Posted under The Five Foundations, Trend Setters, Trends by admin on Tuesday 22 September 2009 at 10:58 am

The Hook

Good wine and good company were key to getting the interior designers and design marketers to the event at Ceramic Matrix tile showroom last week. 

At the mention of the seminar however, everyone suddenly had something to else do. Wash the dog, visit in-laws, get stuck in traffic – anything to avoid another tedious lecture from someone telling us how to do something we already know how to do. 

Swayed by the offer of CEU credits and more wine, many stayed and though we never would have guessed -  it was so worth it!

COLOR Feras Irikat, courtesy of NEWH

The presenter, Feras Irikat, Design Director for Oceanside + Mandala tile companies, and Color Guru extraordinaire, filled us up with amazing facts, knowledge and tricks we didn’t even know we needed to know!

 Orange and Magenta and you’re good to go!

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Posted under How Do They Do That?, Trend Setters, Trends by admin on Thursday 10 September 2009 at 4:56 pm

I got lots of emails on my last How-Do-They-Do-That? post so I thought a would do another.

This one is a room I love in Naples Florida. It was a ‘designer -ready’ unit which means we got it with concrete floors, and plain, unembellished drywall ceilings and walls. Except for the kitchen and bathroom plumbing we added everything, and I mean everything!

This shot gives just a one-room example of what interior designers can do to a room. It can give a few ‘do it yourself’ ideas and also shows some of the latest design trends and unique ideas! Let me know what you think!

how do they do that 1903 Living