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O u r fr ie n d , d e s ig n e r S tep h en S a in t-O n g e , w a lk s re a d e rs th ro u g h his

c re a tiv e process in h is n e w b o o k. H e re a re som e o f o u r fa v o rite tip s .

TOOLS OF THE TRADE

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R e fre s h y o u r v ie w b y ta k in g p h o to s

o f y o u r ro o m . T h e n , re m o v e

e v e ry th in g fr o m w a lls , ta b le to p s ,

shelves, c o u n te rto p s , a n d c u r ta in ro d s

t o c re a te a b la n k ca n va s, a n d

p h o to g ra p h th e ro o m a g a in . C o m p a re

th e tw o se ts o f p h o to s to id e n tify

w h a t y o u ’d lik e to ch a n g e . Y o u m ig h t

fin d y o u r w a ll c o lo r to o d a rk , e ven

w h e n th e ro o m is e m p ty . O r m a y b e

th e ro o m ju s t n e e d e d d e -c lu tte rin g .

• C o lle c t e le m e n ts th a t sp e a k to y o u r

s ty le : ro o m im a g e s fr o m m a g a z in e s

a n d c a ta lo g s , p ic tu re s o f c lo th in g ,

p a in t s w a tc h e s , a n d v a c a tio n p h o to s .

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B ro a d e n y o u r so u rce s o f in s p ira tio n .

L o o k fo r c o lo r, s ty le , a n d la y o u t ideas

in m o v ie s . W h a t s o u n d tra c k c a n y o u

im a g in e p la y in g as y o u s h o w g u e s ts

y o u r n e w ro o m ?

QUICK CHANGES

• U se la m p s w ith glass bases to

d is p la y sh e lls, p h o to s , o r s m a ll to y s .

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R eplace th e c h a irs o n o n e side o f

y o u r d in in g ta b le w ith a b e n c h to

re la x a fo rm a l lo o k .

• A d d a c u s h io n a n d a c o a t o f p a in t

to a n o u td o o r s e a tin g p ie ce , th e n

w e lc o m e it in s id e .

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F ill a b o w l w ith la rg e , s m o o th

s to n e s . P la ced o n a d e sk, th e sto n e s

b e c o m e in s ta n t p a p e rw e ig h ts .

See

s te p h e n s a in t- o n g e .c o m

fo r b o o k

d e ta ils a n d m o re tip s .

Stephen

Saint-Onge

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The leading foot long Italian sub = 970 calories and 24 grams of fat.

Healthy Choice's Pumpkin Squash Ravioli = 300 calories and 6 grams of fat.

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