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Welcome to Design on Demand
This month, I'm introducing a new and exciting service at Barbara Gilbert Interiors. Design on Demand offers clients the opportunity to spend four hours with myself and another designer. During that time, we tackle their interior design needs. Design on Demand is perfect for people who want help with their homes, but don’t have the budget for full-service interior design. We can look at one room or space, or do accessories and artwork for multiple rooms. We spend four hours planning the design and when we are finished, clients have a curated purchasing list of retail sources that contains pictures and...
A Tween Bedroom With Style That Endures
I recently had the pleasure of designing a tween bedroom for a special young lady. She is an 11-year-old who knows exactly what she likes and her favorite color is purple. One essential part of the design process was creating a room that was not too babyish, and not too grown up, either. We wanted to create style that would endure well into her college years. With that in mind, we got to work on her new tween bedroom. First, we had her create Houzz ideabooks with examples of items she likes. From there, we were able to get a...
Balancing the Old and New with a Transitional Style
Defining your specific design style definitely comes down to personal preferences. You may think that the modern style is much too sleek for your tastes. Or you might consider traditional styles too much of a stuffed shirt, stodgy style. At the same time, you might like certain aspects of both of these styles. If that’s the case, transitional is the best way to label your favorite personal style. What Is the Transitional Style? The best way to define the transitional style is to equate it to a marriage. This marriage consists of modern and traditional furniture, materials, fabrics, and finishes....