Interior Style

Are you ready for spring?

I wanted to invite you to come out and see me present my newest seminar
“5 KEY COMPONENTS TO CURB APPEAL”
at the WNY HOME AND GARDEN EXPO in the Hamburg Agri-Center this week!
I will be presenting daily on the main stage . Follow this link to get more info!

It’s a great seminar packed with tons of tips for your exterior spring clean up wether you are staying in your home or selling it.Especially if you are selling, these tips are a must to help draw your “drive by” potential buyers inside!
Hope to see you there!

Check out the Buffalo News today or visit www.buffalonews.com to read the suggestions that Debra made to Buffalo News Home & Style Editor, Susan Martin on how to get more wow with less!

Have you watched the design tips yet on YNN #9, GET IT ON DEMAND #923 or My website on the Home page yet? These tips provide same great concepts to recognize that you can then apply to your own rooms. Two have been completed , three are in the editing process with the producer at YNN as we speak. We will be taping more to run through the end of June and hopefully begin again the fall to help you ready your homes for the holidays!

  QUICK DESIGN TIP

Tip #1- The mixing of OLD and NEW - Always  a great  concept to apply to any space. I once visited a client that had remodeled their living room. That presented them with a problem of a new furniture layout. We were using their existing furniture from before the remodel, and  they had felt that they needed to go out and buy some additional new pieces to fill in the holes. While I had been working on the new furniture arrangement, I had asked them if  they had any tables, etc. in the attic or basement  that we might be able to reuse. They  walked me around the house as we searched . We happened upon a spare bedroom that when they opened the door, it was full of antiques – desks, tables, secretary, etc. It was like hitting the jackpot. I asked “Why is all this in here?” They commented that it is all their grandmothers pieces and they did not know what to do with it. That it doesn’t go with their current furniture. I immediately explained the concept of mixing old and new and how it creates energy and excitement in a room. I pulled out a few pieces and moved them right into their living room. They did not have to buy a thing, the room looked fantastic . They pieces from grandma lended such a history and personal character to the room.

So, do you have any of those pieces sitting around your rooms that you are not integrating with your regular furniture? If you do take them out, they may need a little touch up if damaged in any way, and make them a part of who you are.They do not have to be perfect- just structurally sound . Many  of these pieces present best without a lot of touch up work. Now, every time you look at these pieces you can enjoy their history and appreciate what they offer to the space. If you ever have any questions on the mixing of old and new, I invite you to give me a call ! 

Less than one month remaining on my  HOME & GARDEN SHOW COUPON!!!

Many of you have had  the opportunity to download a $50.00 off coupon  for my design services. This expires on June 1st, 2010. Since this coupon is the only time of year I discount my services, it  really is  a great value! I will honor any coupon if the appointment is booked before June 1st and on my calendar!

“5 Key Components to a Beautiful Room”

I am now booking my seminar ” The 5 Key Components to a Beautiful Room ” into the summer months. This seminar has been on many Home & Garden Show stages, radio,and is the idea behind the concepts currently being shared with you on Time Warner Cable.  It offers some very basic design tips that you can  then head right home and start changing your own interiors to beautiful rooms like you see in the magazines! Please contact me for the details on this very informative 30 minute seminar!

I look always to your feedback regarding this Newsletter and Blog. Should you have any  ideas for my next publication please contact me!

 As Always-My Very Best Regards !!

Debbie

Well, I have been absolutely busy!  Starting Sunday ,May 2nd, I will be on Time Warner Cable’s YNN Channel #9 giving design tips as I travel around Western New York.  You can also go to Get It On Demand Channel #923 to watch all the segments too. HGTV, TLC, The Weather Channel, Food Network , etc. will all have commercials telling you all to watch  for them.  I look forward to delivering some good tips to my audience as we tape these segments. Please feel free to share your comments with me and request any ideas that you would like for me to discuss. 

My Very Best Regards!

Well, I am home now resting!! The  home I decorated, the stage presentations and my booth were all a great success! I   very much enjoyed meeting the many people who attended my home decorating sessions and visited with me in my booth.

