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• Thank you – you just confirmed my thoughts. Here is my story: me and my husband have been looking to purchase a new home. All this housing crisis…. they talk about home prices going down, but where we live home prices have not really gone down that much, but the low Mortgage interest rates are very tempting. Anyway, we have been looking at online listings and when you look at all the houses they are all very plain. Me and my husband call these homes “box – box – toilet.” After awhile most of the homes look almost identical (if you do not pay attention to the furnishings). The homes that caught our attention were those that were not only nicely decorated but filled with architectural details such as: beautiful crown moldings, columns,door trim, corbels etc. One problem thought, those homes are much more expensive than the average “box-box-toilet.”

  So that is what has brough me to this website. We are trying to figure out if it makes sense to purchase an unbellished home and then add our own architectural details ourself. It seems to me that money wize – it makes sense. We can purchase a plain home with greater square footage and nice floor plan and add the details ourself and save money and add value to the home.

  Looking at the prices of architectural products on this website for about $1,000 a room (or even less) we can really transform the space. By the way, did I mention that my husband is quite handy and I was hoping he would tackle a couple of rooms on his own.

  Thank you for confirming my thoughts and from my lastest experiences I know for sure that a lot of people (or homes) definetly suffer from Naked Interior Syndrome.

  - Jennifer, January 10th, 2009 at 4:09 pm

• It isn’t often you find a store like this that lists the inspiration for their pieces, and it appeals to my artistic nature – after all, isn’t anything that makes your world more beautiful an artistic endeavor? I didn’t even realize I was suffering from “Naked Interior Syndrome” until now! I find myself on the verge of panic, and scurrying for brushes at this dreadful thought! After all, better to spend my copay on some furnishings and medicate myself than to spend all day in the dismal doctor’s office, amongst uninspired rooms and tattered magazines from last year. Perhaps my recent depression could be cured by finding my niche in life – my functional wall niche that is! They even have one named after my city, and I love it! Being somewhat of a gothic nature, I’ve always enjoyed adding my own personal touches to corbels – some silver leaf, rivets, a dark stain, but you need a good form to start with, one which inspires you to your creative heights. I like the Providence, Sarasota, and Vienna myself, for the more elaborate looks, though there were a few simpler designs I could have some fun with.I enjoyed how nice and clean the layout of this site is; It made it easy to shop, and was easy on the eyes, just the way you want your living space to be. I have to redo my room, so it’s always helpful to get links like these, especially when there’s such a large selection with nice, tight pictures that you can readily imagine in their rightful spot.

  - Lora, January 11th, 2009 at 1:39 pm

• Hmm. This bog entry has definitely given me a lot to think about. I’m one of those people who needs to rearrange the furniture all the time, or do something different, like add something else to the room. Picturing the room completely “naked” is a smart idea. I just tried it and now I have a few ideas. It’s a very clever idea.

  - Bryan, January 14th, 2009 at 12:04 pm

• This is an interesting concept.

  - Tom, January 19th, 2009 at 6:13 pm

• I agree. Looking at a room stripped of everything you possess is a great idea to figure out what you would like to do. You’ll have to keep in mind what colors you have already in the room however. Make sure your furniture matches the decor! Or it might look a little funny. Although, you never know I guess. It might even flow quite nicely. And I love the use of rosettes or carvings to decorate a room. It really adds layers and personality.

  - Stephen, January 20th, 2009 at 11:31 am

• I never would have thought to look at my living room naked, but it really did help me with what I wanted to see in there. I am excited to start this new project now. I was having a little trouble trying to figure out what I wanted to do, but after doing this little exercise, I realized what I needed to do. I just had to come back and tell everyone!

