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The other day I was studying for my LEED test. Before I become a LEED AP, I decided to get my LEED GA (green associate). The LEED process fascinates me, and I was pretty excited when my study books came in the mail, yet still felt guilty that they were the paper version and freight [...] While flu season is behind us, it’s still important to guard yourself from germs and infection. Through interior design, there are ways your environment can help. Through working on various health care projects I have learned how important it is to make sure moisture doesn’t penetrate fabrics and soil the foam and batting below. This works [...] While so many people are working from home, ergonomics are creeping their way into the home office. The line between personal time and work are getting blurred more and more as time passes. Wellness is just as important in the home office as it is in corporate environments. Seating should provide adequate support to your spine. [...] For the past couple weeks I have been investigating indoor aquatic facilities. It’s amazing at the variety that exists in a small radius of my home, yet I can’t seem to settle on something. As an interior designer, I am cursed with immediately evaluating the interior design of a space upon my first visit. Walking into [...] Interior design is important, and it should have continuity with the exterior of the home. When a new guest pulls up to your home, they should not be overly surprised by what they find inside. A large glass and steel modern home would have a strange feel if the furniture and interior design featured traditional [...] How many times have you gotten a tour of someone’s home and gotten to the home office? Have you ever scratched your head in wonder why they need an office when they work 9-5 in a tall building and another computer is set up in the living room? Why are there so many home offices, [...] After years of designing offices, reconfiguring offices and generally developing a better workspace for hundreds, there is one common thread that runs between all the projects I have worked on. I have seen mountains of papers, trinkets and things you could never imagine piled on desk surfaces, attached to cubical walls and overtaking workspace. It [...] Fireplaces are a fabulous focal point in many homes, however they are mostly used in the frigid months. As spring and summer begin to overtake the weather cycle, fireplaces remain an architectural focal point, yet there is more that can be done to accentuate the fireplace in the home while the birds are chirping outside. Several [...] As the interior design industry progresses, more and more rendering is being done through computer software, and less by hand. While I am sure there are pockets of each, in the commercial side of things, it appears that computer generated renderings are the way of the future. What many people fail to realize is the skill [...] Earlier this week, I found myself in an unfamiliar Chicago suburb at a government building… OK, it was traffic court, but rest assured, I was not there for me. Anyways, that doesn’t matter. As a newbie to the process (I have never gotten even a parking ticket, much less had to appear in traffic court), [...] |
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