Anne Cummins Interior Design Blog
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Fall Decorating Tips
As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change to vibrant red, orange, and gold, it's time to bring the beauty of autumn indoors. Autumn colors in interior design can infuse your home with warmth, coziness, and a touch of nature's elegance. In this blog, I'll...
Trends in Residential Building Projects
As an interior designer, I’m engaged with building trends both interior and exterior, and I work with builders who are incorporating some very positive and practical advances in the building industry. Residential building trends on the East Coast of the United States...
Tile Details for Interior Design
When it comes to interior design projects, selecting the right tiles can play a pivotal role in defining the overall aesthetic and ambiance of a space. Among the most popular tile choices, ceramic tiles stand out for their versatility and wide range of styles. They...
I Love My Job
I love working with clients and I love interior design. Here’s a quick look at some of my work over the past few weeks. A consultation to help clients select a new paint color for their front door morphed into helping them select a new area rug for their living room,...
Custom Draperies, Valances and Shades
Several recent projects have featured custom window treatments, especially drapery panels, valances and shades or blinds. I work with a couple of very talented drapery workrooms to put together custom window treatments for clients. First, I meet with the clients to...
Cool Coastal Design
Here on Cape Cod, clients love to play up the coastal setting with color, art, and accessories. I focus on the philosophy of “coastal but not cute,” meaning that we can play up Cape Cod homes’ seaside settings without going overboard and without looking like...
Client Comments
Thought I’d share some recent comments from clients. My main goal is to achieve great results for happy customers, on each and every project. From a client in Chatham MA: "The new den and family room look great - we're enjoying them! The new lounge chair is my...
Choosing the Right Neutral Color
I like to think that I have good eye for color selection, and years of positive feedback from clients when it comes to color specs supports that theory. Color selection is a skill that becomes honed with each new project, and confidence and color credibility come with...
Thoughtfully Planned Updates
I’m wrapping up a project with clients who moved from a suburban, stately Colonial brick home to a new construction, contemporary condominium in Boston. Even though they were making big changes, one of the clients' goals from the start was to move some of their...
New Year – Great Projects!
Happy New Year! Here’s to a year full of good health and fun & fulfilling projects. I’m looking forward to each of these projects lined up for 2023: New construction homes in Lexington MA and Arlington MA where I’ll be working with a builder to specify cabinets, tile,...
Warm December Wishes
Roses in December? Here on the Cape, it's true. Lots of rose bushes are still blooming in beautiful shades of fuscia and red. Wonderful Christmas colors in an unexpected way! Here's to Happy Holidays and a great start to the New Year. Thinking of family, friends and...
Lighting Statement
With autumn here (and winter coming!), great interior lighting is key! I've been working on a project that creates an opportunity to specify some really wonderful light fixtures. I'm able to include some big, bold fixtures that really make a statement, plus smaller...
Quartz – So Many Choices!
Quartz has been on the forefront for countertop material for several years now. Although named for a natural material, quartz countertops are man made, created by grinding up natural quartz, adding resins or binders, and adding pigment. The result is a very...
Notes from Current Projects
September is one of my favorite months here on Cape Cod. The beaches are fantastic, the ocean water can be relatively warm, air temps are great for hiking and biking, and plants and gardens are still lovely and green. There's a calmness that settles in and it feels...
Gray & White Kitchens and Bathrooms
Gray and color schemes for kitchens and bathrooms are perennially popular. They're fairly simple schemes to begin with, but building the right combinations of white and gray will pose a design challenge to ensure that colors coordinate well. Cool grays, warm grays,...
Reupholstery – A Smart Option
Working with interior design clients often includes reupholstering furniture. This is a smart option if you like some of your current furniture and it just needs an update. It allows true customization and control because I'm able to provide a huge range of fabric...
Fabulous Quartzite Countertops
Man made quartz is a very popular choice for countertops, and I often help clients select quartz for kitchens, bathrooms and bars. Lately, though, every time I go shopping with clients for countertop materials, I'm drawn to "Fantasy" types of natural quartzite. The...
Pillows to Personalize Your Project
This blog is on the less practical side, but I thought it would be fun to mention decorative pillows and how versatile and important they are. Pillows can personalize a project, bring in lots of fun color and pattern, and add a true finishing touch to upholstery or...