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As 2015 comes to a close, IDS would like to wish its members, partners and other industry professionals a safe and happy holiday season. As we reflect on the past year for the industry, we would like to provide the readers of the IDS Hot Topics a look at the most accessed articles from the year. Our regular publication will resume Wednesday, Jan. 6.
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Home Accents Today
From March 11: Pantone Color Institute unveiled its annual trend forecast for interiors during the International Home & Housewares Show. Pantone View Home + Interiors 2016 – Innovation and Impact includes nine key palettes, plus individual color and material direction, for home furnishings and interior design in 2016.
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Sourceable
From Oct. 28: There is plenty of confusion in the public sphere about the differences between interior designers and interior decorators. What are the differences? With beauty very much in the eye of the beholder, design is an industry that everyone seems to deliver a comment about – regardless of qualifications achieved or practical experience gained.
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Interior Design
Aug. 19: Firms on Interior Design magazine's list of "Rising Giants" have experienced the largest hiring increase since the Great Recession. More than 2,800 designers are currently employed, as opposed to 2,400 a couple of years ago. Even better, firms anticipate expanding to 3,200.
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wetpaint
From June 10: Although we've seen clips of Caitlyn Jenner's Malbu home on Keeping Up With The Kardashians, we've never been given a proper tour — and that's a shame, because the house sounds amazing! Fortunately, there are new details straight from the home's interior decorator, and they're making us cross our fingers that we get to see more of it on her docuseries next month!
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The Washington Post
From July 8: Nate Berkus, founder of the interior design firm Nate Berkus Associates, author of "The Things That Matter" and a frequent design expert on "The Oprah Winfrey Show," was the guest on Home Front chat. Here are some of our favorite pieces of advice from the live Q&A.
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PinkCloud
From March 25: Your contract is key. We hope you cover the (boring) legalities, but just as much as it protects you legally, your contract also lays the foundation of your relationship with your client. It sets guidelines. A good contract leaves nothing to chance, and leaves your client feeling secure.
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StyleCaster
From May 13: Over the years, home design experts have come up with a coterie of rules—ceilings have to be white, furniture looks best against the wall, the list goes on — and on. But if you take a look at some of the most beautiful interior spaces, what's immediately apparent is that many — if not all — of these so-called decor rules are made to be broken
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ForResidentialPros.com
From April 22: Many homeowners will head to the Web when they feel the need to unleash their rants against your business, mostly because they feel there's no other way to have their voice heard. That's why it's a good idea to proactively reach out to customers to collect their feedback on a regular basis. This gives you the ability to better plan your response, and ultimately improve the quality of your dealings with angry customers.
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Design Biz Blueprints
From April 29: While it's exciting to get leads from your online listings, these leads are completely unqualified, and it's important to determine if they're a true potential client before offering a free visit for the potential project. The key to gathering all the information you need before deciding to meet with them is having a good new client interview template. Here are some tips on how to go about this.
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Harvard Business Review
From Jan. 28: Karen Firestone, president and CEO of Aureus Asset Management, writes: I started by asking the client who they were doing business with instead – I figured it couldn’t hurt to ask. However, despite asking Stephen for details on the family's new investment manager, but he wouldn't tell me. Because our conversation was so short, I don’t know for sure why this client left. But my guess is that we hadn't fully understood their expectations – or that the client's expectations had changed.
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