Small Gems of High Point Market #interiordesign #artist #hpmkt

3 November 2019

Small Gems of High Point Market-According to LiLu

SMALL GEMS OF HIGH POING-ACCORDING TO LILU Don’t Miss Out After participating in Design Bloggers Tour at the 2019 Fall High Point Market, sponsored by Esteem Media and High...

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Charming Traditional Kitchen Remodel #kitchendesign #kitchendesignideas

7 October 2019

Charming Traditional Kitchen Remodel – Peek at a Project

Charming, Traditional Kitchen Remodel Charm, classic, fresh, bright and up-lifted were all words our client used to describe what she wanted her kitchen to feel like for her remodel. ...

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18 September 2019

Healthy Home Tips – Safer ways to Freshen Your Air

Healthy Home Tips – Safer ways to Freshen your Air is this month’s Healthy Home Story. Today’s Healthy Home Blog is all about why swapping out your candles and...

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14 August 2019

Healthy Home Tips – Organic Mattresses

Healthy Home Organic Mattresses and Bedding is part of our Healthy Home Series. Over the past years we have had the pleasure of designing various bedrooms for serveral clients. ...

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7 August 2019

The Best Summer Color Schemes-According to LiLu

The Best Summer Color Schemes Summer is a favorite season for so many people! Across much of the country the landscape changes and temperatures soar along with peoples spirits!...

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10 July 2019

Healthy Home Tips – Plastic Free July

Plastic Free July! Did you know that over 120 million take this pledge every year to not use single use plastic for the entire month! The website https://www.plasticfreejuly.org/ explains...

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19 June 2019

The KEY Ingredient for a Perfect Interior-According to LiLu

A Hurried World We live in a hurried world, as things speed up our expectations have changed. I sometimes find myself wanting people to speak more quickly, respond to...

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13 June 2019

Healthy Home Tips – Safe Food Storage Products

Safe Food Storage has been one thing that has increasingly been popping up in stores, on the television, social media, and the internet…probably even with conversations with your family...

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6 May 2019

Charming Lake Home: LiLu’s Peek at a Project

Charming Details This Charming Lake Home is a new construction home in the Suburbs of Minneapolis and St. Paul is today’s Peek at a Project. We have been sharing...

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10 April 2019

Family Forever Home-Ohana Mau Loa-According to LiLu Interiors

Family Forever Home: Ohana Mau Loa In Hawaii, Ohana Mau Loa means family forever. And for clients Chris and Marna, this is something they wanted to see supported in...

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25 March 2019

How We Brought an Outdated Lake Home from Tired to Nature-Inspired!

LAKE HOME TRANSFORMATION: PEEK AT A PROJECT LOCATION, LOCATION, LOCATION! Our clients purchased an outdated lake home because they were excited about the location- on a beautiful lake so...

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5 December 2018

Holiday Gift Guide: For the Little Ones

Today’s Holiday Gift Guide has the little ones in mind. Gifts for those Toddlers and Preschoolers whose brains are soaking it all in and they are learning at such...

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23 November 2018

Christmas Window Box Inspiration-Friday’s Look of the Day

FRIDAY’S LILU LOOK OF THE DAY Christmas Window Box Inspiration This year I’m changing boxes…no more evergreen for me. I have magnolia fever! Adding something new to the mix...

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12 October 2018

Get the Happy Look! Happy Look Interior Design-LiLu’s Look of the Day

FRIDAY’S LILU LOOK OF THE DAY Friday’s LiLu Look of the Day features accessories and such to add a little happy into your space, inspired by our super happy,...

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26 September 2018

Returning to the Great Indoors for Fall

WEDNESDAY ACCORDING TO LILU https://www.liluinteriors.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/160614_005-New-const-3-1024×785.jpg As the fall air becomes chillier and the days get shorter and darker, it becomes more appealing to be inside. This causes many of...

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14 August 2018

Organizing Your Home for Back to School-According to LiLu Interiors

Organizing Your Home for Back to School It’s that time of the year! We are all in back to school mode. While the summer has it’s own rhythms, sports,...

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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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6 July 2018

Red, White and Blue – Friday’s LiLu Look of the Day

Red, White and Blue! Friday’s LiLu look of the day is featuring products from a few of our favorite showrooms, Tapis Decor at International Market Square, Dessin Fournier at...

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16 May 2018

Celebrating Graduates – Party at Home

ACCORDING TO LILU By Lisa Peck, ASID We are celebrating graduates! As graduation approaches many friends and family members are rushing to install new light fixtures, do quick gardening...

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9 May 2018

Top Design Tips for Super Moms-According to LiLu

By Lisa Peck, ASID Design the daily stressors out of your life Make your life easier by designing daily stressors out of it. Hire a closet consultant to design...

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