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IDS Members Receive a Discount to LuAnn Live! Feb. 2-4, 2021
This is the business conference to jump start your 2021.
- 9 incredible sessions over 2 energizing days.
- Breakout sessions on day 1 and 2 for interactive learning.
- Special guests from your favorite podcast episodes.
- LuAnn's morning jump start each day and her signature "Ah-ha" Moments each night.
As a special gift for the IDS family, LuAnn is extending early bird pricing right up to the event. That's a $100 savings, just for being a part of the IDS family. Use code IDS at checkout and uplevel your business in 2021!
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Start 2021 off on the right foot by educating yourself on green design!
We've teamed up with Sustainable Furnishings Council for an introductory CEU course on sustainable design and furniture, and how you can incorporate it into your business. Register here.
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Now live: The IDS List!
Included with every IDS membership, our newest initiative connects IDS designer members with potential clients. Designed for the consumer eye, this interactive platform features the work of our members nationwide, and educates visitors on why and how to hire an interior designer. Most importantly, it hosts a searchable directory to help pair people searching for design services with IDS designer. Be sure to submit your profile today to be featured!
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Bienenstock Furniture Library updates 2021 board of directors
The Bienenstock Furniture Library has updated its board of directors effective this month, according to Executive Director Karla Jones.
Among its ongoing initiatives as a furniture and design industry resource, the board will serve to support the library's inaugural Student Design Summit this fall.
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January Member Spotlight: Julianna Mathers
When did you realize that you wanted to become an interior designer?
My mother is a fine artist, seamstress and designer, and I grew up in aesthetic environments, fabric stores, and amidst renovations. My love for beautiful interiors was established at a young age. As a young woman, I worked in the corporate marketing world but loved decorating my tiny apartments and devouring shelter magazines, reading them cover to cover. As a young mom, I began working for an ASID architect and designer, and that's when I realized I wanted to combine my personal passion for interiors with my business experience and turn it into a vocation. My work started organically with friends asking for help with renovations and decorating. It grew from there.
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How to scale lighting: A guide by Hudson Valley Lighting Group
Scale is one of the most important design elements when planning a space. When it comes to lighting, the experts at Hudson Valley Lighting Group have it down to a science. The company, known for having four distinct lighting brands, developed the Lighting Sizing Guide to serve as a resource for interior designers. From where to place a vanity light to the perfect height for bedside sconces, they've truly thought of everything — and even done the math! Read on for the top five design dilemmas when it comes to sizing lighting.
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Top designing styles and you
Ginger Curtis writes: Design styles — where to start and where to end? Journey deep into Instagram, Houzz or Pinterest, and many of us come up for air wondering how to articulate our style. As an experienced Dallas interior designer, I have seen several styles come and go, and each one has its qualities, quirks and irks.
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The art of the pivot
Though Nikki Chu is a seasoned interior designer — with celebrity clients, a television show and multiple product lines under her belt — when COVID turned the world upside-down earlier this year, she says she felt like an entry-level designer again.
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How does our home decor affect our mental health?
Longevity
Your surroundings reflect you, and you reflect on your surroundings. The surrounding energy eventually contributes to the energy you give out.
For that very reason, experts suggest maintaining a clean and sorted environment, if not anything else. As the most basic standard of all, it will set your mind straight and develop a clearer view of things.
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9 interior design trends to note for the year ahead
Vogue
The most notable interior design trend in 2021? An obsession with comfort. After a year of lockdown, our fantasy homes are defined by warmth, coziness and a distinct sense of personality. In terms of color palettes, muted neutrals are giving way to earth tones and bold hues (emerald and cobalt are both set to be popular). Additionally, when it comes to furniture, vintage is the way forward.
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The beginning drives the end
Lake County Record-Bee
Your interior design team knows the importance of a good beginning. Every client is unique — even though there are many similarities and recognizable patterns among them. That "unique" factor is a discovery process for the interior design expert. That important discovery will drive their interior design strategy for you.
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Interior designer shares tips for building a healthy work-from-home space
WKBD-TV
Throughout the year 2020, and even still to this day, many people are working from home due to the COVID-19 pandemic. We've all either set up permanent offices in our homes, or we've resorted to building temporary desks in our kitchens, dining rooms, bedrooms or basements. These temporary spaces have brought on some interesting challenges, whether it be a struggle to separate work from home, or just working in an environment that isn't suitable for our overall health and wellness.
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Farmhouse style — interior design and home decorating tips — by designer Maxwell Alexander
Hudson Valley Style Magazine
When choosing a theme or style for decorating your home, there are many to choose from. One of the most popular decorating themes today is farmhouse style home decorating. Perhaps it is the most popular because it provides an inviting atmosphere and overall friendly feeling. Farmhouse style home decorating, because of its warm environment, is enjoyed by the people who live there as well as all those who visit.
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10 bedroom trends interior designers predict will be huge in 2021
The Zoe Report
If there's one space in your home that should be tranquil and comforting, it's the bedroom. Living rooms and kitchens are currently in overtime to accommodate remote work and school. Many serve as a home gym, crafting hub and entertainment space, too. When you're ready to drift off to sleep, escape for a few moments of creative thinking or are in need of a meditation retreat, a calming and stylish space can do wonders. 2021's bedroom trends might be of peak interest, whether you're looking to overhaul with a gut renovation or merely exploring a few new decor ideas.
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Modern home decor is moving out to make room for more comfortable trends — and it's about time
Insider
Samantha Grindell writes: In my childhood home, there were roosters everywhere.
No, my home wasn't filled with live animals; my mom paid homage to the fluffy creatures with our decor. We had roosters on pillows, rooster-shaped vases and even a chalkboard with a rooster trim. It might sound kitschy to have livestock decor be a focal point of your home, but the animal print was homey and inviting, fitting perfectly with the oversized red couch I watched TV on and the light-wood kitchen table where I did my homework.
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