Custom Display For Collections

Posted by on Jan 6, 2010 in Accessories, Color, My Portfolio, Small Spaces, Style I hope you had a good holiday season and weren’t too negatively impacted by the weather. I’m still working out the issues with the blog template; one of these days I’ll get the original template working correctly.. While I didn’t work last week, I did visit a couple of my clients to see the results of our collaborations.  It’s a wonderful feeling to see finished...
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Give A Gift Of Design

Posted by on Dec 14, 2009 in Accessories, Color, Home Offices, Musings, My Portfolio, Style Still scratching your head about a holiday gift for someone who has everything?  Give him or her a Gift Of Design! A Gift Of Design is perfect for just about anybody.  The options are unlimited.  Here are some suggestions of ideal recipients: Someone who wants to create a home office. Someone who would love assistance selecting accessories. Someone who needs help arranging and installing...
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The Art Of Hanging Art

Posted by on Aug 5, 2009 in Art, My Portfolio, Style I took a mini-vacation at the end of last week, and it was back to “work” on Monday.  I put “work” in quotes, because while I earn a living as an interior designer, I love what I do and don’t consider it work at all.  (I wonder how many times I’ve said that in this blog..) On Monday, I arranged and installed my clients’ art collection in their Back Bay...
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Retro-matic: Blasts From The Past

Posted by on Mar 4, 2009 in Architecture, Mid-Century / Modern, Musings, Style My friend, Lisa, is as passionate as I am about 20th Century design.  We met years ago when she was one of the major forces behind the now-defunct Art Deco Society of Boston.  But I digress… Lisa forwarded this link to Retro-matic, a truly fun-to-look-at website for Mid-Century/Modern blasts from the past.  The site is easy to navigate, with photos and film clips divided by topics, such...
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Found Treasures

Posted by on Dec 8, 2008 in Accessories, Musings, Style In one of the shelter magazines, I came across a photo that caught my eye.  It wasn’t anything out of the ordinary – a fireplace flanked by shelving on either side – but I was intrigued by the accessories on the shelves. I read the caption that said something like “Joe Designer filled his clients’ shelves with found treasures from his inventory”.  Huh?  I...
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