Tag Archives: interior design

HGTV Design Star

Posted on December 23, 2010 by Alan

Want to be a design star on your own show on HGTV?  There’s an open casting call here in Atlanta on January 8th.  I took a call from Amy, the Casting Associate Producer from CBS News Productions, yesterday who asked … Continue reading →

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Sunroom decorating ideas-before and after

Posted on July 16, 2009 by Alan

Here’s a fun before and after.  I want to show you how fun and easy it is to take a blah space and make it a vibrant part of the home. One of our favorite clients had this mostly empty sunroom … Continue reading →

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Not Your Grandma’s Faux Finishes

Posted on March 17, 2009 by Alan

A couple of weeks ago I had a chance to talk with Kass Wilson, a local faux finish artist. She works with a lot of designers in the area, including the designers at DOTI at John’s Creek. Some of you … Continue reading →

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Design Sleuth-Family Rooms

Posted on February 26, 2009 by Alan

Family rooms are usually one of the more popular rooms in most people’s homes.  For those without separate home theatre or game rooms, it is often where you’d put the television set, the gaming equipment, and in some cases, the … Continue reading →

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Design Sleuth-Home office furniture

Posted on February 19, 2009 by Alan

“People spend more money on upgrades on a car than they do on home office furnishings,” Alan, the owner of DOTI at John’s Creek said when I mentioned home offices.  “It seems kind of strange when you compare the time … Continue reading →

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Design Sleuth-more $1,000 budget ideas

Posted on February 17, 2009 by Alan

When a client approaches designer Nathan with a budget of $1000 or less and desires to update his or her kitchen, Nathan usually starts with paint.  “I’d probably go with a shade of green,” he says.  “It’s a popular color … Continue reading →

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Design Sleuth-freshen your home on a budget

Posted on February 12, 2009 by Alan

With spring right around the corner—in Georgia the spring daffodils are blooming!—it seemed like a wonderful time to talk with the designers at DOTI John’s Creek about easy ways to update or freshen your home interior for $1000 or less. … Continue reading →

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What’s HOT!

Posted on February 11, 2009 by Alan

They say that to be a good teacher you have to be one step ahead of the student.  A few weeks ago Suzanne came into my office with a recent copy of House Beautiful opened to the ‘what’s hot’ page.  … Continue reading →

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Valentines Day Ideas

Posted on February 10, 2009 by Alan

Forget dinner out, diamond jewelry, and boxes of chocolate for your sweetheart this Valentine’s Day; instead do something special with your master bedroom that will spice up your love life all year round—this was the design challenge I posed to … Continue reading →

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Design Sleuth investigates plasma lifts

Posted on February 5, 2009 by Alan

Often it’s fun to ask the design pros to name one of their favorite pieces currently available on the store floor.  As my luck would have it on this particular day, most of the DOTI at John’s Creek designers were … Continue reading →

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