interior design: Area Rugs: Tips for Selection and Placement - 08/28/11 02:10 PM
When I am staging a home for sale, area rugs serve many functions in a room:
Defining the area, for example, a seating or dining area in a large room Adding pops of color to an otherwise neutral room Toning down a room that has strong and bright colored furniture Adding texture to a neutral colored space When I am doing an interior redesign, in addition to the above, area rugs also:
Provide comfort underfoot Provide physical warmth underfoot Absorb the sound in a room Area rugs come in these common sizes:
5' x 8' 6' x 9' 8' x 10', … (31 comments)

interior design: The 2010 Hampton Designer Showhouse: My Favorite Rooms - 09/03/10 11:35 AM
Much better than last year! 
That's what I have to say about this year's Designer Showhouse in the Hamptons. This year it is being held at 129 Stoney Hill Road off Brick Kiln Road in Sag Harbor. Sunday, September 5, is the last day, so hurry and get over there.
This year the room decor in 95% of the house is MUCH more down to earth than last year, which frankly, I found to be over the top.
Here are some of my favorite rooms:
Living Room Designed by HB Home
[I love the classic look of this room]

 
Bedroom Designed … (8 comments)

interior design: Interior Design vs Interior Decorating vs Home Staging vs Interior Redesign: What's the Difference? - 04/07/10 11:06 AM
The other day a real estate agent whose listings I stage for sale introduced me to someone as a "designer".  I didn't want to take the time to correct him, but I thought to myself, "This isn't the first time I've heard people use 'designer' erroneously".   I don't profess to be an "interior designer", though I do practice interior redesign.  Sometimes "interior designer" is used to label someone who's an interior decorator. 
So, then, what are the differences?
To put the differences succinctly:
Interior Design involves, among many other things, the preparation of documents for the construction of an interior space such as plans and elevations, and … (4 comments)

interior design: Good Flow Sells Houses - 02/13/10 01:03 AM
 
What exactly is flow, and more specifically, traffic flow, in a house or a room? 
Simply, it's the ability to walk easily from room to room in a house as well as through the room without bumping into furniture or coming upon an empty space.
Homes that have a good traffic flow sell faster than those that do not.
But even if your home is not on the market, you still want to maximize flow.
A couple of important "rules": 
1.   You should be able to walk freely between rooms such as the dining room and kitchen, for example.  This rule wouldn't apply … (14 comments)

interior design: Paint Color: How it Affects Your Perception and Your Mood - 12/02/09 06:06 AM
Did you realize that over 90 percent of the information we receive is through our eyes?  Did you know that the paint color of a room can affect your perception of that room?   
RED makes a room appear smaller, but it comes into its own when set against cool colors (blue and green).  ORANGE also makes a room appear smaller but it is less oppressive than red.  Best used to decorate welcoming parts of the home. YELLOW can brighten small rooms, however a bright yellow is not recommended for children's rooms as it has a vibrating intensity. GREEN does well when used … (14 comments)