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New Year’s Design Resolutions

I never make traditional New Year’s Resolutions.  I know myself well enough to know that the beginning of the January isn’t sufficient motivation to make me follow through.  So I make lists of things I truly want to accomplish and will enjoy doing.  Some are personal, some business related and others pertain to design and my home.

Personally, I will continue with my French lessons, but make a point of spending more time practicing.

For Business I plan to blog more regularly.

Design Resolutions:

I changed the floor in my guest bath in December, so now I want to make a few more changes.  The black and white tiles have inspired me to create une salle de bain à la française.

My home office is located on the landing space on the second floor.  It originally was a bedroom before additions were made; now you need to walk through to get to the bedrooms.  I have a window with a backyard view,  book shelves and a large desk. But I’m considering creating a real office space in an unused bedroom.   A room that will inspire creativity and where I can get organized.  I envision a space that will become my own personal design laboratory.  In a family of men, I can carve out a truly feminine room!

I would love to hear your design resolutions.  Let me know!

It isn’t bad enough that movie or music celebrities think they can be designers just because of name recognition.  Now a former NFL football player is getting his own TV show as a designer!    I don’t know anything about Keyshawn Johnson but I’m guessing he did not major in interior design in college!  A & E is giving him a TV show where “he handles a variety of interior design dilemmas.”

Real interior designers work darn hard  to be successful and run our businesses.  Why is it that people think design is easy?

I’m sure not even an football player-turned-designer will get many of the men I know to start watching design shows on TV.