Category: Design Resources
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The Buzz About Sconces in a Bathroom: A Better Choice for Better Lighting
I know I sound like a broken record when it comes to having a space function to its highest potential, but for most people our home is our largest investment asset, so why not make sure it gives us back as much as we put in to it. I’m getting older and with that process…
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Sharing Resources: Stone Showrooms
Let me start with the fact that I’m not trying to sell you stone. I like to sell you on the idea that when you use real stone, the chances of your home design lowering in value, real or perceived as far less over time when you use a natural material, period. Mixing materials is…
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Dresser to Vanity Project
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Accessory Buildings: what’s allowable and what’s not has to do with use and ordinances (the accessory dwelling unit)
Here we are post Covid 2021 in Florida and the housing market is still on fire. Some agents feel that the tide may be turning over the next couple of years to be more of a buyers market. We are blessed to live in an area where people come to vacation in paradise. With all…
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Not Your Grandmothers Wallpaper: Hand blocked wallpapers by Adelphi Paper Hangings
Yoko Ono clearly didn’t have the experience of this wallpaper. I found video of wall papers being hand block printed and then hand painted as well. Pretty amazing works of art that can be customized for each client. Check out their Instagram, I think its a much better representation of what they do.
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Who is Wyzenbeek Any Way? The Best Chair Fabrics for Heavy Use
Choosing fabrics for seating is more challenging than one might think. I typically work with clients with similar lifestyles as my own. Its important to work with someone whose style and attitude resonate with their own. Fabrics for seating need to be tough as well as beautiful. So many people have pets and children, I…
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Why We Ask So Many Personal Questions: Building Your Design Program and What Any Good Designer Should Be Asking You – Part 1
When someone asks for an appointment or a consultation with me, before the initial meeting I like to send out a questionnaire and a brief statement of our design process. these are documents that help us get to know one another better before our meeting so when you do meet we can have an intelligent…
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Looking for Patterns: Marrakesh
As an artist working in a new medium, block print, I am on the hunt for inspiration. Despite the fact that I have studied art history on my own for years, I seem to need to see it all again and dig in a bit to the history. As a production artist, I look for…
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Design Resource Full of Color and Creativity- Support a Small Artist Because #weareinthistogether
I just wanted to share a resource with you that I just love. This is a platform where artists and crafters come to create and sell their work to the rest of us humble beings. Please visit the site and zoom around. Its a great place to find textiles to brighten your space. Click the…