Addressing Spaces Blog

This was one of my favorite decorative elements for my recent room design for the Habitat For Humanity Restore Spaces event.  It was so creative and added just the right amount of sparkle. What did I do?  I simply laid a vanity light flat on its back and added tea light candles.  Voila!  You have...

As I was getting ready to add a new post with some before and after pix, I saw an ad for www.thestagingmart.com  They appear to be very innovative retail store that offers some great furniture & accessories tailored to the staging market.  Has anyone bought anything from them?  I would love to he...

I recently participated in an event for Habitat for Humanity.  The Challenge was to use donated items from their Restore to decorate our room.  I had to tap into my creative side to come up with ways to transform my room.   I love to repurpose items.  In this case, I used old cabinet door fronts ...

Habitat for Humanity Event: Making Lemonade out of Lemons -Before and After Pix (edit/delete) I recently was one of 8 designers who participated in a great event for Habitat for Humanity.  The event was to raise awareness for the Restore Retail location and the great programs that Habitat does in...

I recently was one of 8 designers who participated in a great event for Habitat for Humanity.  The event was to raise awareness for the Restore Retail location and the great programs that Habitat does in our area.  The challenge was to shop the Restore and use the donated items to decorate a room...

I am new to this business.  I just completed my certification.  I have been heavily researching and reading as much as I can.  I am interested in joining some associations, but my goodness there are so many.  I would love to know what associations AR members have joined and why they joined and if...

I am one of 10 local designers/decorators to be selected to participate in ReStore Spaces.  It is a great event to help build awareness and raise money for our local Habitat for Humanity and Restore.  Each designer is assigned a room and must "shop" the restore to find items to use in their room....

I am just starting out so I needed to find a cost effective site that looked professional.  I stumbled upon something called "Boutique Website Templates".  Do a google search, you will find a ton.  They come in budget, limited edition or One of a Kind.  They are templates aimed at retail shops, b...