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SideDoor's free sales tools puts interior designers back in control
Most interior designers struggle to monetize their businesses, so SideDoor created a FREE sales tool that helps you make money through your website and social media. The truth is it's hard and this industry is simply not set up for designers to make money on the products they specify.
How are interior designers suppose make money on product in the new digital economy?
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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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Meet Virtual SWATCHED Winner: Theresa Gresham
This past summer, the Interior Design Society hosted one of its favorite events virtually: SWATCHED. We felt like our industry needed something FUN to do amongst the world of virtual meetings, webinars, etc. With over 75 people signed up to participate, the competition was stiff. Judged by Robin Baron, Patti Carpenter and David Santiago, 1st, 2nd and 3rd places were selected, along with a student winner. Theresa Gresham was the winner of Virtual SWATCHED! Read along to learn a little more about Theresa and her journey as an interior designer.
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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: 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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Staying trendy and timeless with interior design
WGME-TV
Apps like Pinterest give us interior design inspiration right at our fingertips. So, how do you know what design works best for you and future buyers?
"There's got to be this combination of understanding what's on trend and understanding what the definition of timeless is," says interior designer and real estate developer Tyler Karu.
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Archinect's guide to job titles: Interior designer
Archinect
Interior design is one of those disciplines that the architecture profession can often overlook. Many of the misconceptions about interior designers come from misinformation or old "traditional" mindsets within the industry. However, we should take this important professional's role in the design of spaces quite seriously.
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How to mix vintage and modern home design in a way that works
Life Hacker
Gone are the days of going to a traditional furniture store, seeing a floor model room setup you liked, then buying it and recreating the look lamp-for-lamp in your own home. Now, our homes are carefully "curated" in a way that's supposed to reflect our personal style and philosophy — or at least look good on Instagram.
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What one interior designer says you need to know to create your dream bedroom
Popsugar
A bedroom isn't just a place to sleep: it should be an oasis of serenity and rest. Just stepping through the door should make you feel calmer. That's exactly what Amanda Elser Murray, POPSUGAR's director of branded content, and her husband hoped to create at their Pennsylvania lakehouse — somewhere they could leave the day-to-day worries behind and just relax.
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Best interior design trends to try in 2021: Mermaid tiles, wood panelling and cottagecore
Stylist
2020 has been the year of staying in, so it makes sense that as we enter 2021, we're more invested in interior design trends than ever. The good news? The decor bar is about to be raised.
From mermaid tiles in the bathroom to copper taps in the kitchen and overall themes like cottagecore reigning supreme, 2021 is going to be very aesthetically pleasing indeed.
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