Looking for a bit of old Hollywood glamour? Is shimmer or sparkle one of your client’s must have? Think sequins. I am loving them in all varieties, colors and in all categories from bedding and decorative pillows to upholstery and wallpaper. Sequins add just enough shine without being crass or over- the- top. Dress them […] Read more
Blue is perennially voted the favorite color of U. S. consumers and has shown up in one shade or another in home décor color palettes for the last 50 years. So it in no wonder that that this summer, blue is top of mind when decorating indoors and out. A variety of blues worked […] Read more
Chicago, Il-Fresh off several successful speaking engagements, window fashion expert, Deb Barrett was recently named lead window fashion expert for Inspired Drapes, offering soft custom window coverings. As Inspired Drapes’ window fashion expert, Barrett will work closely with their vendor alliance team to offer advice, produce a series of training videos and live presentations and […] Read more
Join The Decorating and Staging Academy in Atlanta, GA, July 11-12, for an Exciting and Informative Conference-The DECO-Zone Symposium and a chance to shop the largest To- the- Trade- Only Market in the country. Register by June 7th to earn a FREE hotel room. Don’t miss me and other phenomenal speakers in action. I will be […] Read more
Join JoAnne Lenart Weary and me for our new series: The Profit Potential: Pricing. The first webinar in this series is all you need or want to know about pricing- always a hot topic for design pros! The Profit Potential: Pricing Two part series – June 19 and 26 , 2013 2- 1.5 hour sessions 5 […] Read more
I’ll be in the Boston area May 22nd for the WCAA Eastern Mass chapter talking windows for a day long special event. Please join us if you are in the area. Here’s the agenda and the 411 info… Windows: From Marketing to Design Inspiration is Wednesday, May 22, 2013 from 9:00 am – 3:00 pm. We’ll be […] Read more
For a fabr-i-alcoholic like me it’s all about searching out the newest textiles. The January editions of Maison and Objet and its off-site counterpart, Paris Deco Off are a a designer’s fabric dream. Every luxury textile purveyor is strutting their stuff in what seems to be a never ending round of new colors, weaves, surface […] Read more
Now that 3D printing — the process of making three-dimensional solid objects from digital designs — is available and affordable to individual consumers, it’s piqued a lot of interest across the design space. President Obama, in his 2013 State of the Union Address said 3D printing “has the potential to revolutionize the way we make […] Read more