  - Nicole, January 21st, 2009 at 1:48 pm

• That is why I am so static when I learned about Invitinghome.com and I felt like it is just the perfect timing. You see, my father who just came in from the Philippines made houses for a living. He is not an engineer but he knows how to read blueprints and how to execute it. He has fixed things around the house since he got here and he can’t wait when it gets warmer outside so that he can get into business of renovating our house. What Invitinghome.com has is simply amazing. I just loved looking at their pictures and seeing how a room can totally be transformed by using decorative hardware, molding and even lighting. I can’t wait to show this website to my husband and father. I am sure they will like it too. So the next time you thought of renovating your house, don’t forget to check out Invitinghome.com first because I am sure you will find suggestions, home decor products and ideas that I know you will like.

  - Sharon, February 6th, 2009 at 3:34 pm

• My hubby and I are in the process of remodeling our home. I have been looking through the internet at different sites that show decorating ideas for people who are remodeling or even contractors or interior designers. I found this site.
  I never realized that you could take a plain old naked walls and turn them into such attractive and decorative additions to what’s started out a rather plain and ordinary room.

  - sweet angel, February 6th, 2009 at 3:37 pm

• I’ve totally gotten the redecorating bug. Even though we have other priorities right now and this is on the back burner, I still love looking at ideas for things I could do with our house. Once we get pregnant and have the baby, our next priority is to close in our carport and turn that into a bonus room. I actually want to extend it a little farther up our driveway, which would not only make it bigger but it would give our house a different style than the plain ranch style it currently is. I think it would make it much cuter, even though it’s already the cutest on our street!
  That work most likely won’t be done until after we get out of this recession since we’ll need to get a loan for it, but that’s not going to stop me from starting to think and plan and look at ideas. I love browsing online and looking through galleries, like Inviting Home’s gallery, because they give me so many ideas and make me think of things I otherwise wouldn’t have. I love wall sconces. I don’t know how it would work in our current house, but it’s definitely an idea for when we upgrade.

  - Kelly, February 6th, 2009 at 3:58 pm

• I have the naked room syndrome. I honestly don’t know if I have it quite like how it is described above, but I really am never happy with the decor in my home. I always feel like something is missing, so I keep adding. I think that I need to just remove everything and start over. Visualizing a completely naked room seems like a good idea, I can only hope that I can figure out what is missing.

  - Neva, February 17th, 2009 at 11:13 am

• I took your advice and looked at my bedroom completely naked (the room, that is). I think this idea is a good one. It really made me think about what could be done to accentuate even the existing items in the room, and certain areas that needs help. I never really thought about using rosettes, but thinking about that made me realize that I could use door trim decor to add some nice detail into the room, as well as placing a nice beautiful mirror (horizontally as one of the other blogs said) and I think it will really change the feel of the room. Thank you for the wonderful suggestions.

  - Pamela, March 5th, 2009 at 11:41 am

• I have been having a very hard time figuring out what I want to do with my house. I have become so bored and annoyed with it, that I simply NEED to remodel it, or redecorate it at least. This article was helpful. I will now be able to get some kind of idea as to what I want to do with it. Thank you!

  - Barbara, March 16th, 2009 at 4:44 pm

• My husband and I recently finished our mini kitchen makeover! We purchased a few different style carvings from you, and I just wanted to say that adding just a touch of design to the cabinets really does make our kitchen seem brand new! Our next project will be our fireplace, and you bet we’ll be back for more!

  - Heidi, April 16th, 2009 at 3:54 pm

• A friend referred me to your website and I’m so impressed with the breadth of offerings, example pictures, idea blogs, etc. I bookmarked it and have been coming back often to get ideas, to dream, etc.

  Well, my husband and I have decided on a project -something simple to get us started. We’re going to spruce up the fireplace-surround in our family room! It’s very plain, narrow mantle shelf, no decoration. Since it’s such a large part of the room, we thought dressing it up might be a nice, inexpensive way to add some style to the room.

  We’ve been looking at the different moldings and onlays and have purchased a pilaster, crown and panel moldings and a couple of corner blocks. It’s going to look great when its done!

  - Erin, January 6th, 2010 at 1:33 pm

• living rooms should be decorated with style that is why i always get some living room decoration idea on the internet

  - Encryption, November 16th, 2010 at 2:07 pm

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