Journal
Blog Entries - 2016

Our Top 5 Fall Interior Design Trends
Here are Amy Youngblood Interiors' top five new fall trends to keep an eye out for: Gold. From end tables to fixtures, gold is everywhere! There has been a rise in metallic statement pieces. Gold

A Visit to the Chicago Design Summit
As an extremely busy designer and firm owner at Amy Youngblood Interiors, I don't have to time to attend every interior design show out there. However, this year I decided to attend the one day Chicago

7 Unique Lampshade Shapes Explained
Lampshades are an element that adds to the design of a lamp. There are many different shapes of shade. The main seven include: the tapered drum, the empire, the rectangle, the drum, the bell, the square, and the

How to Go Bold with Wallpaper
Wallpaper dates all the way back to 200 B.C. when the ancient Chinese glued rice paper to their walls. In 105 A.D. Ts’ai Lun incorporated textile waste into papermaking. The Arabs and then Europeans refined this

7 Interior Design Words that start with āVā
We thought we’d share with you 7 interior design words that start with “V” just for the heck of it. This ought to get you thinking this Monday morning. Varnish - a liquid

How to Choose the Right Countertop
When it comes to countertops, there are many different options. Three of the big options include granite, quartz, and marble. There are pros and cons to each surface so it’s smart to read up on the equalities of