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IDS Portfolio July-September 2012 Now Available!
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Thank you for reading the latest edition of the IDS Portfolio!
You can search inside the publication for words; figures and full sentences; print and zoom; download the publication in PDF format; send to a friend; and much more.
How to Increase Your Productivity in 3 Easy Steps
American Express OPEN Forum
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If there's one universal descriptor that defines small-business owners, it's "busy." In many ways, technology has made our lives even busier. Fortunately, there are also ways to use technology to simplify your life, and make yourself and your team more productive. Here are three that work for many.
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Top Design Boards on Pinterest
Dwell
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For designers, artists, and virtual hoarders, Pinterest is the perfect website for whiling away hours. The site allows users to curate images on virtual inspiration boards organized by subjects the user chooses. Users, referred to as "pinners," can share boards and images with others. In the past two-and-a-half years, Pinterest has grown from a small start-up to bustling online destination.
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Pool House Designs
Best Interior Designs
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Pool house designs can be the perfect get-away after a hard week at work or when you just feel like relaxing and spending time with the family. The pool house is there for your comfort and should therefore fit you and your family member's characters and needs.
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Cosentino introduces the Stonium Series, a new line of six earthy hues inspired by the distinctive coloring of organic minerals and the movement of natural stone. Launched in April 2012, the new series gives architects, designers and homeowners even more choices in color, depth and pattern for kitchen and bath surfaces. more
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Published — IDS Member, Starr Miller
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Congratulations to IDS Member, Starr Miller who was featured in the July 2012 issue of Lake Norman Woman magazine.
Have You Been Published or Won a Design Award?
Attention Active IDS Members: Have you been published? Have you won a design award? If so, please let the IDS National Office know via email, and we will put you in an issue of Hot Topics! Please send the following information in your email: Name of Publication or Design Award; your name; a brief description of an article, design, or award; and a link to the published work. Please send all information to Snoa Garrigan at shuffman@interiordesignsociety.org.
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| New Partners & Affiliate Partners |
| de courcy and company - PID Platinum - College Park, Ga. |
| The Pull Out Shelf Company - PID Platinum - Tucson, Ariz. |
| Crate & Barrel - PID Platinum - Northbrook, Ill. |
| Sunset Glass Tinting - PID Sterling - Stafford, Texas |
| Bassett Furniture Industries - PID Sterling - Concord, N.C. |
| Otter Creek Collections - PID Sterling - Sterling, Va. |
| Avanti Furniture Corp. - AP- Farmville, N.Y. |
| Read Design Assoc. Designing Windows - AP- Plano, Texas |
| Country Carpets & Rug - AP- Syosset, N.Y. |
| elle daniel, inc. - AP - Sarasota, Fla. |
| Impact Design Resources -AP - Charlotte, N.C. |
| PYW Interiors - AP- Mt.Sinai, N.Y. |
| The John Khalil Collection - AP - Huntington, N.Y. |
| Deco Window Fashions - AP - Syracuse, N.Y. |
| Taglio+Company - AP - San Francisco, Calif. |
| AVT - AP - San Ramon, Calif. |
| Rees Home Interiors - AP - Colleyville, Texas |
| Jon E Baker - AP - Bonita Springs, Fla. |
| Art Resource Management - AP - Naples, Fla. |
| Pineville Rug Gallery - AP - Pineville, N.C. |
Congratulations to the newest CQRID Certified Designers!
Melanie Crabtree
Mooresville, N.C. |
Kathleen Hynoski
Charlotte, N.C. |
Bobbi Cox
Charlotte, N.C. |
Nadia Bartlett
Charlotte, N.C. |
The 2012 Chapter Awards Application Is Now Available!
Enjoy the prestige, bragging rights and recognition that your chapter deserves and also be part of an exciting evening as the Chapter Awards are presented at the Annual Designer of the Year Awards!
The Chapter Awards are designed to reward Chapters who have shown exceptional work in specific areas each year. At the annual Designer of the Year Awards Dinner, the winning chapter in each category will be presented with an award and the highest praise for a job well done. This is an opportunity for your chapter to shine and for IDS to recognize its chapters for outstanding achievement in one or more of the award categories.
Click here to download your copy of the awards application.
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For decades, Floors to the Trade has been THE number one source of distinctive flooring for interior designers and decorators. Now business owners of any size or industry can get special "To the Trade Only" pricing on all of our distinctive flooring. “Trade Only” means ANY “trade.” more
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Upcoming Regional Events
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Wednesday, Sept. 19 (9:30 a.m. – 3:30 p.m.)
