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Happy Thanksgiving! Florida Style!
Happy Thanksgiving from sunny Naples , Florida . It will be a balmy 75 degrees when we dine Al Fresco on the lanai. We will listen to the soothing water fountain burple , and the wind chimes tinkle. When the sun … Continue reading
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Salvaging or Pickin Your Designs or Finds, Trash or Treasure?
Yesterday my husband Marc and I took our clients who are building the LEED for Homes up to the Sarasota Salvage Yard. It is a fantastic place full of old rusty wrought iron fence parts , concrete statues which include menacing gargoyles … Continue reading
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Design or Divine Inspiration.
Next Saturday, September 29th I have selected one of my favorite inspirational spots , the Naples Botanical Garden to be the host location for our ASID Florida South Chapter Design Excellence Awards and Day of Enlightenment. The Day of Enlightenment … Continue reading
Biking Around Naples -1- Behind The Airport
Many of you would be surprised to know that I actually started biking every morning for about an hour with the hubby. Unfortunately I have not become one of those ultra- sleek and frighteningly thin bikers that whiz by you … Continue reading
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Happy Independence Day!
Today is our National Holiday , and one I find to be just pure Americana fun . Family Picnics , Barbeques with friends , and of course spectacular Firework displays .In our case it has been the Oberlin version. The Oberlin version … Continue reading
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Take A Creation , Not A Vacation.
Yesterday I gathered with some of my design friends to discuss our Professional interests. Being Interior Designers a lot of our chatter was about what we wanted to make , design , invent , in a word it was about our … Continue reading
Do Your Interior Designs Show Distinctive Style? Or Just Your Design Rut?
Recently I toured The Art Institute of Chicago. It is of course a fabulous museum that represents a broad genre of artistic genius . I am posting some small sections of famous paintings today , to show how easy it is to … Continue reading
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To Understand The Future Of Interior Design , You Have To Go Back In Time.
You know Pitbull has it right with his new hit song. Sometimes we do have to look back in time to understand what the future may bring. In the case of Interior Design , this is a relatively short trip … Continue reading
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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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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