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Thursday, August 16, 10-11 a.m. Pacific
With the proper controls, homeowners can manage lights, ceiling fans and small appliances from anywhere in the home, without the need for special wiring or expensive master controllers. Lighting controls can be integrated into new and existing homes, allowing for single-room, multi-room or even whole-house systems. The intent of this course is to discuss the role of lighting in design, with an emphasis on how lighting controls can impact the performance of a home, including enhanced energy efficiency, and improve the lives of its occupants. Find more information here or register here.
Would you or your chapter like to be featured on Hot Topics? Email Maddie Landers at mlanders@interiordesignsociety.org for more information.
Home Furnishings Insurance Group is the leading agency for the home furnishings industry and is the exclusive partner of the Interior Design Society (IDS). The association program utilizes IDS group buying powers to offer general liability insurance, which is essential to every business at an incredibly low price! Interested? Click here to learn more.
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At The Tub Studio, we try to think outside the box when it comes to the presentation of our high quality, thick acrylic transitional and vintage bathtubs. We only offer tub packages that are stimulating, innovative and beautiful. From gilding to specialized finishing, we think we have what you need.
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It’s not too late to sign up for the Maison Objet Paris trip with IDS! Click here for more information.
Our August Member Spotlight is Sally L. Williams, from Raleigh, NC! Read more about her design journey here.
“In 1995 I decided to leave a career in Corporate Accounting Management and opened a Gallery, to follow my life-long passion for Fine Art and Craft. During the seven years of Gallery ownership my eyes were opened to the world of Interior Design. In 2002, I closed the Gallery and Colorful Concepts was born.”
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Lacrosse Hardwood Flooring has earned a reputation as an ethical company known for delivering high quality unique flooring products. Our best ideas come from listening to our staff and partnering with our customers to solve problems that create beautiful flooring solutions.
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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.
Active volunteers, Dave and Lori Burr, didn’t have a massive renovation in mind when they first called Ann Bridgman from Just the Thing Decorating for a consultation. They were just interested in freshening up the living and family rooms. But during that meeting, the ideas flew and the desire to do more than a cosmetic update grew in the couple over the following weeks.
Interested in writing for our blog? Fill out this quick form!
By Michael J. Berens
 While some still prefer the napkin sketch, architects and designers today have a battery of tools they can employ to convey their visions to clients and stakeholders. But which have the biggest impact on viewers? It may seem a no-brainer that animated digital representations such as virtual reality (VR) and artificial reality (AR) win hands down. That, however, is not always the case. What matters most is not the medium, but the message.
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The Cheat Sheet
Home decorating has come a long way over the decades. Certain elements that began as necessities for survival – like fireplaces – have transformed into decorative elements in the modern age. Some retro styles (like midcentury modern) are still massively popular, inspiring copycat furniture that sells for thousands. Other trends (like wallpaper borders) are ignored or even ridiculed. No one knows what home decor of the future will look like. But if we look back through history, we can guess which design elements will come back – and which will disappear forever.
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CityLab
If someone asked me five years ago whether or not I thought the open floor plan would still be popular, I would have said no. Domestic architecture seemed to be taking a turn toward the rustic. Today, “Farmhouse” and “Craftsman” modern designs, harkening back to the American vernacular tradition (complete with shiplap walls), are a tour-de-force.
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Livingetc
From sliding glass doors and floor-to-ceiling glass partition walls to Crittall-style room dividers and extensions, glass ceilings, glass roofs and even glass flooring, there’s plenty of modern and contemporary inspiration when it comes to using glass in the home. Using glass doors or even a wall of doors to connect to your garden is guaranteed to lend a real sense of drama to your abode, plus it’ll maximise natural light and provide uninterrupted views of just about anything you want to show off.
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Today
When it comes to the pampas grass trend, interior designer Tyler Wisler says it's becoming more popular but still slightly under the radar.
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CountryLiving
Country Living editors reveal the top country home interior design trends for autumn/winter 2018, including paint colour, texture, materials and patterns.
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House Beautiful
Amazon actually has a surprising amount of stylish home decor products (including a few of their own furniture and decor lines!), and a lot of them are super affordable, too. Meaning, you can give your home a chic refresh without ever stepping outside — and without spending your life savings while you're at it.
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Popsugar
Here, you'll find 19 home must haves from Urban Outfitters that are so cute, you'll want to buy them ASAP. Take a look.
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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.
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.
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