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Best of Houzz 2016
The new year is off to a remarkable start! Barbara Gilbert Interiors has received two Best of Houzz awards for 2016, as well as an award for 2016 best home theater design in Dallas. What an wonderful surprise! [caption id="attachment_13849" align="aligncenter" width="500"] This space designed by Barbara Gilbert Interiors won a Best of Houzz 2016 award for home theaters[/caption] Barbara Gilbert Interiors won "Best Of Design" and "Best of Customer Service” awards. The design award means our work was among of the most popular with the 35 million monthly unique users of Houzz last year. Only 3 percent of the 35 million active home building, remodeling, and design industry professionals receive these honors....
Colors of the Year for 2016
The psychology of color affects us all. That’s clear in the choices for 2016 color of the year by Pantone, Sherwin-Williams, and PPG. All three trend-makers chose shades noted for being calming, reassuring, and tranquil. The designers at Pantone noted, “As consumers seek mindfulness and well being as an antidote to modern day stresses, welcoming colors that psychologically fulfill our yearning for reassurance and security are becoming more prominent.” These are symbolic color predictions, “color snapshots” of what is happing in our country and our world. They express an overall mood and attitude happening around us. Understanding how color influences...
From Clean Slate to Classically Chic
Starting an interior design job with a clean slate offers a lot of possibilities—and some exciting challenges. We are thrilled to be working in a stately home in University Park, Texas, an opportunity to take a blank slate to a classically chic space with flow, functionality, and elegance.University Park is a coveted inner northern suburb of Dallas, one of the most affluent cities in the U.S. with around 23,000 residents. This is a lovely home, built in 2015 with 6,753 square feet, five bedrooms, six full bathrooms, and two half bathrooms. The house had beautiful "bones" when we arrived, well appointed with Carrera...