{"id":1961,"date":"2026-06-28T07:03:32","date_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:03:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/homeimprovement\/?p=1961"},"modified":"2026-06-28T07:03:32","modified_gmt":"2026-06-28T07:03:32","slug":"80-of-interior-design-basics-in-10-minutes","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/kensmartips.com\/homeimprovement\/?p=1961","title":{"rendered":"80% of Interior Design Basics in 10 minutes"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"480\" height=\"270\" src=\"\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/CWKEu4Q7EEA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out my website!<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"S3B5vOgcTT\"><p><a href=\"https:\/\/juliejonesdesigns.com\/\">Home<\/a><\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"wp-embedded-content\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts\" security=\"restricted\" style=\"position: absolute; visibility: hidden;\" title=\"\u201cHome\u201d \u2014 Julie Jones Designs\" src=\"https:\/\/juliejonesdesigns.com\/embed\/#?secret=M47gpawkPJ#?secret=S3B5vOgcTT\" data-secret=\"S3B5vOgcTT\" width=\"500\" height=\"282\" frameborder=\"0\" marginwidth=\"0\" marginheight=\"0\" scrolling=\"no\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>Check out my TikTok!<br \/>\nhttps:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@UC06FGIKK3uf6Zz01aUkGquQ <\/p>\n<p>This one breaks down the three principles that account for about 80 percent of what I actually do as a certified interior designer: space planning, color palette cohesion, and scale and proportion. 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