4 February 2019

LiLu Interiors Peek at a Project: St. Paul Dream Home Remodel – Charming Kitchen

Dream Home Remodel Sneak Peeks Over this month we have been giving you sneak peeks into a dream home remodel for a client who had a had a wish list...

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1 February 2019

Shop the Look of the Day- Living Coral – Color of the Year 2019

Color of the Year Living Coral Color of the Year for 2019 by Pantone was introduced. Today’s look of the day is all about how you can implement a...

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25 January 2019

Shop the Look of the Day: Fresh Pops of Colors with Bold Florals

Light, Bright and Airy with Fresh Pops of Color and Bold Florals to remind you of Monet’s Garden. Each design we do for our clients is custom to their...

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21 January 2019

LiLu Interiors Peek at a Project: St. Paul Dream Home Remodel

Dream Home Remodel Sneak Peeks Over this month we have been giving you sneak peeks into a dream home remodel for a client who had a had a wish list...

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15 January 2019

LiLu Interiors Peek at a Project: St. Paul Dream Home Remodel

Dream Home Remodel Last week we featured an upper level remodeling project for our client who wished to add a master ensuite to her St Paul home. For today’s...

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11 January 2019

LiLu Interiors Look of the Day: Home Products That Will Help You Declutter and Organize

Home Products for Organization and Decluttering Today’s Look of the Day on the Blog is all about organization and decluttering your home. We love to help people make their...

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7 January 2019

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LiLu Interiors Peek at a Project: St. Paul Dream Home Remodel

Dream Home Remodel We love working with clients at various stages of their lives and often have the pleasure of working with past clients again on current projects. We...

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2 January 2019

Design Success with your New Year’s Resolutions into Your Home

By Lisa Peck, ASID It’s the New Year and about half of you have made new years resolutions. In a few months, when you check back in with...

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26 October 2018

Friday’s Look of the Day: The Entryway for the Holidays

https://www.liluinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/il_570xN.1617232124_ja51.jpg The perfect invitation to any entryway. It is practical and serves two purposes…a place to wipe your feet and let’s those know who owns this beautiful home. https://www.liluinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/676_XXX_v1.jpg...

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15 October 2018

Monday LiLu’s Peek at a Project: Kitchen Before and After

https://www.liluinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_3085-2-1024×767.jpg Kitchen Before Problems and Areas of Improvement Sea of beige and browns Backsplash tile is Outdated and Traditional Granite has no dimension and adds to overall tone of...

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5 October 2018

LiLu’s Friday Look of the Day: Cavern Clay

Today’s Look of the Day is all about CAVERN CLAY and how you can not only find interior items such as lamps and fixtures that incorporate this warm color...

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5 October 2018

Travel Color Schemes for your Interior-According to LiLu

https://www.liluinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/10/IMG_2371-1024×768.jpg Travel Color Schemes Incorporating Color from a destination you have visited is one way we believe you can bring your travels home with you. This week we have...

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2 October 2018

Monday’s LiLu Peek at a Project: Sherwin-William’s Color of the Year 2019 Cavern Clay

Sherwin-Williams’ Color of the Year for 2019 is Cavern Clay SW7701. Bring on the warm terracotta tones or in their words: “Forged by sun. Fired by desert. Ancient, yet...

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31 August 2018

Pantry Pretties – Friday’s LiLu’s Look of the Day

Pantry Pretties are today’s look of the day. You know what I mean when we say Pantry Pretties…they are those beautiful, place for everything, no clutter pantries with great...

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24 August 2018

Game Room and Hang Out Space Gear – Friday’s LiLu’s Look of the Day

Game Room and Hang Out Space Gear is today’s LiLu Look of the Day. This week we have been talking about how to be the house that the kids...

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17 August 2018

Best Back to School Organization Gear-Friday’s LiLu Look of the Day

Friday’s LiLu Look of the Day is all about Back to School Organization! Home organization is key to starting the new school year off right. Whether you have one...

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6 August 2018

Peek at a Porch!

Peek at a Porch! We recently installed a cozy porch for a family of six! A small room off of the kitchen serves as a casual area...

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3 August 2018

Wellness Products Friday’s LiLu Look of the Day

We have been focusing on wellness this week, and here are a few of our favorite things to support wellness. Fun patterned yoga mats and soothing products for self...

