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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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December Member Spotlight: Louisa McGregor
When did you realize that you wanted to become an interior designer?
I realized I wanted to become an interior designer actually after graduating college and receiving my B.S degree in Business Administration before enrolling in design school. This epiphany came to me after realizing how my early years had already shaped the love of design I had within me and how natural it came.
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The top 5 reasons to be an IDS member
At IDS, we are passionate about helping designers achieve their dreams and succeed in their business. Now is as great a time as ever to be a member of our organization, and we've put together a list of the main reasons why we think you should be a part of our IDS family.
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2020 Designers of the Year: Kitchens $100K and above
Winner: Donna Hoffman, Interiors by Donna Hoffman
The challenge was the client's directive: "Not another white kitchen." They wanted something fresh, yet signature that danced within a bright, rustic glam vibe, while hiding clutter and serving multiple cooks.
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SideDoor's free sales tools puts interior designers back in control
Most interior designers struggle to monetize their businesses, so SideDoor created a FREE sales tool that helps you make money through your website and social media. The truth is it's hard and this industry is simply not set up for designers to make money on the products they specify.
How are interior designers suppose make money on product in the new digital economy?
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Felt: A mythic material for modern times
Interiors + Sources
Did you know felt is considered one of the oldest fabrics on record? Steve Udolph and Taylor Hemmingway of CertainTeed talk about modern applications for this age-old and incredibly versatile material.
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The home decor trends that will be popular in 2021, according to interior designers
Insider
Like anything else, home decor evolves, and although the bigger shifts are more noticeable over longer periods of time, there are typically new trends that enter the design space each year.
To help people keep abreast of these trends, Modsy releases an annual Trend Report full of predictions of what will be popular in people's homes in the coming year.
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Americans yearn for a sense of nostalgia
Furniture Today
Online interior design service Modsy says one of the key things people are looking for is a sense of nostalgia.
Part of Modsy's third annual report to review interior design this year and coming trends for next year, that desire for nostalgia underscores the fact that traditional and classic styles were two of the biggest movers despite consistently being the least popular among Modsy customers in past years.
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3 sleek mood boards to inspire your mudroom renovation
Boston Magazine
From increasingly necessary sanitizing stations to handy places to stash coats, boots and bags, mudrooms are having a serious moment right now. Here, local designers curate and style inspirational mood boards for this trendy space.
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18 films with stunning homes to offer endless interior decorating inspiration
Marie Claire
Whether you're renovating your own home or simply love to daydream of a future abode, there's nothing quite like immersing yourself in some jaw-dropping interiors to get your creativity flowing.
While we tend to rely on places like Pinterest and Instagram for our interiors inspiration, there's another visual medium that's sure to please even the fussiest of decorators.
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Is it OK to break my own rules about project standards when business is slow?
Business of Home
For more than a decade, I've had a rule of thumb in my practice that I only take jobs that will either showcase my work editorially or result in high revenue, but the client insists on an NDA. In other words, I get paid reasonably well and photograph the project for potential publishing, or I get paid really well and do not get the chance to promote my business. Most of my projects fall into the latter category.
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