Seriously, what did we do before the internet? I know -- played outside a lot more, got more exercise, actually talked to each other, whatever. But how did we find out the real important stuff like what size rug to buy? HOW??
Thankfully we now have access to that information and better yet, brilliant people create infographics that allow us to figure it all out in one glance. Thank YOU internet and those people. (And I remember back in my old PR days when Internet was always capitalized. Old.)
So over the weekend when I was making the new bed pillows, I searched to find ideas for the placement of the pillows. I’ve never been good at the bed making thing – you know this. I ended up doing a mix of a couple of these but I did find this very helpful:
This one is helpful when actually making a “proper” bed – again, I say do whatever the heck you want with your bed and your house. But I’m nearly 40 so I figured it was about time to figure this out: 
I showed you this one when I made our tufted headboard – these are the different headboard designs:
I did the Belgrave. :)
When I do a gallery wall I literally just start placing things and moving them around till I like the way it works. Yes I end up with a few holes to fill. If you need more structure to this process then this one is helpful:
Awesome ideas!
I’m hoping to take on a few tiling projects this year and I found this tile design infographic fascinating:
Some of those scare me a little and I think are best left to the professionals. But some are very doable.
I get asked about paint sheens a lot – this is a simple explanation of how and where to use each one:
I’ve used gloss on trim in the past but have moved to semi-gloss instead over the past few years. We made the mistake of allowing our builder to paint half of our house in flat paint – worst idea ever. I do not recommend flat paint high traffic areas ever – you can’t wipe it down. There are newer formulas that are supposed to be a little better, but I’d still stick with eggshell. Remember, the higher the gloss the more imperfections will be seen.
This one is brilliant – it compares all the various flooring types based on cost, durability and ease of installation and cleaning:
Love it!
Another hard one – choosing the right rug size for your space. This one gets a lot of us, right? This graphic from World Market is helpful:
And here’s a do and don’t version:
Before the internet we obviously lived all willy nilly with pillows and rugs all over the place. Thank goodness for infographics. ;)
Again, you know what I say – it’s your house. Do what you want. I believe there are no rules when it comes to your own home and you should do what you love. But these do help those of us who need a little direction sometimes!
Have you found any of these helped you out?
I shared a bunch of other tips like light fixtures sizes and heights here!