The Beginning of a Harmonious Home Design After successfully working with Geneva clients on a previous home, Toms-Price designer Susan Palinski was thrilled when the wife called to enlist her help on a new home they would be purchasing. Susan and the homeowner had already established a wonderful rapport when they began their collaboration on [ read more… ]
Drama, passion, warmth and dashing confidence. Do these qualities find a place in your interiors? The romance of red never goes out of style in interior design. Check our Pinterest board to see the romance of red in beautiful rooms and accessories. And, happy Valentine’s Day to everyone!
One of the most important principles of design, and one of the most overlooked by people, is scale. It may seem obvious, but so many times I walk into a client’s home and notice they have furniture that is just too big for the room. Often, people are looking for generously-sized, comfortable furniture and forget [ read more… ]
Here’s Cindy working on a floor plan with her client this morning at Toms-Price. Did anyone watch “Top Design” last night on Bravo? It’s such craziness because those designers have to compress days or weeks of work into mere hours. They need to make decisions incredibly fast and roll with all the last minute punches. [ read more… ]
Over the years it has dawned on me that the more specialized we become in our own particular disciplines, the greater the gulfs in understanding that begin to separate us. For me and my design colleagues, it is immediately apparent what height to hang a picture, what size upholstery is appropriate or what color will [ read more… ]
What a complex world it is where each of us can exist in a professional sub-culture with its own purpose, its own customs, even its own vocabulary. When it comes time to trusting your health, your retirement, your taxes, or your home to a professional — well, thank goodness there are people for that. Here [ read more… ]
Taking on large pieces of furniture is no small feat. They don’t like to move, and they want to bruise you when you try. Since moving things again and again will quickly drain your energy and your inspiration, you need a game plan. Think about balancing your room so that heavy pieces become a focal [ read more… ]
I used to teach second grade and knew I had picked the wrong profession when I took more delight in decorating the bulletin boards in my class room then teaching my second graders weights and measures. Eventually they learned how many cups in a pint and how many pints in a quart, but not until [ read more… ]
I’m an interior designer at Toms-Price, filling in for our regular blogger who is a display designer in our stores and VERY busy at the moment. I’ll be sharing some ideas about decorating for children. They so look forward to the holidays and getting them involved in it, and the planning, can have special meaning [ read more… ]
A qualified, experienced designer can produce beautiful results in ANY style category. The same principles of balance, rythm, proportion and emphasis apply equally to all. Talk to your designer. Tell them about your dream room (and your budget); bring them magazine pictures and photos. Let them know–really know–how your live in your space, and how [ read more… ]
