Room Recipes: A Creative and Stylish Guide to Interior Design by Tonya Olsen Hardcover, 272 pages Published September 24th 2013 by Plain Sight ISBN 1462112560 Success in the kitchen is made when you find a recipe that everyone loves then you adjust and tweak it until you find just the way that you like…
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Classic Cafe Plenty – Restaurant Design Toronto
Can all white be warm, or will it always feel sterile and cold? I get asked this all the time. What is interesting is that people are more willing to take design risks in restaurants and cafes than in their homes. This predominantly white cafe has bold graphics and tons of texture to add…
Coffee Table Styling – tips and tricks
When designing a home, I am great at helping people with the finishes. Its my favorite part. To put together the cabinets, flooring, paint, counter tops, window coverings, hardware, lighting, and all the finishing touches. The part I struggle with? Accessorizing. Its tricky because it can be so personal. A living room is the most…
Large Fireplace Mantle – Ask A Designer
Reader Question: If you are still offering design help for my mantle I would love some!!! My main issue is scale. The things I buy look huge until I get them up there… I’d also love for it to look less show home and more like a home with 4 kids. I don’t mind showing the…
The Design Process
Sketch, Rendering, Reality I know when I started design school. I was shocked at the process required to take an idea from your head and turn it into an actual space. Kadie, lead designer at Noah’s and blogger at 3 Point Perspective, recently completed a reception center in Irving Texas. Sketch Rendering Reality …
Designing an Office
New Technology Available When Designing an Office The largest expense when businesses expand is having to set up the actual working space for them. A lot of people built in drywalled walls and mini offices for employees, but as needs change and the company grows, this is not cost effective in the long run. I…
Randa’s Living Room e-Design
Randa just moved into a new house. Like, a week ago. So, moving furniture into a new space and changing everything out can be a frustrating tackle, and I wanted to give her some ideas of what to do with it. An online e-design is a great option to see how someone else would put…
Inside the Great Gatsby – Art Deco Design
Confession. I hated the Great Gatsby. I don’t get why its recommended reading and considered a classic. I haven’t seen the first movie that came out, but I want to see the new one, just for the costumes and set design. In terms of set and costume design, director Baz Luhrman allowed style influences…