WIN TICKETS AND EXPERIENCE AMAZING HOUSES OF THE FUTURE AT THE 2007 IDEAL HOME SHOW
9 March – 1 April 2007, Earls Court, London
This spring on March 9 2007, the Ideal Home Show will bring together the very latest in home design, must-have products and accessories, exciting innovation and expert advice from the UK’s interior design [...]

Buyers, builders and homeowners in the Cedar City area are becoming more sophisticated, with design desires expanding well beyond traditional white walls and brown carpet.
For those who have experienced this, there are many choices without leaving the area. Home design options in the Cedar City area have expanded recently, providing an easier decision-making process for [...]

General Motors is aiming to make good on its pledge to improve the fit and finish of its once dull car interiors, and it’s fashionistas — and not stodgy auto writers — they are hoping to impress.
Engineers and designers from GM headquarters in Detroit came to town for Fashion Week, wining and dining models and [...]

Regalia Holdings has named Bernardo Fort-Brescia, founder of the internationally renowned architectural firm Arquitectonica, as architect of Regalia, a planned luxury condominium project located in Sunny Isle Beach, Fla., about 17 miles from Miami.
The 38-unit project is slated to break ground in June 2007 and be completed in 2009, Gerry Groh, vice president of operations [...]

DesignIn, Inc. today unveiled MyDesignIn (www.mydesignin.com), a first-of-its-kind social design and planning Web site that combines conceptual home design tools and patent- pending product bookmarking to allow consumers to create interactive blueprints. MyDesignIn.com, launched in private beta today, is created for homeowners who plan to remodel and want to visualize and organize their projects. MyDesignIn [...]

Centrepoint Architecture, a Raleigh based architecture and engineering firm, announced that Danielle Campbell joined their staff as Marketing Coordinator. Danielle will lead the marketing department for the firm’s Raleigh and Wilmington offices. She graduated from NC State University with a degree in business management and marketing. Danielle will use her experience in marketing research, field [...]

Setting trends for 2007, prestigious housebuilder Charles Church and its interior designers Chelsea Mclaine have chosen a design scheme to set the most intrepid home owners heart a flutter.
Margot Paton, interior designer at Chelsea Mclaine comments; “The design scheme was influenced by the new homes surrounding environment, autumnal trees and buildings built of natural stone. [...]

Kerrie Rossi’s career started in the classroom. After four years as an art teacher, she decided it was time to try something else.
“I realized there was a lot more that I could do,” Rossi said. “I knew I could make a living at home. I didn’t have to work for someone else.”
The 1977 Penn State [...]

At Charles Church’s development Foundry Gardens on Evendons Lane, Wokingham, Berkshire.
Charles Church stunning showhome, ‘The Ashridge’, is a four bedroom luxury family home at Charles Church’s development ‘Foundry Gardens’ in Wokingham. The interior designers have been influenced by the seasonal colours associated with the winter, creating a sensational visual and textual experience that is certainly [...]

There’s a charming stone cottage on a snow-dappled hill, surrounded by mature trees and a low stone wall. Smoke billows from chimneys on either end of the house. Inside, the patina of centuries has settled onto rough-hewn timber beams and floors of large, uneven old bricks. Yet anyone scouring the English countryside for this cozy [...]

In the spirit of David Letterman’s much-loved Top Ten lists, interior designers and industry experts share their predictions as to what will be hot in home décor in the coming year.
Certain themes will continue from previous years, with some gaining momentum as they become more widely accepted. Still others will explode onto the scene as [...]

Homeowners often get caught up in color palettes, fabrics and accessories during room planning.
But plumbing fixtures? Faucets, sinks and toilets often wind up as an afterthought to cabinets, counters and flooring.
Such benign neglect has consequences. If scant thought is given to how kitchen or bath fixtures integrate into the overall design scheme, the room can [...]