Interior Design
Vote for Ondine!
Ondine with Little Bear
We are very excited to be working with Ondine Karady, former set decorator for Sex and the City, finalist in Bravo TV’s Top Design, and acclaimed interior designer. Ondine was just recently named one of 20 Young Designers by Traditional Home.
We will be working with Ondine on spreading her great design and [...]
Project Sourcing: Skepticism Turns to Success
Success comes in many sizes and forms, sometimes when you least expect it; and those successes are particularly sweet. Recently, I was explaining the benefits of project sourcing to a potential client, a very talented, well known and respected designer, how we could assist by pulling fabrics or supplying tear sheets within the parameters [...]
Connecting the Dots
Motifs are a powerful touchstone, bridging the gap between history and design, past and present. While some have been relegated to the ages, many are seeing new iterations, blending into the design schemes of today. Let’s take a peek into the fascinating stories of their symbolism.
Quatrefoil – From the French, literally meaning four [...]
A Vision for the New Year
Now that the New Year is upon us, we find ourselves cleaning up the holiday leftovers and formulating resolutions. This year instead of pledging to improve your life through diet, developing your tennis serve, or organizing your travel photo’s, I challenge all of you to look around and see what compels you. Think about what [...]
Why Your Design Firm Makes Less Than It Should
Contrary to popular belief, an interior designer’s job does not consist primarily of design time. This is not the sexy vision that young men and women dream about when they enter design school but it’s the reality that any seasoned designer can confirm. Project management and project administration are the largest part of being an [...]
Hope, Faith, and Football
On January 1, 2007, the Boise State Broncos shocked the country by upsetting the powerhouse known as the Oklahoma Sooners in the Tostitos Fiesta Bowl. At the same time, the Broncos showed, in a David vs. Goliath battle, that hope, faith, and preparedness can be recipe for greatness.
I was lucky enough to be at this [...]
Cinnamon Fig Martini- Christmas Cheer!
This martini was featured in our December e-newsletter, The Gibson. If you don’t receive The Gibson, click here to sign up!
Many of the Christmas and holiday martinis that I found sounded very sweet and thick. This one, however, is a perfect marriage of class and elegance to add to a holiday night.
Ingredients:
1 (1.5 fluid ounce) [...]
The Alphabet Soup of the Design World
Letter M from Crestock Stock Photography
The design industry is no stranger to the acronym heavy list of professional organizations available to the trade. Professional organizations serve a vital purpose to those well established within the industry, help to foster connections with those that are new to their chosen field, and act as a resource [...]
Simplify Your Inbox, Simplify Your Mondays
Mail box from Crestock Images
It’s 8:30 am Monday morning and you turn on your computer to start the day.
Enforce the one click rule. Once you open an e-mail it is much more time efficient and effective to reply the minute you finish reading it.
Organize e-mails by folders. Set up a folder with-in your inbox [...]
End-of-the-Year Financial Housekeeping
The end of the year is fast approaching (we probably didn’t have to remind you!). A few things to keep in mind so that you can turn over an organized file to your accountant in January:
1. Make all of your charitable contributions before the end of the year in order to get [...]
