Tag: Interior Design
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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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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…
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Working from home? Give that home office a face lift on the cheap!
Any of us still working are doing it from home. It can get lonely and boring which kills our productivity. Here are a few things to help get you moving, productive and hopefully finding some joy and a crazy situations.
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To work or to create? To work better is to create more is to work better
Scheduling time to be creative lends to more productivity in my work life. Block printing is my way of getting closer to what matters most. What is your creative outlet?
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Design Element of Space Shape and Form
Space is defined by construction and restricted by the functions of rooms, and we perceive it as we walk through spaces. Divisions and restrictions are the foundation of architectural planning. Interior designers try to create unequal space allotments within buildings for aesthetic and human needs. It is easier to place windows and furnishings in…
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Benjamin Franklin: “If you fail to plan, you are planning to fail!”
The quote in the image is something my therapist told me once. I am a people pleaser, to a fault at times. I want all of my clients, contractors and tradesmen I work with to be happy. BUT I cannot control what I cannot control. And that is a lack of planning by others. …
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We Are a BESPOKE Firm
Bespoke means to speak for something, your home speaks to others about who you are and how you live your life…