What is Receiving and Why is it Important to an Interior Designer?
Think about the last time you ordered something for your home. Was it a decor item such as a cozy throw blanket, or a table lamp you’ve been eyeing for the past two seasons? Or was it something larger, such as a coffee table or a sofa after it becomes time to retire your last […]
What Goes On During an Install?
Install day is essentially the finish line in the interior design process. After months of planning, ordering, tracking shipments, and coordinating with vendors, the vision finally takes shape. All the furnishings, lighting, accessories, and art that have been carefully selected for the project are delivered to the project site. It’s a day filled with energy, […]
What is Styling and Why is it Important?
Styling is one of the most exciting parts of an interior design project because it’s when the space can finally take on its personality. The main furnishing pieces like sofas, tables, and rugs create the baseline, but the art, pillows, decorative objects, and all the rest of the small details bring warmth, character, and soul […]
Purchasing, Procurement and FF&E. What are they?
When you place an order online, you probably don’t think about what happens before and after it’s delivered to your doorstep. To analyze the difference between purchasing and procuring, we’ll start with an example you may be familiar with. The time has come for a new coffee table. You find yourself on the couch searching for […]
Building a Custom Home? 3 Reasons You Need a Designer Now.
So you’ve decided that new construction is the right path for you. Now what? There are many ways you can approach a new construction home, and if you’re planning on going custom, you likely will go down one of two paths: You will hire an architect to draw up the plans and then take those […]
Indoor Plant Design Trends
It’s been quite a few years now that houseplants have been the interior design rage, and that seems to be continuing. Everyone likes the idea of cleaner air in their home, and bringing the outdoors into your home is good for your health. Plus, they’re just pretty. As with anything, plants have their trends. The […]
Six Ways Interior Design Affects Mood
I often times find myself explaining to people the deeper purpose behind interior design, because it really is more than just throwing a pretty color on the wall and adding a few pillows. I decided to become an interior designer because I wanted to create environments that people could live and work in. Ones that […]
5 Rules of Playroom Organization
Any parent knows that it’s no easy task to organize the one place that the kids are supposed to play and go crazy in. But this room is the monster that can grow and grow into other rooms and take over the whole home if you don’t have a system in place. Here are a […]
Lighting Guide for Your New Kitchen
When you are building a new home or renovating an existing home, there are so many decisions to make. One of the most important decisions is lighting. It affects how you feel and work inside your home. Let me just say that again…it affects how you feel AND work inside your home. Isn’t that just about everything? You want to feel […]
Why Do I Need an Interior Designer?
It seems like there is a lot of mystery surrounding interior designers. People are either confused as to what an interior designer actually does or why they need one in the first place. So to answer the question of why you need an interior designer, let’s look at several statements. Consider how you might identify […]
