Top Window Treatments for 2013 – Part 3
It’s that time of the year again – time to pack up the holiday decorations! All the trees, wreaths, lights, ornaments, stockings, nut crackers will get carefully boxed up and stored away until next holiday season.
I don’t know about you, but my house always feels a little empty and sparse after the decorations are… Continue reading
Part 2 – Barb's Top Window Treatments for 2013
Back again with our most popular window treatments in 2013!! Last week we talked about drapery panels (click here to read the post) as being one of the most favorite window treatments this year. The number two treatment for 2013 is roman shades!
In 2013, roman shades were a very popular treatment… Continue reading
Barb's Top Window Treatments Designs for 2013 – Part 1
Over the last 10 years I have designed thousands of window treatments for my customers in the Tampa area and beyond. And like everything else, styles and designs evolve and colors change.
When we opened in 2004 the treatments were more formal – we used yards of dupioni silk for swags and drapery panels with… Continue reading
Is it time to FRESHEN UP your Outdoor Cushions and Pillows??
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Fall has finally arrived in Florida!!!!! Debbie’s post here, gives us all kinds of great ideas to bring the indoors out, to enjoy our outside gardens, patios, and lanai areas.
The long hot, humid, and rainy summer in Florida often times leaves our outdoor living areas with mold and mildew and upholstery looking rather… Continue reading
DRAGON FABRIC
Every few years a fabric stops me dead in my tracks. I want to jump up and down, wrap myself up in it, and show it to everyone I know! This sounds extreme, but I do have ONE weakness, FABRIC!!! And I have to admit – I am a fabric-holic!!!
In April I was at the High… Continue reading
FALL INTO FALL – 5 DECORATING IDEAS TO WELCOME THE CHANGE IN SEASON
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Growing up in Michigan the fall is synonymous with leaves, piles and piles of leaves, bright beautiful colors, and the change to cooler temperatures. Sweaters and coats come out, and bathing suits and shorts are packed away.
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It is sooooo different here in Florida!! While the weather MAY get dryer and a little… Continue reading
WHERE DO YOU FIND YOUR INSPIRATION??
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We all need an inspiration piece to start a room design. It could be a piece of fabric, painting, rug, or a picture from a magazine. Maybe it’s an image captured while travelling. Our options are ENDLESS!!! One of my favorite rooms of all time,… Continue reading
Best fabric for upholstery
I have always wanted a cream color sofa in my family room, but……..a light color is not the most practical for a family of five and two dogs. It’s not so much the family, but the dogs. It doesn’t matter if I pile pillows on the cushions, or stand the bottom cushions upright, the dogs ALWAYS find a way… Continue reading
New Thibaut Resort collection!!!!
Many of you know that I am a bit of a “fabric-holic”! My favorite part of doing what I do is “the hunt” – finding just the right fabrics for my customers. I love to search high and low through the endless sample books here at the store and also through my professional resources on… Continue reading
"What do I do with my sliding glass doors?"
I have been asked on countless occasions by customers, “What do I do with my sliding glass doors for privacy?” In Florida, and same goes for other warm weather states, nine out of ten homes have sliding glass doors. In a lot of homes they open up to a pool area, or an outdoor living space, and the… Continue reading