Happy Holiday Wishes
Quite spontaneously, I decided to make some custom Christmas greeting cards this year. Normally, I would take the time to make cards by hand, like these, but with time being of essence, I outsourced my cards this year….You can say that. read more
What’s on your iPad?
Lucky me. I won my iPad (version 1) at NeoCon, the largest contract furniture fair in Chicago, in 2010. Thank you KI for allowing me to participate in the drawing! Since then, I have been playing around and trying different applications. Like with iPhone apps, I always get asked, what iPad apps I use the most. Here is the rundown: read more
“Welcoming fall” craft project
Even though calendar summer is still in effect until September 21st, we tend to welcome the change of seasons much sooner. Bright-flowered mums get added to our landscapes. Front door decor is switched from bright summer floral to toned-down shades of autumn. Being a naturalist, recycler and handy-woman I am, this year I made a new front door decor piece. And you are welcome to do the same.
Saving floor space
I have always been a proponent of negative space in design. No matter what type of designer you are, graphic, web or interiors, it is important to remember that not every square inch of paper, not every pixel or square foot of space must be always meticulously designed. Sometime, it is best to step back and give the design some breathing room, give an eye a rest, and a mind a second to recoup. What’s between the lines matters just as much.
LIVE from Think BIG Conference
There is something amazingly invigorating and refreshing to find yourself in a room full of people of ideas. BIG ideas. I share the level of passion for interior design than most of attendees of this conference have for their unique business ideas. Think Big Kansas City, the Premier Conference for Entrepreneurs, Investors and Startups read more
NEW products from Design Bloggers Conference
Two fully-scheduled days of blogging related presentations at the Design Bloggers Conference in Los Angeles, left little time to socialize, but I wouldn’t be me, if I didn’t do some casual networking with such great vendors, sponsors and fellow professionals. read more
Fantasy. Fashion. W Hotel
Who would have thought that a hotel design concept can inspire a cutour collection. Truth be told, both fashion and hospitality design have one major competent in common. It is creating fantasy, emotional connection to the design that people never knew they needed, but once they are exposed to it, they instantly fall in love.
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