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IDS is excited to announce another partnership with the Accessories Resource Team for our 2018 conference in Savannah, GA. Mark your calendars for April 30th - May 2nd, 2018.
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 Long Island Chapter member Wendy Interiors Inc. featured in LI Home
Long Island Chapter member Wendy Interiors Inc. was recently featured in a writeup in Newsday's LI Home section, including the cover photo. The article discusses the current trend of wild, mixed patterns for spring 2018. "It's fun to create bold, unexpected moments," Wendy Lepkoff said in the article, which can be seen here.
  Ubranology featured in trio of North Texas publications
DFW interior design team Urbanology Designs was recently featured in a trio of publications. The group took home Best Whole Home and Best Children's Room/Nursery honors in the Fort Worth Magazine Home Design Awards. Urbanology's Ginger Curtis was also featured in 360 West for her holiday decor. And, Curtis and Urbanology were featured in the Winter 2017 edition of 817 Home.
 Charlotte Chapter member Linda Griffeth featured in magazine
IDS Charlotte Chapter member Linda Griffeth was recently featured in the December issue of The Davidson Voice. The article, on pages 24-25, highlights Griffeth's work on a local dining room. You can find the feature in this digital edition of The Davidson Voice.
 How Symmetry Closets and Julie Schuster began a design collaboration
“In 2016, Julie and I collaborated on a project for The Interior Design Society and we both felt we worked very well together. Naturally, when Julie had a client with a space that was tailor-made for a storage-design solution, Julie called on me to help her out. I am so glad she did; the vanity we designed and built for her client was a fun and interesting challenge. I look forward to the next opportunity to work with Julie.” You can click here to read the full article.
 Art of the Table 2017
Bilotta Kitchens and Replacements, Ltd., in association with Traditional Home present the 7th Annual Art of the Table. The event will feature five interior designers dedicated to celebrating the fusion of design, art and lifestyle, incorporating the tabletop collections of Replacements. Five distinctive vignettes will be elegantly styled within Bilotta's expansive A&D Building showroom in New York City. The five designers' vignettes will be on display through Nov. 2. This year's featured designers are: Rajni Alex of Rajni Alex Design, Rayman Boozer of Apartment 48, Jennifer Flanders of Jennifer Flanders, Inc., Julie Schuster of Julie Schuster Design Studio, and Asler Valero of Asler Valero Interior Design. You can click here to read the full article.
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Learn how you can make an IMPACT in your community through our new charitable design initiative #idsIMPACT. We are pleased to have Make-A-Wish and Dwell with Dignity as collaborating organizations of this program. Click here to see IDS members who are already making an IMPACT!
Molloy Students Overhaul Chairs for 'Chairity'
Students from the IDS Molloy Student Chapter have volunteered their services
in the design of the dining room at the Edna Moran Family Shelter at the INN.
The Mary Brennan INN of Long Island is a non-profit organization that provides
food, shelter and long-term housing as well as support services to people who
seek help and has a dedicated staff and volunteers.
In order to raise money, the students had a "Chairity" fundraiser May 10. They took discarded chairs, re-purposed them and auctioned them off at the event. There were 20 chairs, and there were also baskets donated for the raffle. It was a very successful event, raising $6800.
All IDS members receive a complementary subscription to Window Fashion Vision. Click here to subscribe.
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Penhaglion designs, manufactures and presents some of the most creative cast iron bathtub ‘works of art’ in the World. Our attention to detail is unmatched in the industry. Each Penhaglion bathtub offers a lifetime of enjoyment and is the epitome of charm and outstanding beauty.
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The Kaleidoscope Partnership
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United Supply Company
Rugs that Fit
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ELK Group International
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The Interior Design Society has joined The Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC), effective Jan. 1. Click here to learn more.
Information on CEU change for IDS Associate members
As of January 1, 2017, IDS Associate members must earn a minimum of 0.4 (4 hours) approved continuing education units (CEU) each year. Please make note of the following helpful information regarding CEUs and CEU filing to maintain your Associatel level membership in IDS.
IDS bylaws and policies require Professional and Associate members to meet the continuing education requirement. The IDS continuing education requirement is separate from any mandated continuing education requirement in your local jurisdiction. Check with your state regulatory board for requirements.
Filing CEUs
IDS members must utilize the Interior Design Continuing Education Council (IDCEC) registry to file CEUs. Each IDS member must create a free account through IDCEC. Once you have created your IDCEC account, you will receive a unique IDCEC number to login into the IDCEC website (your IDCEC number is different than your IDS member number). The IDCEC user registry allows you to upload and track your continuing education activity as well as store a record for you under your account. Check your IDCEC account regularly to ensure your records are up-to-date. At the end of each CEU cycle, you will be required to submit your IDCEC report to the IDS National office to verify that you have fulfilled your CEU requirement.
