Happy Thanksgiving Day! Check out these cutiepie cupcakes

Happy Thanksgiving everyone! I pre-wrote this post, so Thanksgiving Day I will enjoying the famous and fun Macy's Thanksgiving Parade in New York, then ... eating time!!!! I wanted to share a post juuust in case you have some relax time today to read my cup-of-inspiration-decoration blog today ...

My interior decorating designs focus on looking GREAT without costing hi-end prices (Economical Solutions that only Look Expensive!), so when I spotted these cute cupcakes it reminded me of my company ... unique designs, economical, and they warm the heart (a visual comfort). Here's a peek at the creative cupcakes:

The simple recipe is from Disney's Family Fun website - take a peek at the link and see what other creative ideas bring a smile to your face ... and you never know .... you may be inspired to do some simple baking that WOWS, and even decorate your home to bring a smile to your face. Here's the link:

http://familyfun.go.com/thanksgiving/thanksgiving-desserts/thanksgiving-cakes-cupcakes/sweet-t-o-m-turkeys-687045/

Happy Thanksgiving from me and my team at Ada's Interior Design! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

Christmas Interior Decorating MADE EASY! - by Ada.

Christmas is coming ... yaaay! Have you started decorating yet? I am EXCITED to share with you the book I wrote filled with tons of EASY and economical Christmas interior decorating ideas!

Here's the Table of Content:

p. 4: Merry Introduction
p. 5: 3 Easy Steps to Make Decorating Fun & Economical
p.13: The Secret to Having a Memorable Christmas Decorated Home
p.17: How to Deck the Halls, and Bathrooms, and Bedrooms
p.28: 26 Tree Decorating Ideas
p.34: 5 Kitchen & Dining Room Comfort Décor Rules + More
p.38: 10 Creative Gift Wrapping Ideas for Guests + Hosts
p.40: How to Get on Santa’s Nice List

Get your copy of the e-book today and start having FUN with Christmas decorating ideas that you can easily implement this holiday season. Details at: http://www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com/foryou.html

Have a beautiful holiday! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

Creative Holiday Centerpiece 'GIFT' to Give

Hi! What are you giving away this Thanksgiving? .. dinner ... party ... hugs .. cookies ... visiting ... hosting ... cooking ... catering. How about giving a special gift to your family, friends, and guests this holiday season. What do I have in mind? The decoration inspiration for today is 'gifting' a tree. Did I write TREE? Yes!

Check out this photo below (courtesy of BHG):


You can place the Tree decor gift:

• as a centerpiece for a dinner party
• on top of your table setting (center of the plates to surprise your guests)
• in your foyer's console table when guests come over
• in your co-workers cubicle (yes, decorate their cubicle)

You can wrap your Tree decor gift:

• with burlap fabric (see above picture)
• with any economical festive fabric you can find
• in wrapping paper or kraft paper

And for the ADDED SPLASH of DECOR, find leaves on long branches and insert them in your gift wrap for the lovely visual impact that shoes the future ... a tree. So where on earth do you 'buy a tree'? You can get a tree in a tube with planting instructions from:

http://www.arborday.org/shopping/giftTrees/step1.cfm for about $3.00 each. Yes, only $3 buckaroos.

So what are you waiting for? Get ready to go on the mission ... to FIND LEAVES on branches :) I hope you enjoyed today's Decoration Inspiration with the decor that keeps on giving ... life. ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com

Economical Ideas to Decorate Your Table and Chairs this Thanksgiving!

The holidays are around the corner .. yaaaah! Right now I am having my yummy holiday coffee - caramel apple coffee - d e l i c i o u s! Today's post reveals ECONOMICAL touches of decor that you can EASILY implement in your home this holiday. Ready for some decoration inspiration? Below pics are courtesy of Better Homes and Garden (I love their magazines!!!) with my comments (decoration inspiration for you!). This holiday:

Decorate your dining CHAIRS:
The decor does not have to be extravagant (expensive). Actually many times, LESS looks MORE elegant. So this holiday, tie a special decor to your chair, such as:

• tie a ribbon or bow with leaves (leaves that you gather from outside your home)
• one flower on each chair (buy an bouquet and divide the flowers)
• a gift tag (thank you for coming note hand written).

Start collecting those 'tie-thingies' we get at the groceries (usually on bread bags) and REUSE them to tie YOUR special decor onto your chair (see pic above to view the 'tie'thingie'). Is your chair not an open design, then .... tape or velcro ... to the decor rescue!

