DESIGNER'S WISDOM

CONSTRUCTION

It is no secret that for the majority of the public, the thought of taking on a project that required them to knock walls down, move water lines and rewire elctrical systems is a very daunting and scary proposition.  Then if you add all of the parameters one has to stay within - it gets even more daunting.  Ofcourse if you top off that thought with the frightening reality of possibly becoming involved with professionals who are not what they say they are.... well then it becomes an impossible one. 

All of those fears can all be put to rest by just involving yourself with the right professionals, who have a long vettable background.  The bottom line is if clients do not look at the construciton process with rose tinted glasses and instead embrase the reality of construction, their concerns will be softened by the seeing it for what it trult is.  The construction process encompasses the most changed on a project and has the most potential of any phase to turn an average project a into a amazing one.   Vet your professionals and then trust them.  They do this everday and it is their job.  

SPACE PLANNING

Where to place the furniture?  How to achieve the best flow to a space?  How much of it a practicality?  How much can you do add the perfect impact to your space?

A very famous interior designer friend of mine once said "If you really want to know where to place your furniture, well then have a party and whereever your guests pull the furniture to communicate with one another - then leave it there"  I agreed with him to a certain extent and of course that does not apply to other rooms in a home but his basic point should certainly be considered when designing where your furniture goes and that is - you are designing for people to sit in these pieces and the proximity they are placed in relation to other pieces should have the human purposing element made a priority.

There are a few words that come to my mind when I am planning a space and they are sophisticated, unique, balance with a dash of drama.  Read the architecture of your space and let that be your guiding light.  Add a little bit of your personality to that equation and you can certainly acheive your desired goal.  Bottom line - Do not fight the architecture and be sure to add somewhat of yourself in the mix for the best result.  

Now for the great percentage of the public who can not "visualize" what it will look like, or cannot imagine by looking at a drawing, then acheiving that amazing result may be quite hard.  A great way to get that visualization of the space that furniture actually takes up in your space is by mapping out the furniture by cutting out exact sized paper shapes and placing them in there proposed places - you can get a really clear insight into whether that proposed plan is really for you.

DEFINING YOUR

OWN PERSONAL STYLE

This section is for those individuals who feel that they do not have a grasp on what their own personal style is.  It is also for those who think they know and then after being exposed by the interior design process, often change or reshape that opinion.   The very valuable exposure and experience that is afforded all clients when they hiore design professionals more often than not will come into clear forcus for the confused client and completely change or sharpen for the client who thinks they know.   

Style is truly a very sensitive and quite coveted word.  If you dont have it, you certainly want it.  Its very strange but if you dont have it or have one that is seen by the masses as not polished - it seems like you are missing something.  Like their is a deficeincy in your poersonal make up or you have been shorted somehow.  

DEFINING YOUR OWN PERSONAL STYLE: IT IS NOT THAT 

COMPLICATED.  LETS FIGURE IT OUT TOGETHER.

FABRICS FABRICS FABRICS: I KNOW THEY ARE AMAZING!!! HERES HOW TO USE THEM AND HOW NOT TO USE THEM!!

BAD TASTE VS. GOOD TASTE: DO YOU HAVE IT? HOW TO GET IT? WHAT’S THE DEAL HERE?

PROPORTION AND SCALE: THIS IS A BIG ONE PEOPLE….SO LISTEN UP!

YOU WANT TO BE YOUR OWN CONTRACTOR?: GO AHEAD! BUT YOU BETTER CONSIDER THIS FIRST!!

ORGANIZATION IN THE HOME:  ITS TIME TO CLEAN UP YOUR ACT!!

LIGHTING: OMFG!! ITS ALMOST TOO MUCH TO DEAL WITH!! NOT REALLY…HERE THE SKINNY!!

SO YOU THINK YOU HAVE COMPLETED YOUR ROOM? UM..OH BOY…I THINK IT MAY BE TIME TO EDIT!!!

WALLCOVERINGS:  GET READY TO BE SURPRISED

DESIGNER SHOWHOUSES: WHAT THEY REALLY MEAN TO DESIGNERS AND WHAT THEY MEAN TO YOU

COLOR IS A BEAUTIFUL THING: WHAT YOU ARE REALLY AFRAID OF AND WHY YOU SHOULDN'T BE!!

WINDOW TREATMENTS: YOUR BIG EXPENSIVE SCREW UP!! HERE IS WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!!

TRADITIONAL VS. MODERN: WHAT THOSE TERMS ACTUALLY MEAN AND WHY YOU LIKE WHAT YOU LIKE?

THE GOOD DEAL: HERE IS WHY YOU DIDNT GET IT AND HOW TO ACTUALLY GET ONE!!

ACCESSORIZING THE HOME: HERES WHAT YOU SHOULD BUY AND WHAT YOU SHOULD RETURN!!

THE HORROR OF A BUDGET: HERE IS WHERE YOU SHOULD AND SHOULD NOT SPEND YOUR MONEY!!

PATTERNS: IF YOU LOVE ONE - HERE IS HOW YOU SHOULD USE IT AND HOW YOU SHOULD NOT USE IT!!

HOW BEAUTIFUL DO YOU WANT YOUR HOME TO BE?: IT’S REALLY UP TO YOU - NOT THE DESIGNER!!

THE COST OF HIRING A DESIGNER: HERE ARE THE TERMS AND HERE IS THE TRUTH!!

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