Special Circumstances
IDS may grant an adjustment to the requirement for individuals experiencing poor health, certified by a physician; a specific physical or mental disability, certified by an appropriate health care professional; extended duty with the armed forces; or for extreme hardship, which, in the board’s judgment, makes it impossible for the member to comply. Requests for an adjustment to the continuing education requirement must be made at least two months (by October 30) prior to the end of the current reporting period.
Noncompliance
At the end of a reporting period, members who have failed to meet the CEU requirements will be subject to a non-compliance fee ($10 per CEU). Any member who fails to comply with the continuing education requirement, including payment of the noncompliance fee, may be subject to devaluation of Professional membership.
Tobi U offers Tobi Fairley’s signature foundational courses on the business of design in an online format! They include the best of Tobi’s tools and techniques that have transformed design businesses across the country and you can now earn up to 0.8 CEUs.
Tobi U courses are set up in 2 bundles:
- Semester One – The Essentials
Created for designers at any experience level, these 8 modules focus on the essentials for your business, including branding, niche strategy, financials, time management, selling your services, and marketing.
- Semester Two – The Solutions
Building on Semester 1's courses, the 8 modules in this semester offer next-step solutions for finding your ideal client, charging what you’re worth, building processes and systems, perfecting presentations, and getting published.
The content for each module includes videos, webinars, podcasts, and downloadable PDFs. Click here to get started today!
The Interior Design Society has announced that the exclusive IDS Buyers’ Guide
— the premier resource of relevant products and services for interior design professionals — is now
available at the IDS website at www.interiordesignsociety.org .
If your company or business has not yet taken advantage of this exceptional opportunity to highlight
your products and services in the Guide, it is not too late! To learn more about advertising your products
or services in this exclusive Guide, please email ids-advertise@svmmedia.com or click here.
Please call IDS Membership Manager, Della Swider at 336-884-4437 ext. 223 for information. If you are an active member of IDS National, join our closed Facebook group to connect with members across the country! Click here to join the group.
Concrete Decor magazine, the concrete industry's premier magazine for all things decorative concrete is offering IDS members the chance to subscribe free to their magazine. Click here to read their current issue that features an article about how decorative concrete is carving its way into the design community.
If you are interested in obtaining a membership certificate or replacement membership card, please email idsbenefits@interiordesignsociety.org or call 336-884-4437 ext. 223 (please note for all replacement membership cards, there will be a $10 fee payable in advance for each replacement card ordered).
To view benefits exclusively available to IDS members, visit the Member Benefits page on the IDS National website. Members must log in on the IDS website in order to take advantage of available discounts.
By Michael J. Berens
 Perhaps you've been thinking about adding a blog to your marketing arsenal. A blog can be a powerful way to capture the attention of new prospects by conveying your personality and sense of style, showing off your design skills and knowledge, and building rapport with design fans. Be aware, though, that you'll have lots of competition. Before you begin, you'll want to spend some time thinking about what you want to accomplish with your blog.
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Canvas by Joybird
Joybird recently conducted a data study to identify the top 50 cities for interior designers based on various design-related criteria. See the list of the 50 best cities for interior design in the U.S.
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Verily
While hygge encompasses warm feelings of comfort, contentment, and togetherness, Swedish lagom is more about the virtue of intentional moderation and balance; not too much, not too little, but "just right."
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Houzz
Every year brings more options for materials, finishes, and ideas to bring into our interiors. If you’re ready to try something new, consider the following design trends. We searched through Houzz data, popular photos, and articles, and talked to designers for this snapshot of 22 things you’re likely to see more of in 2018.
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ELLEDecor
With a new year comes thoughts of how to renovate, refresh, and redecorate our living spaces. And where better to start than in the heart and hearth of the home, the kitchen? Check out the five kitchen trends poised to make a huge splash in 2018.
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By Fred Berns
 If you're feeling overworked and underpaid this time of year, don't blame your clients. Chances are you're undervaluing your services or committing one of the other common "money miscues" that too many interior design professionals commit too often. If fee failure has been a problem in your design business, remember that a problem is merely the difference between what you have and what you need. It may well be that you don't get the fees that you set because you don't ...
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Realtor.com
One of the most satisfying parts of buying a home is filling it with brand-new furniture. But before you plunk down your credit card on that red leather couch or Eames-knockoff coffee table, listen up: Interior designers would like to sit you down and share some items they really, really wish you wouldn't get.
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ELLEDecor
Brace yourself, white and beige: There's a new neutral coming to town. According to the Pinterest 100 list, which is the website's prediction of trends that are going to be huge in 2018 based on what people are pinning, sage is about the have a serious moment.
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