Decorate your dining TABLE:


This holiday, decorate your table with FRUIT! This is one of my favorite centerpieces. Why?
1. it is economical AND
2. it is delicious decor AND
3. it is healthy edible decor (don't cheat ... go for the REAL fruit, not plastic non edible, and be the 1st one to eat it at your table and your quests will follow)

Well, I have to run now (my coffee break is over). Thank you for spendign this time with me! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com

Decorate with Yummy Cranberries this holiday!

This holiday season set your dinner table creatively and economically with cranberries (in the Unites States, Thanksgiving Day and Christmas is around the corner). Check out this simple YET creative table setting with cranberries:

For Thanksgiving:
it is a perfect setting since many people love eating turkey with delicious cranberries (jam - yummmm!)

For Christmas:
it has the festive 'RED' color

The only difficult part is keeping you family and quests from reaching over to EAT your design! One last tip .... have FUN! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com

This holiday try WRAPPING your wall shelves! Huh?

Yes, you read correctly! This holiday season try something extremely different, extremely creative, and extremely economical . . .

Wrap your wall shelves! Besides giving you practice so you can improve your gift wrapping ability, it CREATIVELY shows off your shelves. Take a peek at these 'gift' wrapped shelves:


Maybe try wrapping paper that has:
- cool words written across the paper (and have your shelves TALK) : )
- festive designs (a turkey, Santa Claus, Christmas Tree, etc. etc.)
- funky geometric design
or
- a simple color that YOU LOVE (perfect for the minimalist style look)

It is super-duper economical to do. And hey, you may even have wrapping paper in your home RIGHT NOW that you can use - so go get those scissors, tape, and wrapping paper, and HAVE FUN! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com

Fabric ... yummy yummy ... fabric!

Hi! No, I am not munching on fabric ... though I confess that I (like many interior decorators) feel like a kid in a candy store when we visit fabric stores ... so many yumminess, so little time!!

A few days ago I mentioned Calico Corners as a great store where you can get your custom made pillow. Did you know that you can also choose the PERFECT furniture for your room (perfect in size, shape, and style) and have it decorated with your FAVORITE fabric from Calico Corners (http://www.calicocorners.com/)?

Check out their website and view the tons of fabric selections that they have. PLUS, you can get FREE swatch samples of the fabric from them so you can drool ... I mean .. view them in person. Here are a few more fabric sneak peeks to inspire you:

Have a beautiful COLORFUL day! Until my next post ~Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com

What to do when you cannot find the perfect toss pillow?

Hi! Toss pillows are a great way to add a FRESH new look to your sofa, all seats, and bed. They are also a great way to incorporate a SPLASH of color. But what do you do when you search and search and cannot find the PERFECT decor toss pillow?

You create your own! Like this bolster here:

Ok, ok since not everyone is born with a sewing-gene in their DNA. There is a wonderful vendor where you can simply pick out the fabric and the pillow style you want and they will create it for you! Yes, that simple. The store is http://www.calicocorners.com/

For all those of you blog subscribers who live in a warm weather (lucky lucky lucky you!!.. as I write this post sipping my cup of hot cocoa trying to warm up from another chilly day in New York) and want a new outdoor fabric look, here are a few fabric inspirations to view (available at http://www.calicorcorners.com/):

Have fun viewing all the possibilities to add a splash of style that represents your personality! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com

More Halloween Pumpkin Carving Decoration Inspirations!

Have you decorated your pumpkin yet? Designate a day and time this week to HAVE FUN decorating your pumpkin! Here are some more Halloween carving inspirations that my hubby and I have created:

Giant Spiders:

Kitty cat and bats:

Reach for the Star and Moon, and mischievous pumpkin:

Feel free to share your pumpkin designs with out team at Ada's Interior Design Inc by sending us pictures of your cool and creative designs to info@adasdesigninc.com (with subject title: pumpkin). Have a beautiful FUN Halloween week! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

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Free halloween pumpkin stencil and IDEAS!

My hubby and I love going pumpkin picking .... and even more we LOVE being creative and carving designs. Below is a peek at some of our designs. Want to guess which one is mine? The vampire or the smiling pumpkin?

It is the non scary one!

Are we pros at carving? Not really! We are pros in HAVING FUN! And you can too! You can easily find free stencil templates online to help you carve a cool design in your pumpkin this year. Here is another design (from a free template found online):

The above spiderweb stencil template can be found at: http://www.celebrating-halloween.com/. I hope you enjoyed today's Decoration Inspiration! Stay tuned for more! ~ Hugs, Ada . Interior Decorator for the Star in You!

~ If you like our blog, you will love our e-newsletter called 'Smart Decorating Solutions', for more info go to: www.adasdecoratingsolutions.com