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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...
IDS Conference 2016 in Dallas this Month
I'm counting the moments until our Interior Design Society (IDS) National Conference 2016 in Dallas at the Dallas Market Center (16 days!). We believe all attendees will sharpen their competitive edge with our fantastic lineup of speakers and panelists. The theme is Building a Better Business: One Design at a Time, and we're focusing our speakers are successful industry entrepreneurs and design coaches who will impart their wisdom and share their formulas for success. [caption id="attachment_14233" align="aligncenter" width="350"] IDS National Conference 2016 closing session speaker Barbara Viteri (Designerlebrity Panel: Building a Breakthrough Brand).[/caption] [caption id="attachment_14240" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Panelists for “Designerlebrity Panel: Building a Breakthrough Brand”...