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New York interior designer Leanna Ganci has a passion and love for interior design which shows in every design project she takes on. Her business specializes in both residential and commercial design as she keeps up with current design and product trends.  Her designs have a classic feel which simultaneously bring on comfort and elegance. Hope you enjoy these beautiful and elegant designs!

The combination of gray and lime green tones produce a spiced up transitional effect

Patterns In some subdivisions of the cottage home decor style, you may find a lot of mixing and matching with patterns. This is especially true in the bedroom, or living room, as it’s not unusual to mix different patterns on the pillows and upholstery, or on the bedding and pillows. When attempting to mix and match different patterns in the space, pick a single color and then choose two or three different patterns that use that same color. This allows you to maintain a cohesive look that even a professional interior designer may be envious of. Remember, cottage decor and shabby chic decor are two different things. Cottage is comfortable, cozy and somewhat traditional. Shabby chic is all about vintage, worn and well loved pieces. Though it’s easy to blur the lines between the two, it’s important to know the difference between these two styles of home decor.

When attempting to mix and match different patterns in the space, pick a single color and then choose two or three different patterns that use that same color. This allows you to maintain a cohesive look that even a professional interior designer may be envious of. Remember, cottage decor and shabby chic decor are two different things. Cottage is comfortable, cozy and somewhat traditional. Shabby chic is all about vintage, worn and well loved pieces. Though it’s easy to blur the lines between the two, it’s important to know the difference between these two styles of home decor.

The minimal, contemporary dining room allows the impressive Manhattan skyline to take center stage.

In the six-year-old boy’s room, a custom window seat with drawer provides even more storage for toys.

Red and yellow is a bold color combination that is full of energy. Red and yellow interiors are not for the faint of heart or the milquetoast. Adding bold red and bright yellow to a room in accessories is a great way to add energy to your space if you aren't ready to paint the walls red. Here are eight stylish interiors in red and yellow. Enjoy.

Pinterest Red handles on a yellow painted chest of drawers look fantastic. Painted furniture is a great way to add color to an interior. The chest would look great in red with yellow handles too.

ere are dozens of home accessories that you need to pick out for every individual room in your home. These accessories complete the overall look of home decor, but decorating a dining room can be a tricky task. Though you may have breezed through choosing the home accessories and decor for the room, you may find yourself stumped when it comes to choosing the right wall art for your dining room. Here are a few tips and tricks on how to find the right wall a

There are dozens of home accessories that you need to pick out for every individual room in your home. These accessories complete the overall look of home decor, but decorating a dining room can be a tricky task. Though you may have breezed through choosing the home accessories and decor for the room, you may find yourself stumped when it comes to choosing the right wall art for your dining room. Here are a few tips and tricks on how to find the right wall art.

Depending on the style of your dining room, you may find that vintage posters and prints are the perfect wall decor for your dining room.

When it comes to the holiday season, seasonal home accessories swap in and out of home decor faster than you can bat your eyes. This can make it difficult to stay on target, especially when one week you’re seeing Halloween and the next week that same store is full of Christmas decor. Despite the quick wardrobe changes in the store, fall is still here and is just getting into full swing, so it’s not too late to find these five must-have fall home accessories and decor items. Natural Pumpkins Natural pumpkins refers to pumpkin shapes that have been created using woven vines, grasses or other natural materials. It does not refer to actual pumpkins (though those never go out of style, either). Keep in mind that since this is a trendy item currently, it can be relatively expensive. Small woven pumpkins can cost you up to you $20 and larger pumpkins can break into the $100 or more range.

When it comes to the holiday season, seasonal home accessories swap in and out of home decor faster than you can bat your eyes. This can make it difficult to stay on target, especially when one week you’re seeing Halloween and the next week that same store is full of Christmas decor. Despite the quick wardrobe changes in the store, fall is still here and is just getting into full swing, so it’s not too late to find these five must-have fall home accessories and decor items. Natural Pumpkins

To begin, stop looking at your office as a space that is only functional but as a space that deserves to be decorated with as much love and thought as the other rooms in your home. Don’t feel that since it’s a home office, various home accessories simply don’t have a place in there, because it isn’t true.

Updating home accessories and decor is the simplest way to update the overall look of any room in your home. Home accessories, being relatively inexpensive, are an easy way to incorporate changing interior design and home decor trends into your space. Therefore, it makes perfect sense to invest in trends in pieces that can easily be swapped out as they change, rather than investing in large, trendy items. Here are some of this fall’s trendiest home decor items and ideas.

Eclectic Looks This year, eclectic items that are mixed and matched in a single space are extremely trendy. For example, a living room in which this style is used could include a fireplace mantel that features a Buddha head, apothecary jars, tea light candles, a hanging oval mirror and an assortment of African style carved statues. The eclecticism makes the space visually interesting. The great thing about this particular home decor trend is that it can be incorporated into a number of styles. There are dozens of different takes and you simply can’t choose the wrong item when it comes to eclectic looks.

Though typically interior designers recommend against investing in trends, mirrors are one trend that you can safely invest in without fear of it going out of style. However, as with any trend, there are certain guidelines you should adhere to. For example, avoid trendy finishes on the mirror, such as etching or embedded trim, as these can date the mirror and look them out of style. Remember, however, that your frames can easily be swapped out as your style of home decor changes and you can find frames in traditional, contemporary or modern styles.

Vintage is a hot, hot, hot design trend right now. Maybe it is the economy making us rethink all brand new furniture and accessory purchases; or maybe we are tired of the cookie-cutter sameness of showroom furniture. Whatever the reason, adding vintage finds in lighting fixtures, furniture and accessories, makes for fantastic design and fantastic vintage spaces. Here are some of our favorite vintage inspired spaces.

PinterestA dining room/library is full of vintage charm with pieces from different eras and styles. Mixing Tulip chairs and a Capiz shell lighting fixture with an antique dining table equals big vintage style.

Depending on the size and location of your wall art, you may be able to use wall sconces to highlight the piece. Upward pointing or downward pointing wall sconces can both work well for highlight wall art.

It’s often advised against picking the color palette first. However, you can pick a sample color palette to help you find the right accessories for the space. In short, this just means carrying around a few paint chips with you as you look at home accessories and decor for the master bedroom. Don’t throw any paint on the wall or make any concrete decisions about color until you’ve purchased everything necessary for the space.

Native New York Interior Designer Frances Herrera founded Interiors by Francesca, LLC in 2002, following her background as a graduate of the Fashion Institue of Technology. Looking through Herrara’s portfolios, it’s clear that her design principles of “affordable luxury” and “understated sophistication” are at the forefront of her designs. It’s not hard to believe that this Forest Hills apartment was a complete renovation considering Herrera’s impeccable taste. Following her client’s wishes, this pre-war apartment’s cracked walls and dated rooms became the classic and timeless space we see today.

Pops of fuchsia add a feminine charm to the apartment's overall gray and creme palette.