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Home Furnishings | Full-House Design
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Home Furnishings | Full-House Design

We believe that the most important choices are the most personal - in your own home - whether it's watching Netflix on the sofa or drinking coffee in your favorite chair each morning. Well-chosen furniture pieces can make or break how well our home functions. Creating a beautiful, cohesive full-home furniture design takes a home to the next level- making it a space you can love for a lifetime.

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Outdoor Spaces | Hot Tub Home Addition

Outdoor Spaces | Hot Tub Home Addition

Living the outdoor dream means something different to everyone, but this custom outdoor space and hot tub(!) is a custom home addition that would have anyone ready to permanently relocate to their own outdoor oasis. Created specifically for a busy family home, this design was much more than a hot tub landing pad- it was a seamless and beautiful extension of the home itself.

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Great Room | Beautiful Blue

Great Room | Beautiful Blue

We've loved taking you on a tour of this beautiful blue Modern Coastal home design. And today we'll show you the final, incredible finish of this multi-room design- the Modern Coastal Great Room. Oh y'all, this one is just so glorious! Not only do these homeowners have great taste, but we really got to have so much design-fun with this space- bringing in extra plush seating, artfully layered patterns, large art, and all the unique coastal-inspired details we love.

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The Modern Coastal Keeping Room

The Modern Coastal Keeping Room

Creating a seamless transition from room to room is one of our favorite facets of a perfectly finished space, and this beautiful Modern Coastal Keeping Room was the perfect opportunity to work that creative design flow. With a bright, open area encompassing the kitchen, dining room, and keeping room, writing a gorgeous color story and weaving in those fresh coastal details made this entire space feel synchronous, polished, and complete.

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Kitchen Design- Modern Coastal Blues

Kitchen Design- Modern Coastal Blues

Bringing some modern waterside charm to this crisp, beautiful kitchen allowed these homeowners to connect with their happy place. This modern coastal kitchen design is full of rich blues, just the right maritime touches, and a modern, sophisticated update on a classic style. We can all use a little light and warmth right now in these long days of winter (especially this year!), and we're here to spread that sunny vibe as we take you on a tour of all the design moments we lovingly created for this home.

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Plush | A Neutral Bedroom Retreat

Plush | A Neutral Bedroom Retreat

When it comes to great bedroom design, comfort and beauty go hand in hand- and that's what we love the most about this neutral-inspired bedroom retreat. With plush texture and gorgeous tones tucked into every corner, this serene spot is crafted to be its own relaxing world. We're taking you on an inside look at this gorgeous scene, from the tonal color-scape to the layers, light, and carefully chosen design nuances that bring it all together.

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Living Room Style | Modern-Traditional

Living Room Style | Modern-Traditional

This living room design came together as such a beautiful fusion of modern and traditional style, we couldn't wait to share all the details with you. Although we work with clients all over the Eastern US, our studio and home base is in the heart of Chapel Hill, North Carolina, and we love it when we get a chance to create beautiful spaces right here in our hometown.

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Falling for Orange: Design Color Crush

Falling for Orange: Design Color Crush

Fall color is all around, and today we wanted to give some much-deserved love to orange-inspired design. While we don't always think of this hue as a traditional staple of the home design color palette, orange can be so much more than just an October one-off. When placed with creativity, art and skill, it's a design bombshell that can bring glamour and glow to any space.

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Designing Your Home Office: Cat's Pro Tips

Designing Your Home Office: Cat's Pro Tips

Whether working from home is your normal routine or something you’ve been adapting to over the last few months, creating the right space makes a big difference. Especially when many of us are also navigating the tall task of converting our home into a makeshift schoolhouse, our own home work area may have taken a backseat. Giving that workspace some focused attention can go a long way toward making the days more pleasant, and we wanted to share a few of our favorite tips and tricks for giving the home office some TLC.

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Follow us to Great Design! The Master Design Plan

The Master Design Plan! It's also known as the magical playbook we create to turn vision into reality here in CFD-land. If you've been reading along for a bit, you've seen our series called 'Follow Us to Great Design!, where we're sharing a bit about what we do (see part I here!). We've gotten so many requests for this post, and our whole team is excited to dive in with tons of insight into what the Master Plan is and why it matters- and most importantly, how it can help you turn your new build or addition into a true custom space.

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Cat's Pro Tips: The Great Gallery Wall

Whether your walls are expansive or small, there's no better way to gussy 'em up than a gallery wall. But when you've got dozens of pieces and parts staring you down, getting them up in a cohesive fashion can seem like a very tall order- but it doesn't have to be. We've got Cat's tips and tricks for how to make it a beautiful and unique feature in your home.

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Follow us to Great Design! Initial Steps at CFD

We get a great many questions from folks about what all we do at CFD. There are so many answers! But a lot of it comes down to Custom Design. As a Full-Service Design Firm, our work is a little different than what you might see at other places (and we think that's a good thing!). Our joy comes from creating a completely unique space for every single client. We're going to share a little insight into our process and how we connect with clients to make each space that perfect one-of-a-kind fit.

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