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Welcome to our monthly newsletter!
Each month we'll share a design tip, announce upcoming local events and highlight an eco-friendly product for your home or office. We hope you'll find our newsletters both informative and helpful in inspiring your design pursuits. |
 How to Find Design InspirationAre you starting a new design project or looking to redesign a room in your home? Many homeowners feel overwhelmed and stressed when starting to decorate. "Where do I start? What should I do first?" Often, a homeowner will jump right into furniture shopping or choosing paint colors, but if this is your first step, then you may not end up with the harmonious design that you are hoping for.
In order to create the best outcome, you need to start with an inspiration from which everything else will follow. Your inspiration will provide the "roadmap" for everything you do.
What is a design inspiration? It is anything that helps you determine the "look and feel" that you want in the room you are decorating. Your inspiration can be a mood or feeling like "light and airy" or it can be literal like a display of a room that you want to model, a rug, a piece of artwork or a particular fabric.
When searching for design inspiration, here are a few ideas of where to look:
Magazines: Magazines are great sources of inspiration for designing a home. But don't limit yourself to design publications. Look through fashion magazines, children's publications and product catalogs for insight and ideas.
Hotels: Hotels use the finest designers and architects, so why not use their expertise and creativity? Look at the colors, furniture, and overall style to inspire your next project. If you don't want to travel around the world to check out hotels, you can simply go online and check out their virtual tours.
Accessory Stores: One beautiful accessory can speak to you in a big way. You can build an entire room around one piece. Think about what you love about that ornament. Is it the colors? The shape? The overall mood? Use those elements in your room to create the same feeling.
Model Homes: Because a vacant home is difficult to sell, developers invest heavily in decorating model homes. Take some time on the weekend to visit a few new local developments. Remember to bring your camera--you'll be amazed at the ideas you'll walk away with.
Online Decorating Sites: The internet is a plethora of design inspiration. From hgtv.com and bhg.com to the myriad other online design and decorating sites, you are sure to find something that inspires your inner designer.
Now that you've found your inspiration, get decorating! |
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"Green" Product Spotlight |
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The Girado Swivel Chair
Contemporary and sleek, the Girado Chair from Vivavi proves that choosing an eco-friendly design no longer means foregoing a beautiful aesthetic. This curved back chair won an international design award and is available in a number of hardwood options and naturally-tanned leathers.
The Girado Chair swivels smoothly and easily, always returning to its original position, insuring that the room always looks just so, without the extra effort of straightening.
WHAT MAKES IT GREEN?
- Responsibly-sourced hardwoods are sustainable
- Non-toxic, natural leather and wood finishes
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