Remember to take advantage of those coupons I handed out if you are thinking at all of calling  me in to assist with the many projects in your home that you may be working on. They are good through June 1st, 2010 but, I am starting to take calls and book appointments now from the show that will book me up for a while so don’t wait too long to get that appointment on my calendar to save it for you! 

If you have any questions at any time  feel free to call me!

Best Regards Always!

Debbie

WELCOME!

Thank you for visiting my web-site! This really has been such a long process to get it up and running . Periodically, I will be posting design tips for you, running special promotions,( see seperate post for a Home & Garden Show Coupon  that I wanted to share with you)and keeping you informed of any free design seminars that I will be speaking at that you can attend and gather some additional design tips!I will be adding a tab to the web-site , “Before & After Gallery”, soon. I had a photographer planned to shoot some residential and commercial spaces that I had designed and then had a car accident! Once we get past the Home & Garden Shows this spring, I will be rescheduling those shoots.

Interior Style has hired two Buffalo State College interns to assist with getting me organized in return for hands on training in the design world! Courtney Schrantz and Jowita Szeliga , sophmores, will be with me at the shows , client appointments and may be calling you to update some client information soon.  Please welcome them!

As you may have already heard and/or read about, I will be speaking for the third year at the WNY Home & Garden Show out at the Hamburg Fairgrounds In February along with setting up a  booth . The seminar is a 30 minute “How To” that will give you some very basic design tips that you can bring home and start  moving things around in your home for a new look!  It’s called ” The 5 Key Components to a Beautiful Room” Visit my seminar and get a  free gift while supplies last!…..New this year ,I have been asked to decorate an entire house that is going to be built in the center of the Agri-Center’s floor  for the show.  This proves to be a bit crazy since I only have 3 and 1/2 weeks to complete it  and the home will not be built until 2 days before the show opens!  I have many Buffalo retail vendors that have loaned or donated product for the house  so it should be spectacular! Please come and see me at the show! I will be floating at either my booth, on stage or at the house……..it would be great to see you!

I also have added a NYS Realtors License to my repertoire. It just seemed like the thing to do. I have a Staging Consultation on my design menu and have been helping people sell their homes along with helping people make it their own and decorate once they move in, so why not offer assistance in between? I thought that it would be cool to have a designer help throughout the entire process, especially when buying.  Just like it may seem hard to envision what that new carpet will look like, can you imagine the thought of seeing past old counters, cabinets, exterior elements, etc.? As I shop with you we discuss the homes’ potential. Many things can be addressed with a coat of paint. You would be surprized how much can change.  It is not always necessary to think that the entire slate has to be wiped clean.  Maybe that crazy counter can be paired with something to make it look like you put it there!  

DESIGN  TRENDS &  TIPS

Accessories

Well, the holiday decorations should pretty much be all down and boxed up by now! I laugh…. I just put a  grapevine reindeer away myself!

One of the biggest trends lately  is  ”LESS IS MORE”……. I am seeing this trend in accessories especially. Before you put back all those chochkeys in your rooms……. EDIT FIRST! Do not put everything back on that shelf or piece of furniture!  Evaluate the condition of that floral arangement, if it is dusty and worn, time to retire that piece. Maybe you have too many photos framed on all your tables, some on the mantel, some on the sofa table, etc.  Here is a design principle to make note of-   Each space needs to have both stimulating and resting visuals.    If we see chochkeys on an end table, then our eye moves to more chochkeys on the coffee table, then  on to the mantle, etc. , it is  over stimulating to our minds .  We need areas  that rest the eye. The trend of less is more has been around now for a few years and I think that the economy is  another driving  force behind this movement.   The idea here is to reduce  quantity to pieces that absolutely bring you joy. If you still end up with a  significant quantity of things that you can’t let go, try gathering them all together in one spot and let them be a focal point. So in the case of those framed photos, set them ALL on ONE table or ONE mantel and leave the other tables and surfaces free of anything extra. That will allow your eye to focus on the frames all together as one big item and settle your eye as you glance over the empty end table. I know that that empty end table may seem  odd to you for a bit, but trust me,  you will get used to  it and will find that your rooms  look more pulled together!

Have Fun Re- Arranging!

Debbie