Design Sleuth
Design Sleuth
Deborah Pelham
guest blogger
How it all began …
Over the past couple of months, Alan Wyatt the owner of Designs of the Interior (DOTI) in Johns Creek, Georgia, and I had talked about adding a guest blogger to his interior design blog. We both thought it would be a great idea and a lot of fun – and so the idea of the Design Sleuth blog was born. I’m not an interior designer – in fact e-commerce, marketing, writing, and public relations are really my areas of familiarity – but perhaps like many of you, I have spent countless hours and days sleuthing around on the web gathering information on beautiful furniture and home furnishings, dreaming of room makeovers that “wow”, checking out remodeling and home forum tips for do-it-yourselfers, and uncovering all of the other good stuff that would make my home – and your home – that special place you really enjoy coming “home” to.
02-03-09
Right now is a great time to start the Design Sleuth blog because Alan has just added a new interior designer to his staff. His name is Nathan Williams and he’s been an interior designer for over 20 years. Last week, I had the wonderful opportunity to talk with Nathan about some of the design issues me, my friends, and the other average ‘non-designer man and woman on-the street’ are grappling with right now, and I look forward to sharing his answers and design solutions with you over the next many weeks.
We talked about things like furniture for “downsizers” and those living in smaller homes who love to entertain, how to update your “look” using some of this year’s new interior colors, home office spaces that really work, and great ways to add excitement to your rooms for $1000 or less, along with an assortment of other great topics. Later, I also plan to write an e-zine article about rugs, since Nathan is a rug expert and so many people are using rugs now for beauty as well as function. Nathan mentioned that one of the things he enjoys most about working as an interior designer is really getting to know the people he works with and helping them make their design dreams come true. That sounds good to me. 
On that note, we’ll end today’s Design Sleuth blog. On Thursday, I’ll share with you one of Nathan’s favorite pieces of furniture sitting on the store floor right now. It’s one of those wonderful dual-function problem-solvers everybody wants. Talk with you then.
Deborah
A.k.a. Design Sleuth
Tags: design sleuth, interior design
Wow, what a concept. Having a real, live person who, like the rest of us, doen’t have a clue about design grapple with these issues. I know Alan was an innovator, but this is over the top. I will eagerly look forward to the Design Sleuth’s future reports.
I love the idea of the Design Sleuth’s. I look forward to the future posts on the blog. This blog is going to be your one stop shopping for interior design information. There are so many peolple downsizing in this market. I love the idea of less is better. You can have a great looking room without lots of furniture.