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As the crisp air of autumn approaches, it brings a season rich with color and texture, inspiring a fresh wave of interior design trends. From the vibrant hues of falling leaves to the cozy charm of seasonal festivities, this time of year encourages us to refresh our living spaces. Implementing Trends Thoughtfully Our surroundings often [...]

Wow. How do you ever leave this room?

Designing a Home for a Local Sports Legend

This great space was inspired by a love of music and art…

Make your room feel Spring fresh…

In her own words: Laura’s client shares her concerns, goals & results

Comfortable & Inviting & Wonderful

Warm up your house and make it the cozy place you love to come home to.

When Rich & Christy came into By Design, they were surprised to find that we have furniture that actually “fit” them and that they could have it customized to get exactly what they wanted. Laura explained the design process and how she could make it so easy for them. The couple quickly set up a [...]

Practical function & stylish living combine in this project…

A long relationship helps create a wonderful new modern organic home

Before diving into furniture design, it’s crucial to have a clear understanding of how you intend to use a space. Jessica recently worked with a client, Kathi, who was adding a new addition to her home that would fulfill multiple purposes. The intention was to create a versatile living space that would be conducive for [...]

Dean & Linda had relocated here to be close to their kids and 7 grandkids! They quickly found that their current furnishings were not the right look or scale for their new, more modern townhome. The main goal was to have it not only look good but be user-friendly too. This modern townhome transformation with [...]

This commercial lobby was a fun project for Jessica

Choices! Blending the right pieces, products, fabrics and finishes is the foundation of a beautiful, stylish room. You have a unique story to tell and you tell it through your room…

Here are the top 3 interior design trends our designers noticed at the recent High Point Furniture Market. 1. Whimsical From new interesting patterns to unique accessories, this market showed us a lot of fun ways to insert some out of the box elements into designs. What’s more playful than a sculpture of your favorite [...]

When Abbie & Rob from Johnston stopped in to BY DESIGN to get ideas for their newly remodeled living room, they weren’t expecting to have it all figured out that day. However, that’s exactly what happened! And that is living room design made easy. They were greeted by Jessica who showed them around the store [...]

A great Eclectic Modern Design project

A second home in Arizona offered a great opportunity to use the Desert Modern design style

Cottage style interior design evokes ideas of sand and shells and sun. There are a million great ways to do cottage style. Here is q quick look at ours. We renovated an old fishing cottage in 1996 at Spirit Lake.  It was tons of work.  My husband did most of the work – with an [...]

Let’s talk project scale! We can tackle any size of home project you need. From a single end table to a whole home: our designers are up for the challenge! Jessica was presented with one such challenge with a recent client project. The clients were building their custom dream home in Cedar Falls and needed [...]

When Sally set out to find new furniture for her condo in Urbandale, she wasn’t expecting to find any interesting options due to her smaller living space. She quickly realized that would not be the case when she stopped into BY DESIGN for the first time. Jessica helped her create a design that was practical [...]

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