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7 No-Fail Greige Paints
When some people are choosing neutral paint colors, they think beige looks too much like a Band-Aid and gray is a little to trendy. Enter greige, the paint color taking the interior design world by storm! Greige is a beautiful blend of gray and beige, a welcoming neutral that feels more modern than beige, which is often overused and too yellow, and less industrial than gray, which can feel cold. I've been using greige for several years in my interior design work with BGI Design, and I couldn't be more happy with the results. But finding that perfect greige takes some...
Designerlebrity Set Design
Last week, I mentioned the Interior Design Society (IDS) National Conference in Dallas—it starts tomorrow morning and I'm so excited to welcome designers from around the country to the Dallas Market Center. This promises to be an exceptional experience for attendees. It is my tremendous honor to design the set for the closing event, the Designerlebrity™: Building a Breakthrough Brand panel. Hosted by celebrated interior designer Barbara Viteri, this is the closing event and a wonderful capstone for the conference. Viteri has selected three trendsetting designers: Nick May, creator and host of The Chaise Lounge podcast; Jennifer Wagner Schmidt, creator of Box of Chic; and Nina Magon of Contour...
How To Pick Eco-Friendly Paint
We feature guest posts from time to time on the Barbara Gilbert Interiors blog. This guest post is written by the folks at Modernize, and focuses on a topic important to me, eco-friendly paint. The average home has indoor air two to five times more polluted than outside, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. Much of that can be accredited to noxious volatile organic compounds (VOCs) being released into your home every day. VOCs are a classification of chemicals that easily evaporate at room temperature, lingering in the air for upwards of two to three months. And these toxins are...