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Denise McGaha: Designed With a Deadline
Stacy Naquin, designer and friend of Denise McGaha of Denise McGaha Interiors, wrote a blog on McGaha's site praising her new service, Design on a Deadline. Below are her insights on how to get the most of your designer, budget and time.
With the rise of internet and technological advances, our expectations on time frames get shorter and shorter, which makes this service so appealing to many. Also understanding this need for quick service, I realized there was an entire market being underserved and not everyone could afford full service design which is why I launched Design in a Day.
If you're having a designer in your home for one day, there are a few things you can do to make the most use of your time:
1. Do your homework. The more work you put in on the front end, the more successful your project will be. Tear pages out of magazines, pin your favorite rooms from Pinterest, and look at websites like Houzz.com for ideas. You'll need at least 20 images, but more is better. Make notes of what you like such as the wall color, artwork, or overall feel of the space, etc.
Design Guide Magazine Goes Statewide!
The Design Guide Association is thrilled to announce its decision to take Design Guide magazine statewide! Almost a year in the making, this new format will include Austin, Dallas, Fort Worth, Houston and San Antonio with one fantastic, information and inspiration packed edition each August and February. The first combined issue will be released at Metrocon 2012.
Design Guide Throws a Social for Austin-San Antonio Area Design Professionals
Julie Evans, JEI Design; David Fuller, Alyson Jon Interiors; Shannon Streater, Design Guide CEO/Publisher
More than 100 design professionals from Austin, San Antonio, New Braunfels and the surrounding areas gathered this past Wednesday evening at Abel's On The Lake. It was a fabulous evening of networking, bringing designers and DG Partners together for business, entertainment, swag bags, delicious food and drinks.
Intentional Unintentionals
It definitely adds a shock factor, a touch of the unique and speaks to your personality when you use various objects and furnishings in ways they weren't orginally intended for. In a way, it could be coined as part of the recent emphasis on the upcyling trend. In the image above, they converted an old dresser into a kitchen island. Nifty.
(via iheartorganizing)
You'll never guess where these playroom cubbies orginated from. Ok, maybe you will - eventually. Two tall bookshelves on their sides make for some great built-in storage and also play the role of a bench!
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Austin ASID: CEU - "Translating Artistic Design Principles to the Practice of Interior Design"
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Don’t miss out on Austin ASID’s upcoming CEU "Translating Artistic Design Principles to the Practice of Interior Design," on March 15, which will be presented by Amanda Hill of Hill Design + Gallery.
The program will take place between 11:30 a.m. and 1:30 p.m. at Hill Design + Gallery, 1623 Rivery Blvd., Georgetown, Texas 78628. Lunch will be provided. The lecture will be followed by an artist panel discussion. The panel will include Interior Designer and Artist Maria Martin, Architect and Artist Baron Wilson, Art Professor and Artist Sue Bishop and Watercolorist Carol Light.
Please RSVP to Amanda Still: (512)-212-4865 or amanda@hilldesignstudio.com, if planning to attend.
Save the Date: Next month's Meeting CEU/hors d'oeuvres will take place June 19, from 5:30 - 7:30 p.m. at Architectural Granite & Marble (AG&M), 19012 Highway 71 West, Spicewood, Texas. Co-Hosted by Architectural Granite & Marble (AG&M) and Renaissance Stone Works. Hope to see you there!
RSVP Design Services: The Modern Garden
Have you noticed the shift to mobile, modern gardens lately? They’re everywhere! Whether it’s a “how-to” on making your own, where to purchase tools and materials, or what plants are suitable for this application, we are fascinated with this movement. It seems like everyone’s trying to be “green” in their own way, no matter where they live. So, when you say you want a garden it doesn’t have to mean one of those high-maintenance English or French gardens that require a full-time gardener for upkeep (although they are gorgeous!).
23rd Annual ARTS Award Winners Announced
(Photo: Donna Moss, interior designer, owner of That's Haute; and Dan Foley, lifestyle expert, principal of DANN INC.)
Dallas Market Center and the Accessories Resource Team (ART), the trade association representing the decorative accessory industry, announced the winners of the 23rd annual ARTS Awards during a gala event held the evening of Saturday, January 21 at the ARTS Awards’ new location, the Hilton Anatole Hotel.
