Hello there!  My name is Kara and my husband and I write the blog Kara Paslay Designs!   Tim and I work together doing all sorts of interior design projects.  I am the big picture girl and Tim is the detail guy and furniture builder.  Our favorite projects include doing custom installations or [...]

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Does It Fit?

On April 25, 2012 By

I’ve decided it would be fun to play a weekly game. The name of the game is “Does it Fit?” and you can vote on different pieces of furniture and whether they belong or not in the scenes I place them in. This should be fun.

We’ll start with something simple:

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I have been drooling over the concept of having my very own frame gallery in my home. Whenever I have free time I find myself stuck on pinterest looking at the different types of frame galleries I could have, (follow me on pinterest!) Big empty frames, frames with paintings, frame galleries with pictures, frames [...]

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Furniture with function is always an easy decision. Let’s be honest, when it comes to making a purchase and your stuck between an ottoman for $59.99 and an ottoman that has storage inside for $69.99 what are you going to pick? The one with storage inside right? The goal of a home furnishing designer (at [...]

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Tall, dark, and rich………..slow down, I’m talking about coffee! Without my morning coffee I transform into this grouchy old bear of a woman, so every morning I wake up and make myself some tasty coffee with a french press coffee maker. It’s perfect because it makes just one cup, and me and my roommate both [...]

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After a long, cold winter, many people have “spring fever.” There is no better way to celebrate the snow melting, warmer temperatures and birds chirping than to throw a great party for spring. Many hosts know that before a party can be enjoyed; there are hours of planning and shopping that [...]

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Why Match Furniture?

Matching furniture can create a sense of continuity and order.  The practice of matching furniture often comes about when you have a theme oriented design.  For example, if you live in a Mediterranean style home and want it to have Mediterranean furnishings to match the integrity of the [...]

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Have you been thinking about buying a new coffee table? I have had several different ones myself: heavy wooden ones, light-weight glass ones and even a handsome, off-white faux stone look. They were all great and served a purpose, but the one that I have now is not only aesthetically pleasing and goes with my [...]

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Lighten Up!

On February 1, 2012 By

Although lamps and chandeliers have their practical purposes, I’m sure I’m not the only one who insists on having a lamp inside of a room that already comes with about three or four different light sources. And will you ever need that much light at once? Maybe not, but when you are looking to accent [...]

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