Tag: design inspriation
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What is the perfect bulb for putting on make up in the morning.
If your bathroom mirror lighting makes you look tired (or oddly orange/green), it’s usually the wrong bulb + the wrong placement. Here’s the quick fix we use in real-world lighting design. 1) Choose the right bulb (this matters most): 2) Put light where your face needs it: Pro tip: Avoid very cool bulbs (4000K–5000K) in…
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Some of my favorite resources for inspiration and mentorship: Interior Design
Here are the Central Florida resources we lean on for inspiration, sourcing, and mentorship—aka our “design fuel” list. For day-to-day specifying, we start with trade showrooms that let our clients see/feel materials. In Daytona, the Ferguson network is our go-to when plumbing intersects with lighting decisions: Ferguson (840 Jimmy Ann Dr., Daytona Beach, FL 32117)…
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Legrand smart home system: how to set it up, ease of setup for a gen x sort of techie but not user.
As a designer I get stupidly excited about products that are beautifully designed to elevate details of spaces. The Legrand brand of switches and outlets as well as wireless dimmers and switches make smart homes easy. First of all I love the square shape, clean line and no screw heads showing on the design aspect.…
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Design Principles and Abundance Principles : Space, Shape and Form
I wrote a book 5 years ago, I cant believe it is so long now. It was in reaction to what it took to start a design business in a recession. For me it was all bout creating the right mindset and hustling everyday. They say the best way to learn something is to teach…
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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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Travel Inspires Design: Costa Rica – Color, Texture and Structure
I didn’t have an opportunity to travel much as a child. Both my parents worked so hard and really loved this country and had no desire to see any others. They have only recently in their retirement started to travel more. I got the bug when I met my husband, Christian. Our second date was…
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The Principle of Scale: Why Your Couch is Too Big for the Living Room
The quality of a person’s life is in direct proportion to their commitment to excellence, regardless of their chosen field of endeavor. — Vince Lombardi When we speak of scale in design, we speak of the relationship between space and the details within the space that define it, as well as the size of details…