through is to introduce new idea...