The 2012 Trade Expo & CEU Event – Charlotte, N.C.
The IDS Charlotte Chapter would like to invite you to participate in
The 2012 TRADE EXPO and CEU Event
Presented by IDS Charlotte
on Wednesday, Sept. 19
"EARLY BIRD"
Registration Deadline June 30
Click here for more information
Team Works
Metropolis
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If anyone has found a silver lining in the recession, which has decimated the design profession, it may be the newest class of interior designers. The downturn in new construction seen in major urban centers has fueled an upsurge in renovation and consolidation. And the young founders of Internet start-ups, bars, and restaurants — industries that run as much on optimism as they do on credit — turn increasingly to contemporaries, independents like themselves who can channel unsketched visions into tangible forms inexpensively and on time.
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Romantic Bedrooms
Architectural Digest
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Say the name Mario Buatta and the image that comes to most people's minds is a cheerful Anglophile living room dressed in colorful chintzes. But the New York City interior designer should probably be just as famous for his luxurious bedrooms, which are equally dazzling and prized for their come-hither comfort.
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Is Your Business Falling Into a Creativity Gap?
American Express OPEN Forum
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Are you and your employees suffering from a "creativity gap?" If you feel that way, you’re not alone. The State of Create global benchmark study from Adobe found that while Americans overwhelmingly believe creativity is the key to economic growth (85 percent), 82 percent of us think the nation is falling short of its creative potential.
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Wallpaper Illusions: New Designs That Fool The Eye
Los Angeles Times
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It's a modern riff on trompe l'oeil: wallpaper with photographic realism. If you like the rustic warmth of stacked firewood or the industrial grit of concrete block, you can simply paste it onto the wall. We've rounded up some of the latest designs — floor-to-ceiling illusions from Deborah Bowness, Andrew Martin, Studiomold and more.
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Sound Thinking: Athena and Victor Calderone's Amagansett Home
Elle Decor
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When Athena and Victor Calderone first saw the beach house in Amagansett, N.Y., that would eventually become their weekend retreat, it was love at first sight — but not for the reasons you might expect. "There were big bulbs of black mold hanging from the ceiling," says Victor, a house-music DJ and producer who has remixed songs by Madonna, Sting, Beyoncé, and others. "The roof was leaking in a number of places, and had almost collapsed near the fireplace."
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Are you ready to make a commitment to your professionalism?
The CQRID Exam is the only accredited exam offered exclusively for Residential Interior Designers.
For more information visit www.cqrid.org.
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This Way to the Beach
The Wall Steet Journal
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Beach Boy Dennis Wilson may have once said that "on the beach, you can live in bliss," but getting anywhere near one in summer requires an act of will—not to mention an increasingly fat pocketbook. In France alone, beachfront property has risen in value by more than 30 to 40 times in the 50 years to 2005, according to data from the French land department. In Asia, where a new burgeoning middle class is emulating European and American habits, beach-side property is rapidly disappearing into the hands of developers. For many, this means foregoing the beach, pulling a staycation and getting the "look" instead. The beach house is no longer just aspirational; it's a design movement.
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Old Storybook 'Treehouse' Gets a Modern Makeover
Los Angles Times
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Frank Beddor bought what had been listed as a "gentleman's hunting lodge" designed by architect Robert Byrd in 1950. Nearly obscured by trees on a two-acre hillside just a few blocks above Hollywood Boulevard, the rustic structure had a steep-pitched roof and weathered redwood siding. It looked straight out of a storybook and reminded Beddor, bestselling novelist of the young-adult trilogy "The Looking Glass Wars," of summers spent in the woods of Minnesota.
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Decorating, and Enjoying, a Screened Porch
The Washington Post
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As temperatures break records and our bodies break into sweats, we seek shelter indoors, where we're protected from bugs and heat. But even on the hottest July day, we should not disregard the porch. Screened porches offer an experience that cannot be found elsewhere. They are the meeting point between home and garden, offering exposure to the elements with the protection and comfort of being indoors. In other words, the best of both worlds.
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Modern Meets Eclectic For Delicious Dining Rooms
Houzz
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These 10 dining rooms contrast starkly with traditional, cushy dining areas that have matching upholstered chairs and obvious color schemes. They're a bit wild (in an understated way), a little mix and match, and totally relaxed and comfortable. Every one of them is made for lingering over meals and great conversation. Please pass the wine.
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How Online Marketing Can Fuel Offline Conversations
Mashable
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The fact is no medium drives offline conversation better than online marketing. But how do you see offline impacts — like word-of-mouth benefits — in a click-rate report? Use these five techniques to make your marketing work online and offline.
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