I'm on vacation and I confess, I have a problem -- a decorating dilemma. Anytime I'm in a hotel room more than a day or two, I feel it's mine and I'm usually convinced that there's a better room arrangement.What is one to do? Why rearrange the furniture, of course. This can present a decorating dilemma because often there aren't many options.Well, Continue Reading
Entreprenuers: Who They Are and What They Do-No Foolin’!
Entreprenuers -- a simple definition of an entrepreneur is one who organizes, manages, and assumes the risks of a business or enterprise. First used in 1852, it's from the French word entreprendre, to undertake. Management skill and strong team building abilities are essential leadership attributes for successful entrepreneurs. They identify opportunities and are Continue Reading
Bamboo and other Exotic Wood Examples
While enjoying this Presidents Day, I'm thinking of an exotic bamboo wood finish that caught my attention after my last post on Zebrawood. It happens to be Crate & Barrel's new line of Bamboo Bath Accessories.In fact, they have quite an assortment of Bamboo items.This wood finish reminds me a lot of Zebrawood with it's striation but it is more blonde in Continue Reading
Necessity Is The Mother Of Invention
Necessity of the Mother of Invention and Perseverance is a virtue, and Try, try again until you succeed are adages we're all heard again and again.In developing Small Wall, Julie Boney heeded all of these plus Winston Churchill's admonishment to "Never give in, never give in." She wanted a decent size true paint sample that she could adhere to a wall, take down Continue Reading
Slow, slow, slow!
Reading the paper this morning at a leisurely, slow pace, there seemed to be a subliminal message to slow down and savor the moment.Marni Jameson's piece was about the slow movement in design. She contacted Eric Storm and Beth Meredith who are slow life designers and originators of CreateTheGoodLife.org. And what did I see when I visited their site? A Continue Reading
