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Monthly Archives: April 2012
Addicted To Pinterest And Design? It May be A Good Thing.
Several of my fellow Interior Designers and myself have become obsessed with Pinterest. For those of you who are out of touch ( living in a bomb shelter since 1950) with this branch of Social Media , Pinterest is basically a … Continue reading
Having A Life With Purpose , By Re-purposing. Taylor’s Closet.
I had the pleasure recently of visiting an amazing organization in Pompano Beach Florida that was started by a young ladies ” Maybe I can make a difference ” dream that became a reality. Taylor’s Closet was conceived by Lindsay Giambattista as a … Continue reading
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The Green House Is Periwinkle.
As you will see from the photos the LEED for Homes I am working on in Naples has reached what I will call the “outside embellishment” stage. The clients and I worked with the nice salesman at Benjamin Moore and mixed … Continue reading
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212 – The Extra Degree – Do You Have It? Does It Show In Your Designs?
There is a great booklet out by Sam Parker called 212 the extra degree. At 211 degrees water is hot , at 212 degrees it boils. Sometimes adding even extremely small efforts , details , and changes can have monumental results. It … Continue reading
Interior Design: Is It A Feminine Profession? Is It Future Oriented?
I once paid good money( by accident) to hear a well known gentleman discuss how Architects liked to “erect” tall pinnacle shaped buildings , while Interior Designers focus on the “inside”. The idea is that Architecture is a masculine profession and … Continue reading
Kidney Stones , Clients , and General Craziness
Having a kidney stone and trying to work immediately dumps a lot of life lessons your way. I learned a lot of factoids about kidney stones that I wish I never needed to know. Like how they can get stuck in your … Continue reading
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Mies van der Rohe- Beyond the Obvious , A Lesson In Networking.
As Interior Designers or Architects we can practically regurgitate on command the ‘God is in the Details” , or “Less is More” mantras. We recognize Mies van der Rohe for not only his quotable quotes , but the steel and … Continue reading
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