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New Year, New Color with Denise McGaha Interiors
As we close out 2011 and look forward to the New Year, I am looking forward to the return of bold color in my designs. The Fall High Point market gave us a sneak peek of upcoming bright colors. With this year being an abundance of bright and vibrant colors, spaces are sure to be lively and one-of-a-kind. Denise McGaha of Denise McGaha Interiors enlightens Design Guide on some great pieces that she will be installing in projects this Spring.
Paloma Creations, LLC
To the trade only, Paloma Creations is a turn-key manufacturer of custom furniture and drapery. The fully equipped upholstery and woodworking shop, together with seasoned artisans, can produce a wide variety of upholstered seating, sectionals, tables, casegoods, bed frames, drapery and upholstered wall panels. Blending high quality design materials such as hardwoods, leather, marble, granite, ceramics, acrylic, glass, mirror, iron and metal together each piece carries the Paloma Creations signature of quality and price.
Beyond Design: Gary Riggs Interiors' New 45,000 sq. ft Showroom
Gary Riggs will have a brand new showroom that will rival other spaces of its kind not only regionally, but nationally. The new space is on Alpha Road across from the Galleria, and will be one of the largest in the Dallas-Fort Worth area at 45,000 square feet. The immense space for his retail showroom is the product of what used to be Crate and Barrel and Restoration Hardware. By merging two vast spaces into one, Riggs is completely redesigning its exterior to tie the two architectures together.
Schlosser Design Group, LLC
Award Winning Registered Interior Designer, Cristie Schlosser is a professional member of ASID. She earned her degree in Business Administration, Marketing and Finance at The University of Texas and later studied Interior Design. Cristie’s previous career in the apparel industry working for national retailers and manufactures provided an excellent background and natural transition to the interior design industry.
Elaine Williamson Designs
Elaine Williamson Designs is a full service, award-winning firm that specializes in high end custom interior design and style making for luxury residential and high rise properties, as well as commercial and retail projects nationwide.
With over 20 years experience and clients across the United States, Elaine’s reputation for creating distinctive, highly personalized designs that are elegant with maximum visual appeal, yet entirely functional, comfortable and livable have made her among Dallas’ most sought after interior designers.
Colormix 2012: Blues, Greens, Neutrals & Reds
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Throughout the 2012 Color Forecast presentation, the main colors mentioned were blues, greens, neutrals and reds.Yesterday, the Robert Allen / Beacon Hill showroom in the Dallas Design Center hosted the Sherwin-Williams Colormix Two-Thousand-Twelve! It was stated to be “an elemental journey for interior designers.” Colormix 2012 was presented by Ashlynn Bourque with Sherwin-Williams here in Dallas and guest speaker, Jackie Jordan, Director of Color Marketing, The Sherwin-Williams Co. CMG Chairholder. Rhonda Vandiver-White of RSVP Design Services blogs a detailed and wonderful account of this event after the cut.
See the Home Of Tomorrow, Today
The 2011 Texas State Fair is premiering The Home of Tomorrow, an exclusive world-class home exhibit exposing innovative and cutting edge design to a broader market. Consisting of two homes: The Net-Zero Energy Home of Tomorrow, interior design by Boudreaux Associates, and The Remodeled Home of Tomorrow, interior design by Denise McGaha Interiors are visually stimulating homes that broaden the concept of current interior design. The unique exhibit brings together local builders, architects, and interior designers with some of the world’s most advanced home product manufactures.
'Curtain Couture' offers the finest of in-stock drapery and fine designer textiles. Its custom window treatments and design services present the unique and exclusive ranging from historical European designs to contemporary. Our beautiful treatments accent functionality and energy savings by combining Hunter Douglas award winning products.
Drapery Design: The Cost of Customization
Drapery Design and Photo Credit: Designers Workroom, Dallas
In many instances, a client finds it hard to understand why custom draperies and window treatments can be so expensive. Exquisite fabrics are expensive and the labor to fabricate a window treatment can be deemed as overpriced. Designers Workroom in Dallas, gives insight on helping designers and clients understand the cost of drapery design, fabrication, and customized window treatments made for the home.
The Shutter Treatment: Plantation Shutters
Plantation shutters are the number one seller in window treatment. Plantation shutters filter the light shining through and insulate the inside of a home more than any other window covering. Its energy reducing affects and noise insulating capabilities are some of the many benefits that are often times overlooked when homeowners plan on investing in plantation shutters.With a growing number of shutters sold in the United States each year, shutter expert Doug Sewell of Sewell Shutters discusses why plantation shutters protect the style and longevity of any home.
