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A a furniture nerd, I love learning about new products in the marketplace and learning about how different manufacturers are making a difference in the industry. As an interior designer, I am most concerned about providing a solution to my clients and helping them achieve a well designed space that meets all their needs. This week [...] Over the weekend my husband and I stumbled on a secret, The Habitat for Humanity ReStore store. We were driving around the suburbs and in Aurora, Illinois we found it, just next to the mall, a thrift store for the homeowner. People bring used fixtures, furniture, doors and so much more to the store and [...] There’s this little robin that lives outside my window at work who I have become quite fond of. As I clack away on the computer he hurries about gathering twigs and rushing them into a crook in the tree nearby. He works all day building his nest, stopping only occasionally for a snack. The space [...] Recently I was visiting a client and got to see their office for the first time. The space that was filled with designers, however it looked like it could have been a factory. The lighting was dim, the walls white, furniture old and the carpeting stained. The space to circulate was awkward [...] I love vacations, especially tropical vacations. I’m a huge fan of working hard and vacationing hard, and when I say vacationing hard, what I really mean is not committing to anything and leaving technology behind, totally unplugging and spending a great deal of time on the beach reading mindless trash. In order to get completely unwound [...] Interior design is not always a simple feat. Sometimes it’s just plain crazy. It’s amazing how many people believe that their office furniture is a life or death emergency, and in the frustration of computer crashes, dye lot availabilities and punch-lists, it’s easy to forget about the everyday things that make a difference. After a conversation [...] I had an interesting conversation with a friend recently regarding customer service and how people react to certain situations. It’s amazing how many vendors and service providers forget who the customer is. Everyone has been in a situation where they are frustrated with the lack of results or the way a service provider is interacting [...] One thing that I love about my gym is how they use colors and materials to divide space. Standing at the mirror in the busy corridor of the locker room, I noticed that while I was getting ready to leave, at least fifty people passed behind me and not a single one ran into me, [...] It’s interesting being an interior designer and having to go through the move and swing space process that we coach people through everyday. Usually I am on one side of that table explaining the plan for where people are supposed to sit, when they are moving and how they are getting there. This time I [...] I am married to a web designer, one of the best as far as I am concerned (I’m a little biased), and while I have learned much about web design, it doesn’t mean that I know how to design a web site. How does this correlate to interior design? I have met more than a [...] |
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