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Monthly Archives: May 2012
When All You Have To Sell Is Your Intellectual Property.
With the advent of the Internet , it became child’s play for anyone to look up multiple sources to purchase whatever they were interested in buying. As an Interior Designer we are often hired to specify furnishings , artwork , … Continue reading
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Tagged In tellectual property, interior design, Interior Design Pricing
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When Wild Colors Attack.
Okay , there may not be many recorded cases of out of control colors attacking their owners. Granted , most of the times when I visit homes , I am bored out of my brain by all the blended , blandness … Continue reading
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Tagged Color Proportion, color schemes, interior design, Paint
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It’s Going To Be A Mean Season In Florida.
I know , I know you thought you just survived the Mean Season , when all the Snow Birds arrived and offered you 10 cents on the dollar for everything you were peddling. That was kind of mean too , … Continue reading
Donna Summer And The 1970′s.
I have to break my “I’m too busy so two blogs a week rule” to honor the passing of the Definer of Disco , Donna Summer. Donna is forever part of what made a great decade in my life , the … Continue reading
Candace Wheeler : An Advocate For Women In Interior Design.
There is not a lot of focus on Candace Wheeler as a shaper of the Interior Design Profession. And yet she is known in many circles as the Mother of Interior Design. Candace was one of the first to realize … Continue reading
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Congratulate Yourself On Mother’s Day , Mom.
On Mother’s Day we receive affirmation (or not) on a job well done from our children , husbands , and even our own Moms. It is the most difficult job there is to Mother children (true even though often said) , we are … Continue reading
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Leaving Space Within Your Space.
Negative Space. Sounds like a bad thing doesn’t it? Yet in Interior Design this is the area between objects where one can rest the eye. This is where nothing becomes everything. It is where the success or failure of your … Continue reading
The Best And Easiest Ways To Introduce LED Lights Into Your Home.
Almost a year ago I wrote a blog called ” Say Goodbye To Incandscent Lighting.” I did do that , and so did many of my clients. Whether you are contemplating new construction or renovation , Light Emitting Diodes (LED) are getting more and more … Continue reading
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Tagged Green Energy, interior design, LED . lighting
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