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Designing for a Kid’s Room Creates an Opportunity for Fun Kids room decor is such a fun way to decorate, bringing out the child in all of us. Children revel in their passions and there can never be enough of whatever they are obsessed with. A little girl who loves purple cannot have too much … Read more
Permanent Artistic Flair with Wall Murals Wall murals are a permanent fixture and much like a canvas area rug, has to reflect the homeowners personality, interest, color preferences and requires much thought for the design. A unique tropical home on a hilltop overlooking the ocean with one wall standing two stories high was begging for … Read more
Functional Interior Design Interior Design combines both the art and science of understanding people’s behavior and needs while creating a functional space in a home, hotel or business. Creative and technical solutions provided by interior designers are functional, attractive and beneficial to their client’s quality of life. Often the occupant’s have certain needs that require special … Read more
Creating an Interior Designer’s Vision Working with interior designers is an ongoing evolution of communication and development of ideas and techniques. The ideas on the part of the design professionals who know what they want to convey and the techniques of the artisans with whom they work to help express their vision is the glue … Read more
Enduring Floor Art It touches me when I hear from my clients about the durability of the hand painted canvas rugs for interior decor. Years after purchasing they call or email to tell me how much they love their rugs and how well they have endured. As an artist, this is so gratifying. However, never … Read more
Custom Restaurant Decor What is it about a favorite restaurant that brings us back again and again? In addition to food and staff, often it’s the ambiance of the place, one which makes us comfortable settling in for a good meal. Whether a cozy, warm-as-mother’s kitchen, redolent with rich, memorable smells or those eateries designed … Read more
The Concept of a Designer Rug The concept of a designer rug actually offers many facets. It can be a rug with a definitive design created by a designer. It can be a collaboration between the rug maker and an interior decorator to achieve the perfect rug for an interior decor project. Or, it can … Read more
From Place Mats to Table Top Cover I love finding ways to fulfill my client’s creative ideas. Recently, a client contacted me after dining at the local Tigre Vestido Restaurant where our hand-painted canvas place-mats are featured. She conferred with her husband about making place mats for their home; they decided they loved the idea … Read more
Placemats, Table Covers and More: Stunning & Sustainable Interior designers can save their commercial clients hours of overhead costs with the use of innovative products. One such product is employing hand-painted canvas placemats, table covers and coasters for restaurants and hotels. We have all heard the saying, “Time is money.” Imagine a company employing 200 … Read more
Powerful Aboriginal Art Sometimes inspiration travels halfway across the planet, to land in my lap, in the form of a book. This past Christmas a dear friend of mine, from Australia, gave me a book on Australian Aboriginal Art. She felt the colors and movement of the aborigines’ art would call to me. It could, … Read more