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18 August 7, 2013 inkkc.com a it ALI BRONSKA By Andrea Darr, Special to Ink Photos by Tammy Ljungblad, The Kansas City Star fairway Home a feature that takes you inside cool and unusual apartments and homes in the Kansas City area, appears in Ink the first and third weeks of the month. Know someone with a kick-ass pad? Send info and photos to nlike the ever-changing fashion trends she explores on A Dash of Details, blogger Ali Bronska has taken a neutral, long-term approach to home decorating. She and boyfriend Patrick Schilling collect while renting their three-bedroom Fairway home. If she wants something trendy, she sticks with pillows and accessories. because interesting to her how, in just five years, her sense of aesthetics has matured.

style has changed from 20 to 25. Everything was pink and shabby chic. Now more about clean lines and neutral she says. be curious to know if it changes again, but trying to buy things now that will stand the test of time rather than something on Despite the shoes, sunglasses and jewelry open- ly displayed, Ali claims her taste overly femi- nine, calling her home the house. I get one girly thing, then I get one masculine she says.

But even if she lived alone, Ali decorate too gender-specifically. whole con- cept is traditional with a modern, clean she says. Ali and Patrick essentially started from nothing, bringing only a bed each and some knickknacks, so built their style together. They have focused on one room at a time so as not to get overwhelmed and compromised not on style but on budget. For instance, office desk and the bedroom dressers are inexpensive pieces from Ikea.

Deep, cushy couches, however, were not an item they wanted to skimp on, and they splurged for a set from Restoration Hardware. are buying pieces work in another house and that love for a long Ali says. Shoes and bags not necessarily included. Ali and Patrick love the location of their quaint Fairway home. area is so safe and feels settled Ali says.

walk the dogs through Mission.