Interior Designers

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The key to a good blog is good topics. (Photo: NOGRAN s.r.o.)
The key to a good blog is good topics. (Photo: NOGRAN s.r.o.)

3 Tips for Blog Topic Brainstorming

It's finally time. You have your computer opened, and the cursor blinks up at you from the blank word document. Now all you need to do is write your blog, but the minute you raise your fingers to…
A quote by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli bedecks a busy corner in Chicago’s River North Arts District. Photo by Kate Bauer.
A quote by Italian designer Massimo Vignelli bedecks a busy corner in Chicago’s River North Arts District. Photo by Kate Bauer.

Get Smart! 3 Easily Accessible Educational Seminars for Busy Interior Designers

Emblazoned in black and white against the red brick of an office building on a busy corner of Chicago’s River North Arts District are the words of Italian design master Massimo Vignelli: “Styles come…
It's Complicated Kitchen
It's Complicated KItchen

Inspired by the Movies: Interior Designs We Love

Movies inspire joy, sorrow, laughter and - occasionally - great ideas for interior designs. In honor of last night's Oscars, here are our favorite movie interiors and what you can learn from them.…
Do you know which keywords are really right for your business?
Do you know which keywords are really right for your business?

4 Easy Steps to Better Keyword Research

Let's face it: keyword research is exhausting, especially if you're new to SEO. But if you want to get your showroom or design firm's website high in search results, then you need to play the keyword…
Smith, Sampson, Workman, Bilhuber, Phoenix, Leung
Smith, Sampson, Workman, Bilhuber, Phoenix, Leung

Several New Designer Collections Set to Debut at Spring High Point Market

Product introductions at the spring High Point Market, April 22-26, are highly anticipated, especially with the collections ready to debut from some of the biggest names in the design industry. From…
Nest smart home thermostat on green wall
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Smart Home, Smarter Designer

Technology that can be integrated into the home to make it safer or more convenient (or just cooler) is evolving rapidly. Here, interior designer Sharon Fox of Sharon Fox Designs dishes on her…
Diana James cuts the ribbon at the grand opening party of Living Swell on Feb. 16, 2017.
Diana James cuts the ribbon at the grand opening party of Living Swell on Feb. 16, 2017.

How Designer Diana James Launched Her Own Line

Last Thursday night, interior designer Diana James cut the ribbon in her brand new store, Living Swell. Located in Marblehead, MA, Living Swell offers “refurbished mid-century furniture, handmade…

IFDA Scholarship Competition Open

The Educational Foundation of IFDA, the International Furnishings and Design Assn., has announced that a total of $12,500 in scholarship funding will be awarded this year to seven selected attendees…
Interior Design Billings Index
Interior Design Billings Index

2016 Interior Design Billings Index 4th Quarter Results Show Cautious Growth

Interior designers remain on edge even as the latest research from the Interior Design Billings Index (IDBI) showed signs of economic growth in 2016. The research, conducted by American Society of…
Room with recessed lighting and bright artwork on the walls
Existing recessed fixtures can be retrimmed to make them adjustable, then just replace the existing bulbs with LED versions.

How Can I Update My Lighting Without Replacing Everything?

TIP 1: The old switcheroo The quick and easy thing to do is to replace the existing incandescent or CFL bulbs with LEDs. Most bulbs these days have an LED equivalent. There are now shelves and…