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October Member Spotlight: Shannon Christensen
When did you realize that you wanted to become an interior designer?
I knew I either wanted to be a fashion designer or interior designer. However, as a child, I enjoyed making 3D paper models of rooms and even drew an elaborate plan of a candy factory. Growing up with a mom who had a fine art degree and ran her own wallpaper and interiors business, I was made aware of how impactful color, texture and space could be. As I progressed through school, it became very clear to me that interior design would be an excellent fit. My dorm room was my first tight-budget design challenge! Good design is possible on any budget.
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Designer Nicole Arnold featured on the cover of Dallas Style and Design Magazine
When a family was ready to move from their old world-designed home to a new, custom-built home situated in Frisco, they selected Nicole Arnold, president and principal designer of Nicole Arnold Interiors, to help guide them into transitional bliss. They desired to leave the visual weight of decorative scrolls, iron and heavy furnishings, and evolve into interiors that were clean-lined, light and bright.
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Trusting the process
They say that sometimes the best things in life are unplanned, and that was certainly true when Nashville-based interior designer Lori Paranjape and her design team designed a 9,000-square-foot, Tudor-style showhouse. Her overall concept — a fresh take on traditional style — served as the foundation of the home's design, but the execution, Paranjape says, was the perfect example of "how organic it is to do an installation of a large-scale project. Things come together onsite in a way you can't anticipate."
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2018-2019 Designer of the Year: Laundry and craft rooms
By putting the entire run of length to use, a long counter now serves for laundry prep and folding, while ample storage above, below, and all around offer storage tricks to multi-tasking parents. A tall cabinet now encloses cleaning supplies, where mops, brooms and all the odds and ends now find a home. Baker Design Group knocked this laundry room out of the park!
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2018-2019 Designer of the Year: Individual Impact
Winner: Barbara Owens, Owens Interiors at Home, Texas
The Child Advocacy Center (CAC) is an agency dedicated to providing hope and healing to children of abuse. The agency collaborates with professionals in investigation, prosecution and treatment of child sexual and physical abuse. Barbara Owen's background in therapy gave her great insight into the use of color for healing and spacial and interactive therapies. Built in the 1960's, this home was donated by one of its benefactors. The remodel was to be done completely on donations and charity. The design concept was to create as pleasant an environment as possible for the children or families being brought in for investigation or therapy.
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6 easy ways to add activism and advocacy to your design practice
Architectural Digest
This year, facing an unprecedented global health tragedy and growing awareness of systemic racism in the U.S. — not to mention a looming election — many may be pondering what more they can do to give back on a personal and professional level. However, since advocacy and activism can take myriad forms, there's also the question among designers of where, exactly, to start.
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New York design firms and cultural organizations help the city get back on its feet
Interior Design
Among the challenges presented, the COVID-19 pandemic has been rife with conflicting information. The nation's fatality figure is flattening, yet the number continues to climb — at 200,000 as this issue went to press. Some states are reporting thousands of new cases daily, while others have had few to none. One state that has been in the latter camp is New York.
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5 workplace interior design trends that will inspire you
News Anyway
Workplace interior design is constantly evolving every day. Many employers now focus more on providing the right office equipment, technology and the right interior design for their staff. Boring office design and lifeless furniture are behind us.
Many business owners are adapting to the inspiring office design as research has shown that it can improve employees' performance and well-being. It can also prevent workplace absenteeism.
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The new 'it' color for interior design? Pink
News-Press Now
Pink is one of the hottest colors right now in home decor. What makes pink so popular? In part, its versatility. It can be paired with both bright and dark colors and is considered gender neutral. Depending on the shade, it also can be used as a neutral color itself. Looking for ways to incorporate pink? Here are some top tips.
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5 pitfalls to avoid when designing remotely
Architectural Digest
The impact of the COVID pandemic on designers can be felt throughout the A&D community, as the entire process in which designers work has had to be reevaluated and revised. While designing remotely has become relatively normalized across the industry, some architects and designers actually have found themselves installing projects 100% from afar, sometimes having never visited the job site at all — a drastic departure from the all-hands-on-deck way they usually work.
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A 3-step approach to creating meaningful workplace experiences
Interiors + Sources
Management teams everywhere are grappling with the same question: does the office still matter? While remote work is an alternative for many, some companies are rethinking the role of the office. Redefining the workplace as an experience opens the door to new and interesting possibilities for how we operate.
But where do you start?
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The 8 best interior design shows to stream this fall, winter
The Detroit News
A good interior design show is a lot like a cup of hot tea and a warm blanket on a cold day: the ultimate comfort.
With temperatures dropping and so many of us staying home amid the latest COVID-19 surge, you can binge design shows on a range of streaming services or through your cable subscription to give you some design inspiration for your own home and let you escape.
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5 of the best interior design apps
Architecture & Design
Looking for the perfect vintage chair? Want to envision what a new paint color would look like in your space, without getting out the rollers? Need a floor plan for your home? Whether it's DIY or you're ready to fantasize, whip out your smartphone or iPad and make your interior design idea come to life with interior design tools, such as a house painting app or an app that helps your measure your living room.
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