Designer Tips – Interior Design Blog Archives

Welcome to the archive page for our Designer Tips blog category.

LMB Interiors offers residential and commercial interior design services throughout the San Francisco Bay Area and Lake Tahoe. We service Berkeley, Claremont, Danville, Lafayette, Moraga, Oakland, Oakland Hills, Piedmont, and Rockridge in the East Bay. Other interior design projects have been completed in Hillsborough, Mill Valley, San Francisco, San Mateo, and San Rafael.

Create a Beautiful Home You and Your Pets Can Enjoy

Create a Beautiful Home You and Your Pets Can Enjoy

March 21st, 2022|Categories: Designer Tips, Piedmont Post|

What to Expect When Hiring an Interior Designer

What to Expect When Hiring an Interior Designer

February 28th, 2021|Categories: Bathroom Design, Design Process, Designer Theory, Designer Tips, Dining Room, Guest Blog, Interior Design, Kitchen Design, Living Room, Piedmont Post|

Cheap Is Expensive

Cheap Is Expensive

January 17th, 2021|Categories: Design Process, Designer Theory, Designer Tips, Green Design, Heart Talk, Interior Design, Philanthropy, Piedmont Post|

My 2020 Holiday Gift Guide and Favorite Things

My 2020 Holiday Gift Guide and Favorite Things

December 9th, 2020|Categories: Designer Tips, Heart Talk, Interior Design, Piedmont Post|

Re-Visioning Your Home as Restorative Retreat

Re-Visioning Your Home as Restorative Retreat

July 13th, 2020|Categories: Design Process, Designer Tips, Health & Wellness, Heart Talk, Interior Design, Living Room, Piedmont Post|

Zoom Tips: Is your home or home-office Zoom-ready?

Zoom Tips: Is your home or home-office Zoom-ready?

May 12th, 2020|Categories: Design Process, Designer Theory, Designer Tips, Home Office|

Fast Track to Settling In: The Oakland/Piedmont edition (AKA Laura’s Favorite Things)

Fast Track to Settling In: The Oakland/Piedmont edition (AKA Laura’s Favorite Things)

March 11th, 2020|Categories: Designer Theory, Designer Tips, Heart Talk, Interior Design, Piedmont Post, Restaurant Design|

The Power of Floral Design

The Power of Floral Design

September 18th, 2019|Categories: Design Process, Designer Tips, Piedmont Post|

Design and Travel: NYC Edition (5 Tips)

Design and Travel: NYC Edition (5 Tips)

July 11th, 2019|Categories: Designer Theory, Designer Tips, Heart Talk, Interior Design, Piedmont Post|

California Mediterranean Style Homes: Influences, Inspiration, and Resources for Designing Yours

California Mediterranean Style Homes: Influences, Inspiration, and Resources for Designing Yours

August 8th, 2018|Categories: California Mediterranean, Design Process, Designer Tips, Interior Design, Piedmont Post|

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In need of interior design inspiration, but don’t know where to start? Curious to learn more about the interior design process? These topics — and more — are discussed on our LMB Interiors Design Blog.

Here, you’ll find posts written by founder Laura Martin Bovard discussing our latest projects, as well as decorating tips, and thoughts on the things that inspire us every day. If you’re just here for the glamorous before-and-after shots, we’ve got you. We are transformation junkies, too!

At LMB Interiors, we seek clients who value authenticity and quality — and these values guide the content that we offer here. Laura writes each post from her heart with the aim of educating and inspiring.

We hope that the interior design ideas shared on our blog give you tools for cultivating your own space in a way that supports you to #comehometoyourSelf.