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Top 8 Trends, High Point 2011 Market
It’s hard to believe that 3 days and 30 showroom visits can be summarized in 8 pages of inspiring images and top trends, but Katie McGovern of Decor&You DC has done it. Take a look, and let me know what you like or don’t! Trends_2011 PDF Author of Trends 2011 is Katie McGovern, Interior Decorator [...]
High Point, NC Market 2011 Day 2
Chairs created a bit of excitement on Day 2 in various showrooms. The team of interior decorators from DecorAndYouDC selected classic designs with fashion-forward details, and all are reproductions with a twist of furnishings that once were. Fashion and design has been continuously reborn for centuries, and our 3 chair picks to share demonstrate exactly this point. As a [...]
New Interior Decorator at DecorAndYouDC
Sandra Hambley, principal of DecorAndYouDC, is delighted to announce the addition of interior decorator, Connie Sims. Connie brings her experience in construction and decorating of landmark and registered historic buildings and spaces. Her expertise will prove invaluable with clients, particularly those who have homes inside the beltway and in the District of Columbia. Connie Sims, resident of Alexandria for [...]
High Point, NC 2011 Day 1
My team of decorators arrived in High Point, NC and are ready to visit 40 of our company’s most exciting and reputable companies. They all have day jobs (of course!), so they can’t visit the showrooms of all our hundreds of manufacturers unfortunately. The biggest question posed each year … “What are the trends this year with [...]
Designer Sample Sale tomorrow and Saturday
Designer Sample Sale Friday and Saturday, Oct 21st and Oct 22nd 8 am – 1 pm Please come to our office, 1039 Sterling Rd., Ste. 104, Herndon, VA and pick up great finds at great prices: window treatments, bolts of fabric, artwork, rugs, artwork and more. Related Interior Decorating Articles:Contact Decor and You DC for [...]
Great new decorating tips blog
My dear friend and mentor, Mary Gilliatt, has started a fascinating and clever blog on design tips and facts. You will be so happy you checked it out: http://marygilliatt.tumblr.com. Mary will be traveling from France to work in NYC and Washington, DC. Please check back for events in Fairfax, VA we will be hosting in [...]
Another day at work – hanging lighting fixtures.
The interior decorators at Decor&You DC are never too busy to help our electrician, or many of our sub-contractors for that matter. Truth be told, we are usually more excited than our clients to see the finished product. And, it’s almost impossible for us to keep our fingers off all the beautiful contents hiding in [...]
Interior Decorating: An Eye for Finishing Touches
Contributed By Mary Gilliatt An eye for detail is the factor that lifts competent decoration to the memorable level and, as such, it should clearly be cultivated. It is the ability to choose, place and arrange objects in a compelling way, grouping them so that they are seen to their best advantage. It is a [...]
Combining Texture and Pattern
By Mary Gilliatt Colors are so radically changed by differences in texture and pattern that a monochromatic or one-color room can be as lively and memorable through its subtlety as a more vividly contrasting space. Therefore, textures and pattern need to be considered as seriously and, at least in the case of textures, as evocatively, [...]
Interior Design – Where to Begin
Contributed By Mary Gilliatt Never forget that good interior design is as much about practicality, comfort and detail as it is about mood and style. However beautiful the window treatments you create, however original or subtle the color schemes, however splendid the furnishings, nobody is going to thank you if the overall room is not [...]
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