Shares the views of our panel of designers from various aspects of the industry on a range of subjects. en-us http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395.html?nid=3862 Copyright 2009 Reed Business Information. Subject to its Terms of Use October 1, 2009 http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1560049356.html?nid=3862 October 1st, Tribeca interior design studio and boutique Paul Kohn Design will introduce a new furniture collection by Ana Meier of Meier/Fer... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1500049150.html?nid=3862 The Raleigh, N.C. Bassett Furniture Direct store will host a seminar Thurs., Oct. 1 featuring Edward Walker of TLC’s Trading Spaces. The semi... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/420049042.html?nid=3862 World Market Center Las Vegas and Las Vegas Design Center named Vicente Wolf this year’s Design Icon at a ceremony held Wednesday evening dur... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1670048767.html?nid=3862 San Simeon, Calif. -- Barclay Butera has been tapped to create a contemporary interior at Hearst Castle, the first such project since William Rando... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1320048732.html?nid=3862 New York, N.Y. -- Danish design company VIPP is celebrating its 70th anniversary this October by hosting a charity auction in collaboration with de... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1140048514.html?nid=3862 Sept. 3, 2009 -- A.N.T. GALLERY, created by Venice-based furniture, product and interior designer Ilan Dei as a forum for discourse between art, na... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1620047562.html?nid=3862 (posted by Home Accents Today staff) Barclay Butera was selected a few months ago by artist and friend Ray Turner to be one of his portraiture subj... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/30047003.html?nid=3862 "We all know that things are slow. I was away on a shopping trip recently and my staff of 12 had a meeting. They’ve seen a lot of design... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1000034300.html?nid=3862 From our fall 2008 issue of Design Today: designers Thomas Jayne, Amelia Handegan, Darryl Carter, Timothy Corrigan, Dan Andersen and Lorena Gaxiola... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/890040089.html?nid=3862 - Smaller projects have real impact. Simple makeovers of a hallway or entry of a home can be stylish and affordable. Unique entry to a home sets th... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1990043999.html?nid=3862 My optimism grows each day as I discover new opportunities, and I'm actually doing more presentations compared to last year at this time. I attribu... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1060042706.html?nid=3862 I see it as "survival of the fittest". Those who have always delivered excellence in design will survive with a few adjustment... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1850043185.html?nid=3862 Posted by Susan Dickenson, about Greg O’Neal - on his new position as Revco's VP of product development and marketing. (Revco is the L.A.-bas... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1800042180.html?nid=3862 Given the current economic climate, what is the one most important thing designers can do right now to improve business or keep your name out there... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1600041960.html?nid=3862 For me, the most important thing I've done in this economy has been to identify and align my business with other businesses that seem to be weather... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/850041485.html?nid=3862 (posted by Home Accents Today staff) At the Las Vegas Market last month, NBC Today show contributor Susanna Salk spent some time walking the halls ... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/790039479.html?nid=3862 For me, and my clients, it goes back to the basics of smarter living and necessities. So many great things can be done on a budget, without a budge... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/380040838.html?nid=3862 Consider bartering if you're working with a small budget. Places like craigslist.org have a barter section under the For Sale category. This is a g... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1160039116.html?nid=3862 You can freshen up a home and add pops of color with simple, inexpensive things like trading out a new lampshade or buying new pillows or a throw.&... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/100039810.html?nid=3862 To my friends who are on a budget and say they can't afford a full service design firm yet they want their home to look great, my advice is alway... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1290037529.html?nid=3862 Put on a fundraiser for one of your favorite non-profit organizations and invite local artists and vendors to donate items for a silent auction.&nb... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1320037532.html?nid=3862 Apart from my interior design studio, I also own a retail store called Square One Furniture based in the seasonal resort town of Los Cabos, Mexico,... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1220037522.html?nid=3862 As the economic environment has changed, I’ve looked back and thought about what made me successful in the beginning: service, personal conta... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1230037523.html?nid=3862 A great window(s) is key when times are tough. Your window presentation lets the customer know you are still there, so make it unique and spec... http://www.homeaccentstoday.com/blog/1950000395/post/1340037534.html?nid=3862 I’m having in-store cocktail parties December 4th through December 23rd – twice a week with a different theme for each. The produc...