High Point Fall 2010 Highlights
Palm Beach fresh and sassy, effervescent elegance from Lilly Pulitzer Home. Hickory Chair featured beautiful, updated classic furniture designs by Alexa Hampton, Mariette Himes Gomez, Suzanne Kasler and textile designs (like the exquisitely upholstered “pom-pom chair” shown on top left) from Susan and Kate Hable of Hable Construction. Snug Furniture’s organic, warm modern [...]
House Gift Series on ITV Looking for Stylish Homes
Laura at ITV tells us that their popular series “House Gift” is returning for another season and they’re looking for stylish homes to take part. Interested? Then read on for details: Laurence Llewelyn-Bowen Danielle Proud Tom Keane Our three interior design gurus will find you three fabulous house gifts, and all you have [...]
August 14th Design Event: Better Homes and Gardens Blogger Social and Live Q & A
My friend,the divinely talented and stylish, Amy Beth Cupp Dragroo of ABCD Design is moderating a Twitter design chat hosted by Better Homes & Garden. You won’t want to miss it! Date: Tuesday August 14th Where: Twitter ( hashtag – #BHGStyle ) When: 6-8:30 PM ET – Twitter Q&A starts at 6:30 PM ET
London Design Festival Day Two Highlights (BlogTour 2011 London)
My dream kitchen at luxury kitchen brand Poggen Pohl’s showroom. I think this kitchen was designed with me in mind! I do look at home in it, don’t I? My fantasy bath designed by Jaime Hayon for Toto- two words: Modern Elegance. Stunning and vibrant textiles by Boehme at Tent London. At Origin I fell [...]
BlogTour 2011 London Edition
Designer bloggers and writers are social creatures by nature. We love attending the numerous markets year-round from the traditional stomping grounds of High Point to the luxe high-end design mecca of Design Miami to Manhattan’s sophisticated Architectural Digest Home Show. You’ll see us milling about at swanky cocktail parties and laughter-filled dinners at chic restaurants, [...]
Summer Cooking Give Away – 40″ Precision Series Grill from Capital Cooking
The interior design blog Modenus has just served up an amazing summer give-away that will have grilling foodies doing summersaults! They’ve teamed up with Capital Cooking to give one lucky Modenus reader a 40” Precision Series Grill (similar model pictured above) valued at $7700. What’s even better than a chance to win this great grilling [...]
Pantone Color of the Year 2011 is…
the gorgeous “Honeysuckle” (Pantone 18-2120). LOVE this color and I’m so excited to see a move toward a more fun, confident hue. But then again I tend to be somewhat biased toward pink-leaning hues… According to Leatrice Eiseman, Executive Director, Pantone Color Institute, its Color of the Year for 2011 was selected because “In times [...]
Designers & Architects: Tile of Spain Wants You!
Cevisama 2010 – Pamesa Ceramica’s “Mood” More specifically, they want to offer four interior designers and architects the fabulous opportunity to join them for an eight day architectural journey (February 4th through February 12th, 2011) of Spain’s world renown design and architectural attractions. Did I mention that those lucky designers and architects will also be [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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
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, [...]
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 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 [...]
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 [...]
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 ) Why: One of the most important things in PR is [...]
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 room [...]
The Decorating Diva LLC in NOLA.com’s “Ten trends for 2010”
We’re absolutely thrilled to be included as design trend experts in The Times-Picayune’s digital magazine, NOLA.com’s “Ten trends for 2010 highlight the new home looks for the New Year” written by Molly Reid. In December, we published our “Top 10 Design Trends for 2010” depicting the predominate design trends that we believe will be strong [...]
Design Happenings for November 17, 2009
Award winning kitchen designer, Susan Serra CKD (see our in-depth design interview with Susan ) will be in New York City presenting to the New York Chapter of The International Furnishings and Design Association (IFDA) on the usage of Social Media tools (twitter, blogs, Facebook, etc) with respect to the design industry. Reservation details (though [...]
HOME MADE SIMPLE on TLC Oct 24th 2009
Samantha at TLC tells us that: HOME MADE SIMPLE, the show with simple and easy solutions to everyday domestic challenges, returns on October 24 at 12 PM (ET/PT) for its sixth season. The series is based on the easy home-style principles featured on the popular homecare Web site HomeMadeSimple.com. Traveling around the country, our handyman, [...]
ArtQuiver.com Art Recommendation Wizard
When it comes to artwork I’m known to be a real diva. I either love a piece or wholeheartedly, passionately hate it. It’s not easy to peg my taste, as it can range from the Old Masters to Modern Art. Even within those genres I can love one artist and abhor another. When ArtQuiver.com approached [...]
Anthropologie Lovers: Man Shops Globe on Sundance Channel Tonight
Fellow design lover Margot from the Sundance Channel tells us about an exciting new design oriented show debuting on the Sundance channel Wednesday October 7th at 10 PM : ““Man Shops Globe” is a new, eight-part original series featuring Keith Johnson — the buyer-at-large for the eclectic and oh-so-stylish shop, Anthropologie — following him from [...]
Decorating..The Professional Touch Book Review
Carol Donayre Bugg, DDCD, ASID, Vice President & Director of Design, INTERIORS by Decorating Den has penned her fifth decorating book, Decorating…The Professional Touch. Her latest decorating book is aimed to the non-DIY types or decorating divas who are short on time and who would rather outsource their home’s decoration to a professional decorator, and, [...]
$20,000 in Scholarship Awards for 2010 NKBA/GE Charette Competition
What an incredible opportunity for interior design students, $20,000 in scholarship awards ! Here are the details from the National Kitchen and Bath Association press release: The National Kitchen & Bath Association (NKBA) and GE are proud to announce that the NKBA/GE Student Charette Competition will be held for the fifth consecutive year. This competition [...]
Letter from the Editor: Universal Design
When I attended the Kitchen and Bath Industry Show (KBIS 2009) last month, I was on a mission. It was a vastly different mission than the one I had diligently planned for: trend sighting, new product demos and taking in all the fabulous new designs, seminars and parties (yes that’s work too -research and product [...]
Dream Kitchen Sweepstake by Sub-Zero and Wolf
Better hurry and submit your entry to win the kitchen of your dream’s outfitted with the best of the best luxury kitchen appliances. Here’s what you can win (what’s included in Grand Prize): Sub-Zero BI-30UG Glass Door Refrigerator/Freezer Sub-Zero 424 Wine Storage Refrigerator Wolf 30″ Gas Range and Ventilation $5,000 in product from Kohler $5,000 [...]
Cindy Crawford Home at JC Penney
Fresh off her successful run with the Cindy Crawford furniture collection for Rooms To Go, Cindy Crawford will now be lending her famous name and fashion style to a line of home decor, bedding, bath accessories, rugs, wall decor and furniture for J.C. Penney. According to sources at J.C. Penney, The Cindy Crawford Style collection [...]
Decorating Spotlight: MattAndShari.com
Decorating enthusiasts will be happy to know that the talented hosts and creators of Home and Garden Television’s (HGTV) “Room By Room” show, Matt Fox and Shari Hiller, now have a fantastic decorating and DIY website, mattandshari.com. Recently, we caught up with Matt and Shari and asked them a few questions regarding MattAndShari.com. THE DECORATING [...]
Blissliving Home Give and Receive Shopping Event
The wonderful Stephanie at Blissliving Home told me about their “Give and Receive Shopping Event “ and I wanted to share that information with you. Over the last year we have seen the economy spiral downward – foreclosures, unemployment, bankruptcy and high fuel and food costs. Many of our fellow citizens have been affected and [...]
