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Floral Art Workshop: Simple Modern Masterpieces

Floral Art Workshop: Simple Modern Masterpieces

DIY Flower Arranging Workshop – Designing Modern Floral Masterpieces
Learn how to make contemporary floral arrangements with orchids. DIY floral arranging workshops are all the rage, and you too can learn how to make exquisite flower arrangements.  Celebrity floral designer and founder of Floral Art, Jennifer McGarigle is offering several floral workshops (perfect for the creative [...]

Umbra You Design Awards – August 15th 2010

Umbra You Design Awards – August 15th 2010

Umbra will be celebrating its 30th Anniversary on August 15th- coinciding with the New York International Gift Fair. At the event, the Umbra You Design winner will be selected from among three finalists. Below are the design entries that will be vying for the title of Umbra’s You Design Most Creative:
 

I think the Cupcake [...]

How-to Decorate Workshop with Designer Kimberley Seldon

How-to Decorate Workshop with Designer Kimberley Seldon

Design school for Non-Professionals
November 13, 2010 – November 14, 2010
You have all the talent you need. Complete a two-day intensive learning workshop and you’ll also have the know-how!
Part 1: Designing the Foundation (Saturday)
…- Floor Plans & Elevations
- Furniture & Area Carpet Placement
- Lighting for Task & Mood
- Flooring & Ceiling Treatments
- Building a Budget
Part 2: [...]

Mariah Carey’s Design Lust for Michael Jackson’s Living Room Furniture

Mariah Carey’s Design Lust for Michael Jackson’s  Living Room Furniture

TMZ is reporting that songstress Mariah Carey is longing for several pieces of Michael Jackson’s home decor. The furniture in question is shown below:

Honestly, Michael Jackson had eccentric style tastes, and a penchant for over-the-top tacky consumption, but I thought that Mariah Carey had a more refined eye for style than MJ. Looks like [...]

Brizo Talo Kitchen Faucet with SmartTouch Technology Winner

Brizo Talo Kitchen Faucet with SmartTouch Technology Winner

We have a winner of the Brizo Talo Kitchen Faucet with SmartTouch Technology!
Congratulations to Patty Baker. She is now the proud (and we think quite happy) owner of the Brizo Talo Kitchen Faucet with SmartTouch Technology.  Her winning entry, and her soon to be replaced kitchen faucet is shown below:
Builders Grade Blues!!!!!
Yes, I would [...]

Stop Dreaming! Your Dream Home Can Be Reality

Stop Dreaming! Your Dream Home Can Be Reality

Sunset magazine has just opened the call for submissions for its new “I Love My Remodel” sweepstakes. Submit before-and-after photos of a remodeling project and Sunset’s editors will select their favorite submissions from the Kitchen, Bath, Interior Paint, and Outdoor Spaces categories. Beginning May 17, we’ll post the editors’ picks to Sunset.com Dream Remodel  for [...]

Win A Brizo Talo Faucet With SmartTouch Technology

Win A Brizo Talo Faucet With SmartTouch Technology

WIN A DESIGNER FAUCET!
Does your kitchen have the ugliest, oldest, absolutely worst faucet in America?  Let us know why you deserve a new kitchen faucet and you could win a brand-new Brizo Talo Faucet with SmartTouch technology (retail value US $770) in the finish of your choice*.
Giveaway Instructions
Two quick, simple steps can enter you [...]

Help Luna Velandry Fundraiser

Help Luna Velandry Fundraiser

Written by Marlow Rahn
Luna is a beautiful two-year old girl like any other you know, except she was born with a special heart. It  has one ventricle instead of two and is located on Luna’s right side of her chest instead of the left. This details just a part of her extremely rare and complicated [...]

The Decorating Diva, LLC on Meet the Media Chat (#MeetMdiaChat)

The Decorating Diva, LLC on Meet the Media Chat (#MeetMdiaChat)

I’m delighted to be Laura Newman’s guest on Meet the Media Chat on Twitter.  Some details below:

When: Friday, April 2nd,  1:00 – 1:30PM EST
Where: Twitter  ( #MeetMdiaChat)
Who:  Carmen Natschke of the design and architecture blog The Decorating Diva,LLC (twitter handle: @DecoratingDiva [...]

The Decorating Diva LLC in MSN.com Lifestyle for 2010 Design Trends

The Decorating Diva LLC in MSN.com Lifestyle for 2010 Design Trends

We were honored to be included, for a second year, as design experts on MSN.com’s lifestyle feature on design trends for 2010, “What’s Hot (And Not) in Home Trends for 2010” written by Christopher Solomon. 

This slide (9 of 14) shows The Decorating Diva.com’s “Outdoor Living Room Design Trend 2010”.  The gorgeous outdoor living [...]