Irene's Inspirations!

As Chairman of the Professional Development Committee for IRIS, I am pleased to announce our April 15th Teleconference will be with Fred Berns.  Effective Pricing Strategies that Keep Us Competitive Teleconfernce Summary For all too many Redesigners and Stagers, questions about their price cause ...

The Color and Redesign Institute is pleased to announce our newest Certified Color Specialists.  Congratulations to Diana Packard, Certified Dewey Color Coordinator, owner of Boise Pottery.  Diana was very intrigued through her study of Geology and how beautiful soil can become through pottery.  ...

As I was reading some of the posts, I thought I would share some ideas that will make your newsletters stand out above the rest.  Please consider the following tips:  Which Newsletter Program do you use? There are a variety of programs available today for Newsletters.  I found Constant Contact to...

Stagers, Redesigners, Decorators, Designers, Artists, Holistic Color Healers, Enthusiastic DIYs and those Passionate Color People, I invite to become a Color Expert!     Do you know which white to choose when you are going to get a home ready for resale?  Do you choose a warm white or cool white?...

I want to share one of my mentor's insightful articles with you, by Margi Kyle. Every time I teach a class or give a lecture on color, sheer panic comes over people's faces. Everyone seems scared to death of color. Let's examine why. Color makes a very strong statement. Color evokes emotion. The...

Are you challenged with Color for Home Staging, Redesigns or Decorating your home in Northern California?  Don't despair, there are some gifted and newly Certified Dewey Color Consultants in Northern CA ready to serve you!  We had one of the most exciting times in our recent March 7th & 8th Class...

The Color And Redesign Institute is pleased to announce that Colorado has a new Certified Dewey Color Consultant! Renée Parrish from Re-Define Interiors was recently Certified as a Dewey Color Consultant.  We had a delightful time of training and interacting with our fellow IRIS Certified Interio...

Don't just go through life, GROW through life! by Eric Butterworth.  I found this quote recently on the Internet while researching the meaning of Grow.  Don't you love that?  How about you?  Are you ready to GROW?  I believe that I will be a life long learner.  I hunger for knowledge and how to d...

I have been fascinated for years on the effect and power of selling through color choices.  So many times people do not realize that "builder beige" is not the only color choice that sells a home.  Green is becoming a new neuteral color in decorating.  I have spoken for a while on "The Value of ...

My Marketing Coach told me something recently that I am finding to be true:  "Marketing is Gardening, not Hunting!" I keep thinking about that comment and found the truth in gardening.  You dig, till the soil, clear out the rocks, plant, water, weed and fertilize your garden.  Have you ever disco...