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Stylish Energy Efficiency: Beautiful Sustainability with Motorized Window Coverings

Stylish Energy Efficiency: Beautiful Sustainability with Motorized Window Coverings

In today’s world, sustainability is more than just a buzzword—it’s a lifestyle. As homeowners increasingly seek eco-friendly solutions, energy-efficient motorized window coverings are becoming a key component in sustainable living. At Urban Aesthetics, we specialize in custom window coverings that not only enhance the beauty of your home but also contribute to energy conservation. Let’s explore how motorized blinds and…

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Luxury Meets Convenience: Why Motorized Blinds Are the Ultimate Home Upgrade

Luxury Meets Convenience: Why Motorized Blinds Are the Ultimate Home Upgrade

When it comes to elevating your home’s style and functionality, few upgrades offer the seamless blend of luxury and convenience quite like motorized blinds. These high-tech blinds and shades are more than just a decor statement—they transform how you interact with your living spaces. Urban Aesthetics, a licensed Hunter Douglas dealer, specializes in providing top-tier custom window coverings, including a…

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Decorating with Bookshelves

Decorating with Bookshelves

EXHIBIT YOUR TREASURES AND REDUCE CLUTTER A beautiful set of bookshelves is about so much more than just books! Bookshelves are a design element that is both functional and decorative. They solve some of your storage issues and, at the same time, help you display decorative items, such as statuary, vases, flower arrangements, clocks, plants, framed photos, signs and yes,…

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The new work office – How to make your space comfortable, productive and aesthetically pleasing

The new work office – How to make your space comfortable, productive and aesthetically pleasing

You can make any room in your home productive and aesthetically pleasing by including the right touches. Do you have a home office that’s an afterthought, and provides function but has little thought to aesthetics? That happens to most of us at some point in our lives. Why not upgrade your home office into a personalized workspace that’s embellished with…

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Which Fabrics Are the Most Pet Friendly?

Which Fabrics Are the Most Pet Friendly?

Some materials stand up to pets much better than others. If you have a pet, you’re probably all too familiar with shedding, chewing, scratching and stains. But that doesn’t mean you can’t have great looking furniture and window coverings. Although no material is completely pet-proof, here are some of the most durable fabrics that can stand up to your pet’s…

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My Laundry Room Renovation

My Laundry Room Renovation

Last September I wrote a blog post about my modern kitchen renovation. You can read about it here if you missed it. Another area that was renovated at the same time as the kitchen was our laundry room. I wanted to share the photos of that room in a separate blog post. What started out as a small 6 ft…

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My Modern Kitchen Reveal

My Modern Kitchen Reveal

My kitchen reveal is finally here! Approximately 3 years ago, my husband and I started the renovation of our rancher-style home. We added a garage, created a larger laundry room with a side door entrance, extended our kitchen out into the backyard and renovated the main bathroom. Let’s just say the renovation, which took months of hard work, sweat equity…

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Fireplace Renovation with a New Custom Cabinet and Floating Shelves; Before and After

Fireplace Renovation with a New Custom Cabinet and Floating Shelves; Before and After

My client’s family room had a red brick fireplace that dominated the space and she wanted a change. Because of the odd size and the lack of a mantel, the fireplace seemed out of place and unfinished. And since the client wanted to upgrade to a remote-controlled energy-efficient gas insert, this was the perfect time to redesign the fireplace surround.…

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