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Don't Let Trends Define You
So, your neighbor just got a white kitchen, and there are white kitchens on Houzz. There are white kitchens in all the magazines. Therefore, you MUST have a white kitchen, right? Wrong. Now, don't get me wrong. I love a good white kitchen and am not here to bash them. However, it honestly breaks my heart to do one after another of the same design because people see it everywhere. Why do you hire a designer? To be unique. So that you can have a one of a kind, 100% YOU space. So, throw away the magazines. Stop looking at Pinterest (oh, how I love/hate Pinterest). And start looking at yourself, your experiences, what makes you happy.
Get the Spa Feeling at Home
Almost anyone who has ever visited a spa does not want the feeling to end. It's a place where we leave all our to-do's, our responsibilities, and burdens behind and focus entirely on the here and now.
We feel healthy, pampered, and able to leave the world behind for a time. Isn't this how our homes should be? We should arrive home and not let work even cross our minds. We are in our safe place, our oasis. This is our haven, our place of ultimate freedom and even more than a spa- personal expression!
Honesty & Integrity
One of the most important things to me; personally, as an entrepreneur, and interior designer, is honesty and integrity. I will never say that I don't have my slip ups and imperfections. In fact, the ability to take the blame for a poor decision or slip up is an important part of these qualities.
In design, honesty and integrity may be found in materiality, acknowledgment of the original design intent, construction/the way things are built, and regionalism.
Getting Interior Design Inspiration
can't believe time has flown so quickly! Have four years really gone by? I suppose a good reminder is that two amazing things happened to me four years ago. My youngest son was born the same time that I launched Waldron Designs. Sure enough, it's almost time to be planning a fourth birthday party (for my son, not my business).
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I want to tell you a secret. You know Pinterest, Houzz, and all those magazines we collect to get inspiration? Sure, they're great, but honestly- they're a bad starting point. The reason is because you're starting with literal THINGS, objects, and functions. Inspiration should come not in the form of things, but in feelings. Design is touchy-feely and emotional, and it should be. Honestly, it's a bit like interior psychology. We are manipulating spaces to make us feel differently.
Holistic Interior Design
I've seen this term a lot lately, and whenever I hear the term "holistic", I think of natural medicine. But, when I really thought about the word, it truly means "whole". I like to think that I do holistic design because I consider the whole home, even when doing a color consultation for a single room. It is important to understand the home, the homeowners, their needs, and their lifestyle.
Benefits of a window seat
What is a window seat used for, if not curling up with a good book? Use this space to soak up that sun while reading a good book and you will be enriching yourself and reaping the health benefits simultaneously.
