Need some last minute inspiration for your holiday decor? Heritage CEO, Stephanie Thornton Plymale, recently shared her favorite ways to incorporate greenery into her home for the holidays with Lake Homes Realty. Below are some tips and pictures from Stephanie’s lake house showcasing creative ways to display evergreen throughout any home for minimal but festiveRead more
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Stephanie Thornton Plymale, CEO of Heritage School of Interior Design, recently shared her thoughts on the Organic Modern design style with Realtor.com in an article titled What Is Organic Modern Style? Minimalism Meets Mother Nature. If you’re looking to gain some insight on this popular design style and want to know how to create thisRead more
Have you been thinking about redesigning your guest bath? Heritage CEO, Stephanie Thornton Plymale, was recently featured in Realtor.com in an article titled Would You Try the Black Bathroom Trend? 5 Way to Bring It Home. We’ve highlighted some of our favorite tips below on how to pull off a black bath that will wowRead more
Heritage CEO, Stephanie Thornton Plymale, was recently featured in an Apartment Therapy article, The 5 IKEA Products Professional Home Stagers Swear By. While IKEA products are great for staging, these affordable finds are also a perfect way to refresh and update your own home! Continue reading to learn about our personal favorites from IKEA. Read more
Heritage Owner and CEO Stephanie Plymale was featured in the Apartment Therapy article 3 Kitchen Counter Styling Ideas Professional Home Stagers Swear By. We loved their suggestions and have a few more ideas of our own on how to stage a kitchen. Whether you are a looking to sell a home, or just want toRead more
For those of you who admire the maximalist aesthetic but have a fear of creating a hot mess when you try it in your own space, read on. We’ve compiled a beginner’s guide to maximalism to help you test the water without drowning. True maximalism is overdone but elegant. It is a selection of traditionalRead more
Mernie Curry, sister of Heritage student Clara Curry, recently designed a sustainable tiny home in Colorado. This tiny abode is a combination of canvas and wood and was built using a sustainable frame. The majority of the materials and furniture were either found or recycled, including the entire canvas tent. Their brother, Chris Curry, builds tinyRead more
Reclaimed wood is a beloved trend seen in many interiors from flooring and paneling to walls and ceilings, however there is more to it than its eye-catching beauty. Salvage Works, a 25,000 square foot warehouse in North Portland, is a family-owned business that supplies only reclaimed wood from the Pacific Northwest. During Design Week Portland, HeritageRead more
During Design Week Portland the TerraMai showroom hosted a panel discussion on Biophilic Design with designers and architects. ‘Biophilic’ but just what does that mean? It is incorporating design with natural elements and materials to improve human well-being. Humans want to interact with spaces and seeing natural elements brings us back to that interaction. This approach improves human health and wellbeingRead more