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As I get older, I am more and more interested in wellness. Not the kind of wellness that can be found in a monthly visit to the spa but the kind of wellness that is built from the inside out. I’ve revamped many things in my life and environment to improve all aspects of my health. One of the things that have always interested me about interior design is the impact our environment has on us. There are many elements in our homes that can help or hinder our physical and mental health. I thought I would share some cornerstones of health and wellness that our homes can either impact. Great Sleep As a life-long insomniac, I’ve had a long, long journey to the point I am at today. Most nights I sleep 7 hours! For some of you that might sound minimal but for me it’s miraculous. I’ve achieved a wellness goal! Most of my adult life, I’ve slept about 4 hours a night! My environment is definitely a big part of proper sleep. I’ve eliminated any source of light from my bedroom, especially led lights. Even the smallest thing, like the light emitting from an alarm clock button or a small stream of light from the edge of a blind can disturb my sleep. Darkness supports excellent sleep. Great window treatments are a must. In addition, a comfortable mattress and bedding helps you achieve complete relaxation. A serene environment helps cue you psychologically to relax. No visual clues of work or stress should be in your bedroom. Visual order is important. Use a color palette that is soothing to you and textures that are soft and welcoming. Eat Well Eating well can be defined so many different ways and I’m no expert on what diet is the best but I can tell you what works well for me. Eating meals that we prepare ourselves, in a kitchen we love and then eating together as a family. This program has worked well on so many levels. I eat more mindfully when I know the work and care put into the food I am eating. Meals slow down when we are conversing with our loved ones. Creating a kitchen that works well and makes it easier to prepare meals together is the perfect starting point for including eating well in your wellness routine. Having a dining space that encourages conversation and lingering at the table is important too. Limit your exposure to Toxins As part of my wellness, I try to limit my exposure to toxins. From the paint on our walls to the materials in our mattresses and the cleaning products we use, our homes are filled with products that can add to our toxin load. Once we walk out our doors, we can be exposed to poor air quality and toxins in the environment. So at home, I choose carefully the finishes and furnishings that I use. A little bit of research allows me to buy products that don’t off-gas and have no VOC’s. We also are one of those shoes off homes. Many people think this is an idiosyncratic Midwestern “thing”. However, shoes off means you aren’t trailing toxins from the Target parking lot into your home where a baby might be crawling around. Manage Stress There are many ways that our home environment can help us manage our stress. An organized home reduces the daily stress of searching for things and makes daily tasks easier to perform. Having an environment at home that you find relaxing, visually pleasing and allow you to do the things you most enjoy is the perfect way to manage stress. A spot to relax, rejuvenate and fill you cup contributes to both your physical and mental health. For many of us, having a spot to exercise at home is key to stress management also. From a spot to lie out a yoga mat (which is my thing) to an entire exercise room making exercise easy to include in your daily routine is an important part of stress management. Connection to People I’m the ultimate introvert and I love my alone time but I also know that having a sense of community and connection to people is a corner stone of both physical and mental health. They’ve done studies! How can your home support this? So many ways but here are just a couple. Arrange your furniture to encourage connection! From the living room to the dining room make sure that people are forced to face each other and not a wall or a screen. Create a space you can proudly entertain in! Being able to host a friend or the book club means you are more likely to create stronger connections with others and have a community around you as you age. Connection to Nature Connection to nature is also a cornerstone of wellness. It’s been proven that views of nature help ill people recover more quickly in hospitals so of course, you should include nature views or art that shows landscapes in your home. Plants create cleaner indoor air. In addition, here in Minnesota we have less time to enjoy the outdoors but planning a spot to sit outside in a garden, yard or even on a deck can increase your connection to nature! Whatever you want to include in your wellness routine… ask yourself how can your home support your quest for wellness?

1 August 2018

Wellness at Home-According to LiLu Interiors

By Lisa Peck, ASID As I get older, I am more and more interested in wellness. Not the kind of wellness that can be found in a monthly visit...

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30 July 2018

Yoga Room: Peek at a Project

Peek at a Project: Yoga Room! Check out this yoga room designed by LiLu Interiors. For this serene, yet energizing space, we used material selections to create soothing texture...

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