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Tag Archives: interior design
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
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
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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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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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
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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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
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
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