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Light heavily influences your body’s natural sleep-wake cycle. You can use light to help your family members function at their best and help them sleep. It’s important to light your home in such a way that you’re enhancing the purpose of each room while contributing to the health of your family. How Does Light Affect Sleep? Light cues play an…
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***Guest Post from Tuck, Advancing Better Sleep*** Who says you have to follow the rules? Breaking the rules of bedroom design can help you create a more comfortable environment — and may even help you sleep better at night. Throw out these rules and do your own thing in the bedroom. Rule: Nightstands must match. Symmetry is an important element…
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It is that time of year again, the time we all get onto Google and type in the words gift guide for _________ (fill in the blank for whichever friend or family member you are looking for). If you are like me, anyone you have asked what they want doesn’t have anything to tell you this year. Which means we…
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If you look around on any given day you will see that technology seems to rule our lives lately. In a way all this innovation has been great and in some ways, I feel we could go back to a little less technology and a little more human interaction. That being said, there are some technologies that can be used…
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Hello Everyone, today we have a special guest post from Graham & Brown. Read below to learn all about wallpaper and color! What does your choice in home decor say about you? Though your home décor doesn’t have to appease everyone, wouldn’t it be good to know how we’re really making people feel when welcomed into our humble abode? We’ve…
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Recently I started working on a new project with an industrial edge to it. It is a change from what my clients normally ask for and has been a ton of fun to work on so far. Today I decided to take it a step further and mix an industrial edge into my usual Mid-Century Modern style. I chose pieces…
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All the St. Patrick’s Day posts and seeing green everywhere today may have you thinking of far off destinations, a trip to Ireland, or even thinking about how you can bring some more green into your life. Today isn’t the only day we have been seeing green this year, it seems to be everywhere. Part of that is because this…
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In this major transformation we remodeled a master bathroom from basic builder finishes and fixtures to a tranquil spa retreat for my clients. In the before images you can see the interior is made up of fairly standard materials that were installed in most newer homes that were built at the time in the early 90’s. The clients asked for…
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Hello Everyone! I plan to start a few new features on the blog this year and one of them will be to help readers solve their design dilemmas. In order to do that we need to hear from you. What design problems do you face in your home? What have you been struggling with to make look fantastic, but just…
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Happy New Year Everyone!!! I feel like 2016 flew by incredibly quickly. I am officially back and going to make every effort to post on this blog this year. As I mentioned before the posts will now have to do with interior design via Studio Em Interiors as you are all used to and now I am adding illustration and…
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It is that time of year again and I am once again participating in the Inspired Soles event. There have been a couple of changes this year and you can now bid online for your favorite shoe if you are unable to attend in person. This year I took inspiration for my shoe from my Parisienne proposal that happened last…
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This month is all about the kitchen and one thing I have always wanted to do with my own kitchen is a retro remodel. Our home is currently rocking a very mid-century modern vibe, but the kitchen is definitely lacking in that awesome retro feel. Big plans are in store for the kitchen one day, but for now we can…
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February is a month that celebrates love. Something a lot of people will be doing this weekend. Rather than obviously celebrating Valentine’s Day here at F.I.N.D.S. we want to celebrate the home. They say home is where the heart is and we here at F.I.N.D.S. and Studio Em Interiors believe the heart of the home is the kitchen. Think about…
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Hello Everyone, we are continuing to make sure we get to create this year. This has been an exciting and hectic last few days here as the office is getting redone! That’s right, some new (and much faster) equipment and a completely new space which will be organized to perfection once I am done with it. This is going to…
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At the end of 2015 I was seeing a lot of people posting about what their word had been for the year and what their word was going to be for 2016. This is never something I have done before. I was looking over my 2015 goals and seeing which ones were met, where I fell short and why and…
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My name is Emily Ehlert and I LOVE transforming interiors into spaces my clients love to spend time in. I am obsessed with pattern and color and my perfect day would be spent surround by gorgeous textiles. I love to touch and feel surfaces when I'm out and about, which gets some weird looks now and then, but my friends and family have not only grown to accept it... they do it now too! Read More…