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Decorating Den Interiors Raises Money Women In Need

Maryann Fisher, Owner, Decorating Den Interiors, recently presented Barbara Channing, Executive Director, Women In Need of Franklin & Fulton Counties, with a check for the Capital Campaign. The...

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Part 1 – The Living Room challenge – BEFORE

                  The client explained over the phone that her living room had challenges. Many clients with open floor plans find challenges in how to place their furniture. This living room had five...

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Part 2 – The Living Room fix – AFTER

This article covers the ideas, discussion with the client, and completion of the living room with five (5) openings.  The before article can be reviewed on my blog –...

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Master Bedrooms – Design Them Beautifully!

        Decorating your master bedroom is probably more fun than decorating any other room in your home!  Why?  Because it’s the one room in your home that you can truly allow your personality to...

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The World of Area Rugs

Recently I had the opportunity to tour the warehouse of one of our area rug suppliers in northern New Jersey.  With a number of requests from clients to add area rugs into their decorating project,...

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Choosing the right decorative window treatment–

Often a client will tell me that they don’t know what style of decorative window treatment they want. For me, that is the good news; because that is what I love to do, design! First I have a...

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SUN ROOMS

With the spring we’ve experienced this year more clients are leaning towards enjoying the sun in their Sun Rooms rather than with Mother Nature. For those who have moved into a new home with a Sun...

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Peaceful Outdoor Sanctuaries

Have you noticed that your outdoor living space is not the same as your parents or grandparents? If you said ‘no, I didn’t notice’ – then maybe it is time to update that area of your home. You may have...

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THE IMPORTANCE OF 1st IMPRESSION in BUSINESS:

Waiting Room Before We recently returned from our annual conference in Memphis where we viewed new product lines, design trends, and yes enjoyed the southern cuisine. We were honored again this year,...

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Design Trends 2013

As I’ve mentioned in previous columns, following the High Point, NC Fall and Spring Markets, we can see where the design trends are heading.  The Spring Market was filled the anticipation that the...

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Rooms for the young person in your life –

While participating in Career Day at a local high school, I had the opportunity to learn how many of our young people share my passion for Interior Design. It is easy to see that these young people...

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How do you feel about changing the décor in your home??

I’ve been asked a number of times to write about design challenges.  To be honest, each project has it’s own design challenge.  That is one of the reasons I love this profession…the challenge....

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Wallpaper – In or Out??

I’ve had quite a few appointments lately resulting in clients tiring of their wallpaper.   The request is usually,  “Please bring your paint box selection, I am tired of wallpaper.”  Just as anything...

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ARCH WINDOWS

Palladian windows, or arched windows, in the early years were only used in large, luxury homes.   The manufacturers of this style window now offer it in many different sizes and degrees of the arch...

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Design Challenge – Living Room

Every decorating project starts with some sort of design challenge.  Design challenges may occur when you are moving into a new home and your existing furniture may be expected to fit into a room for...

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Laundry Rooms

More than any other room in the home the laundry room’s ideal location has changed over the decades.   Growing up, my Mom’s laundry – which was actually just a washing machine, located in the basement...

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Home Office

There are a number of factors that go into the subject of each article.  Requested topics, finding photos that will reproduce well in black and white, trend changes, etc. are some of the factors...

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Staging your home for the real estate market –

The last article discussed the resale issue in comparing when consumers update their homes.  Recalling Frantic Fred and the suggestion to remove the dated wallpaper and put a fresh coat of paint in a...

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Creating Special or Unique Spaces

As the holiday decorations get packed away we have the opportunity to look at our rooms with a fresh eye. Many of us have re-arranged at least a little bit, to accommodate the Christmas tree. If you...

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Romance the Decor in your Master Bedroom

As in past years, I’ve had a number of appointments scheduled to re-decorate master bedrooms in February. With romance in the air, it starts out like a nice idea for many, but can get over whelming...

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