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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”...
Houzz Anniversary Party in Dallas
[caption id="attachment_14205" align="aligncenter" width="500"] Three panelists (and a moderator), including Barbara Gilbert, discussed how they use Houzz in their business. All photos courtesy of Lisa Stewart Photography[/caption] Last week, I was thrilled to be part of the Houzz fifth anniversary celebration in Dallas. My team and I at Barbara Gilbert Interiors were some of the "early adopters" of this online platform in 2010, and Houzz has become an indispensable tool for my interior design firm. The Houzz anniversary party was at PIRCH in NorthPark Center, by invitation only for their Dallas pro community: the architects, designers, and home builders who do such wonderful work in North Texas....