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Whether you are looking to learn more about the latest interior design trends or about exclusive interior design elements like custom furniture and accessories, you’ve come to the right place. At Great Cover-Up Design, we believe in finding the ideal balance of individuality and functionality, and that begins with understanding how to correctly apply the basic elements of interior design in your home or commercial space.
Dive in and discover how a thoughtful and personal approach to interior design can transform your space into something that is both timelessly beautiful and personal.
Interior design insights by Great Cover-Up Design
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Holiday Hullabaloo - Great Cover Up Design Featured in St. Louis Homes + Lifestyle
We’re thrilled to share that The Great Cover-Up was recently featured in an article all about creating a stress-free, beautifully styled holiday season! The feature highlights our approach to turning everyday hosting into an effortless, elegant celebration, with timeless design, practical preparation, and a touch of holiday sparkle. A Peek Inside the Feature The article explores how to make holiday decorating and entertaining more enjoyable by starting early and planning ahe
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Nov 7, 2025
Celebrating Family - The Great Cover-Up Featured in St. Louis Homes + Lifestyle
We’re thrilled to share that The Great Cover-Up’s lead designer, Teddy Karl, was recently featured in a beautifully written article showcasing his signature approach to holiday decorating, one that balances high-end design with heartfelt family tradition. The feature offers readers a warm glimpse inside Teddy’s own home during the holidays, where his expert eye for design and deep appreciation for sentiment come together to create spaces that are both elegant and personal. A
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Nov 6, 2025
Modern Wall Treatments for Living Rooms: 8 Amazing Interior Design Ideas
Your living room is the room in your home that has the most people and traffic in it and one of the rooms that your guests are most likely to see when they first enter your home. It just makes sense that you should go all out and decorate your living room walls to pack a punch. There are many different modern wall treatments for living rooms from which to choose. Best 8 Interior Design Ideas for Modern Wall Treatments for Living Rooms 1. Bring the Outdoors Inside with a Livin
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Sep 5, 2022
Learn How to Put Up Wallpaper: 8 Simple & Easy Guide
Hanging wallpaper seems pretty straight forward right? If you've never put up wallpaper before, it can end up being quite a mess with the glue all over the place, crooked seams, and air bubbles. This guide can help you to learn how to put up wallpaper in a foolproof way so you can be successful and enjoy your results for your wall coverings and wallpaper in St. Louis . Best 8 Easy to Follow Guides on How to Put Up Wallpaper 1. Prepare Your Walls Remove any light switch covers
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Aug 1, 2022
Interior Design Trends
Modern Wall Treatments for Living Rooms: 8 Amazing Interior Design Ideas
Your living room is the room in your home that has the most people and traffic in it and one of the rooms that your guests are most likely to see when they first enter your home. It just makes sense that you should go all out and decorate your living room walls to pack a punch. There are many different modern wall treatments for living rooms from which to choose. Best 8 Interior Design Ideas for Modern Wall Treatments for Living Rooms 1. Bring the Outdoors Inside with a Livin
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Sep 5, 2022
Benefits of Hiring an Interior Designers in St. Louis
If you have some sense of style, you may feel capable of decorating a space without professional help. However, just like wowing the crowd at a karaoke bar doesn’t make you Mariah Carey, having a good eye for style doesn’t equate to having the same experience as a professional interior designer. While you have a super attractive Pinterest board, professional interior designers in St. Louis work daily, bringing design ideas to life. Let’s look at some of the top benefits of
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Apr 3, 2022
Window Covering Ideas in 2022
Now that 2022 has arrived, people are looking for new window coverings ideas for their homes and businesses. With hundreds of potential style and color options, it can be challenging to narrow down your choices. Below are some ideas that interior designers in St. Louis suggest for window coverings in 2022. 2022 Color Trends According to Interior Designers in St. Louis When exploring curtain ideas, consider the top color trends. White White is a classic and chic color that can
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Mar 7, 2022
How to Pair Your Paint and Wallpaper?
Wallpaper is back with a vengeance! Patterned wall coverings are trending for 2022, From muted botanicals to bold blasts of color, you can make any room distinctive with the new generations of wallpaper materials and styles. While wallpaper is great for the flat walls, what really makes a room pop is the use of solid paint on the door and window trims and other woodwork in the room. You can also paint one wall while papering another to create a contrast in color, texture, an
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Jan 5, 2022
Practical Interior Design Tips for Every Room
Learn How to Put Up Wallpaper: 8 Simple & Easy Guide
Hanging wallpaper seems pretty straight forward right? If you've never put up wallpaper before, it can end up being quite a mess with the glue all over the place, crooked seams, and air bubbles. This guide can help you to learn how to put up wallpaper in a foolproof way so you can be successful and enjoy your results for your wall coverings and wallpaper in St. Louis . Best 8 Easy to Follow Guides on How to Put Up Wallpaper 1. Prepare Your Walls Remove any light switch covers
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Aug 1, 2022
Best 8 Bathroom Window Coverings Privacy Ideas to Match Any Decor
Having natural sunlight in any area of your home is inviting, but these areas also have the potential to limit your privacy--especially in your bathrooms. First, you need to address privacy as your number one priority, and then you can consider your preferences, styles, colors, and aesthetics. Here are the top 8 window coverings ideas for your bathroom to match your decor. 1. Fabulous Frosted Window Tint If your bathroom has regular clear glass windows, you can add frosted w
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Jul 4, 2022
Helpful 6 Top Shopping Tips from a Home Furnishing Store
For exceptional home designs, The Great Cover-Up is the best home furnishings store in St. Louis . With the right shopping tips, you'll have the know-how and expert advice to discover which pieces will fulfill your design dreams! We have a team of talented designers ready to transform your house into a home. Styling your space requires great attention to detail. Planning your home improvement project helps start the process with specific steps to guide your search for the pe
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May 9, 2022
Best 8 Wall Covering Ideas for Luxury Homes
Simply painting your walls in a room of your home can add some needed color to any space, however with newer items on the market today, you can be inspired to get creative and make something truly spectacular. Many times, just splashing a coat of paint on a wall just won't do your area justice, nor will hanging artwork on a wall because these are not one size fits all solutions. Unique interior wall coverings will give you a lot of personality and interest in your home to c
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May 3, 2022
Using Color In Home Design
Blue Willow & Blue Canton Patterned China
For centuries, blue and white porcelain has been collected by those with a discriminating eye for fine objects of art. Patterns in Blue Canton and Blue Willow dominate this pursuit. Blue Canton and the later pattern Blue Willow both have their roots in the Chinese export trade of the eighteenth and nineteenth centuries. Blue Canton was manufactured in inland China then transported to the port city of Canton, hence its name. Pieces then were exported to Europe and America. A
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Aug 14, 2013
2013 Color of the Year - Emerald
Since 1999, Pantone Inc. , a well-known worldwide authority on color, designates a color of the year for design professionals. The color of the year named for 2013 was Emerald Green (Pantone color 17-5641). This beautiful shade conjures images of the countryside of Ireland, the famous city in Oz, and of course, the stunning and rare gemstone that bears its name. Green, a color so dominant in nature, soothes the soul, but Emerald Green bursts forth with new energy! One only
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Jun 26, 2013
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