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This year, for the third joint ART and IDS conference, we are excited to head to a destination bursting in Mid-Century modern architecture and design – Palm Springs!
The collaboration between ART and IDS has proven to be valuable, and allows professionals from every area of the home furnishings industry to learn and connect together. Don’t miss it – register now! 
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Fiber-Seal will be in this year’s High Point Spring Market and
we hope you will stop by. We will be at the Suites At Market
Square, Suite T723. Find out why Fiber-Seal is the number
one company in fabric and floorcovering care since 1971.
Find The Fiber-Seal Service Center Nearest You!
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The Interior Design Society (IDS) is pleased to introduce its elected 2019 National Board of Directors. Kimberly JOI McDonald, IDS Professional, Owner and CEO, Designing JOI, LLC as President; Jason Clifton, IDS Professional, Principal, Bauer/Clifton Interiors as Vice President; Mikala Moller, Director of Marketing, Rowley Company as Secretary/Treasurer; Nancy Ganzekaufer, Nancy Ganzekaufer Business Coaching as Member-at-Large, and Jan Creiger, IDS Professional, Owner, Interior Expressions by Jan as Immediate Past President.
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Have you been wanting to get more involved in the Interior Design Society? Fill out this interest form to join one of the following committees: Membership/Chapter Development, Marketing, Education, Conference Planning, Awards, and Bylaws/Governance. We need your talents and expertise!
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Shayla Copas served as the lead event designer
for the Inaugural Ball of Governor Hutchinson in 2015 and was thrilled to hold the same honor
for Governor ASA Hutchinson’s second four-year election term on January 14 - 15, 2019. After
Gov. Hutchinson was sworn in to office, Copas lead the state of Arkansas in a night of festivities
with a lavishly themed winter celebration.
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Are you one of those people who is trying to do it all, all the time? You're listening to podcasts, and you're doing training, and you're thinking, I need to be on Facebook. I need to be on LinkedIn. I need to be on Pinterest. You're trying to be everywhere all the time and what happens is you tend to get burned out.
You're listening to all these business owners who are doing it all, and it seems like they're doing it all at the same time, and that they did it overnight, and you're trying to do it all as well. Well, I'm here to tell you that sometimes you have to roll things out slowly.
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As we shared in an earlier post, Hooker Furniture recently launched MARQ – Modern. Aspirational. Refined. Quality. – a line of upscale, customizable modern upholstery exclusively for the interior design community.
In addition to upholstery, the collection also includes customizable upholstered beds, premium mattresses and adjustable bed bases, providing both stylish and luxuriously comfortable products to create relaxing environments in your clients’ bedroom spaces.
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At ART + IDS, not only will you have the opportunity to take in and explore local design culture, you will also be able to participate in one-of-a-kind exercises, keynotes, and breakout sessions. We have carefully curated a schedule that is full of unique ways to expand your knowledge, grow your business and respond to the current movement of our industry.
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 From the time I was a small child, I began pushing things around in my parents’ home. Basically, it was accessories because that was all I could move, but sometimes I’d hear a stern voice say, “Donna! I liked that where it was please.” (ooops ... my first unhappy client!).
But it wasn’t until a few decades later and while on a different career path that my husband Steve looked at something I’d designed and said, “For the millionth time: You should be designing for a living.” He HAD said it million times; but on that one day, it was as if I’d heard it for the first time. SO, I took off at 98 mph to back to school to study design (Temple & Parsons), closed down another business and opened IDH. We’ve been busy ever since and are now in our 12th year.
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 Stay on top of design industry trends, topics, technology and product knowledge by attending Deb’s webinars. Get in depth, narrowly focused knowledge and content; PLUS, most are CEU accredited. There are two ways to learn online: live and on demand. Live webinars are scheduled monthly on a broad range of design topics, or master the complex world of design at your convenience – on demand. The best part? As an IDS member, receive 20% off your registration.
IDS members receive a significant discount on upcoming webinars presented by Sustainable Furnishings Council. This course will teach you how to increase professional relevance in a rapidly changing market, providing designers, retailers, manufacturers, and suppliers with knowledge and credentials to become expert in sustainability and to grow profitability. Approved by GBCI for 6 CE Hours and registered with IDCEC for .6 HSW CEUs. More information here.
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 http://www.interiordesignersbuyersguide.com/.
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.
Forbes
For the first time in the country’s history, in 2030, the number of persons age 65 and older will exceed the number of persons under the age of 18, as the last of the Baby Boom generation turns 65, according to recent U.S. Population Survey projections. Translation: one in every five Americans will be of traditional retirement age. What does this mean for interior designers and home design? How are kitchen and dining rooms going to change to accommodate the needs of different family members?
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By Catherine Iste
 Marketing isn't the only thing Pinterest and Instagram can help designers do. The ease of posting amazing images, inspiring design boards and our portfolios makes both sites great tools for sharing more about our work, approach and style. On the flip side, both sites can wreak havoc on our productivity, self-esteem and may not directly help our marketing. There is more to these impactful platforms, and it is time to better understand and take advantage of the real ways social media helps our design businesses.
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The Washington Post
A desert storm is brewing in the design world. Renewed interest in earthy color palettes, rich textures, tribal patterns and rustic elements has sparked a revival of Southwestern decorating style, long associated with homes in New Mexico and Arizona.
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Realtor.com
Having a room devoted to washing soiled clothes, as it turns out, outweighed some of the far sexier and trendier home features out there, including hardwood floors or a tricked-out, outdoor living space, according to a NAHB report.
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Domain
Paris recently hosted the leading home decor fair connecting the interior design and lifestyle community, Maison et Objet.
The design world has returned home with hot-off-the-press news on what trends are appearing, continuing and coming to the fore globally, with a few standouts for 2019. Here are the key take aways.
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Gildshire Magazines
When it comes to interior design, it’s easy to focus most of your attention on furnishings, rugs, artwork, bedding – all things that are changeable. But it’s perhaps even more important to pay attention to your finishes. The details on your walls, floors, and even ceilings can – quite literally – lay the foundation for your decor style.
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The Telegraph
While the idea of painting your home beige may seem uninspiring, toasty colors are replacing the cool greys which have been in fashion for a decade.
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FORTUNE
The notion of “design thinking” — which takes some of the tools involved in shaping physical products and applies them to the task of building better systems and organizations — has been around for decades. But Tim Brown has been on a mission to broaden its reach and understanding. The CEO of design firm IDEO, and author (with colleague Barry Katz) of the 2009 bestseller "Change by Design," isn’t merely hoping to expand its canvas — using this collaborative approach to solve societal as well as business problems — but also to rework the very grammar of design.
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