Some days are so overwhelming: back to back client meetings, shopping for clients, attending events and networking. Wednesday was one of those days: I left my house at 5:30 a.m. and didn't return until 9 p.m. There are many challenges in running a successful design business. But there is nothing [...]
Often I am asked questions specific to selecting the right paint, not just the right paint color. Here are a few tips: -If your walls are in bad condition, then have them skim-coated to make them smooth. This is applying a coat of joint compound to the entire wall surface/room, [...]
There is nothing like the feeling of walking into a project that I've been designing for over a year and finally to see the finishes installed. That's when the "house" is really turned into a "home." It gives me such a great sense of pride to see how beautifully things [...]
Not only do we design projects from scratch, but we also decorate what's already there! Today we spent the day setting up a Model Home in Garden City. The client had a lot of furniture and artwork already from previous projects so we were asked to place the furnishings to [...]
I often am amazed at how lucky I am to have ended up in this profession as a New York Interior Designer. I truly love what I do! Long overdue, I finalized the selection for terrace furnishings for a development project. It's going to be a great terrace: we have an [...]
So we are going ahead with that fabulous Italian sectional sofa after all! I brought my client to the showroom to see it in person. The Roche Bobois piece is beautifully proportioned with a fine bronze nickel metal frame, just perfect for the room. And, although it doesn't work so [...]
I don't want to bore you with the mundane details of today: the computer technician that came in to set up my new systems, or the bookkeeper that came to do her work. The highlight of today was hearing my client say they were going for the more expensive hardware [...]
It's been a busy few months: In-Site took part in the Massey Knackel Multifamily Summit where I sat on a panel for New Developments. The panelists, who included a mix of developers and real estate brokers and myself representing design, discussed the state of real estate developments, the best neighborhoods [...]
It's been a crazy and incredible few weeks. The storm that ravaged the Eastern Coast created havoc with downed trees, flooding and a major blackout. When I think of it now, just 3 weeks later, it will be remembered by me as the Blackout of 2012. Our NY office got [...]
There is something so very exciting about construction. It's exhilarating for me to walk onto a construction site and see my design ideas a reality. All these months sketching, hard-line computer drawing, selecting finishes, coordinating with the team through the ordering process and finally, it's there, on site, in 3 [...]