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Thank you for visiting our notebook pages. Living in the Atlanta area, there are many opportunities to attend design events whether at a Show Home, the Atlanta Decorative Arts Center, The Mart, Miami Circle or some of the wonderful galleries, parks and events that are a part of living in a larger metro area. We generally take a camera along with us, so we will share some of the many things we find interesting that may be of some interest to you. Please feel free to let us know your thoughts and interests also. Click here to subscribe to our notebook through Google Reader.

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By the way, it’s a New Year…..

Now I’m not really sure how the fall passed and not a single post has been written. I have a notebook full of ideas & a camera full of images to pass along, but for several known and unknown reasons, I have …

Designing Details in Valences & Shades

I have known that I am inquisitive & have been known to ask alot of questions. I did not realize until a couple of years ago that not everyone is comfortable asking for the details in a story, but if …

Lisa Thompson, Tara Dillard & Cheese

In February I had the priviledge to visit Lisa Thompson’s showroom down on Miami Circle in Atlanta to hear Tara Dillard speak about the “Vanishing Threshold: Combining Life, Home and Garden”.  She told us the first thing to do is to look outside …

From House To House

Window treatments can be an investment that you will enjoy for many years and that you can move with you from house to house.  There are many styles that can be redesigned to work in another room.  Let me show you a couple.  …

It’s all in the Details

One of the main differences between ready made drapery and custom is the design detail used to create room specific window treatments.  While the off the shelf market has really expanded their offerings, with custom you can select fabrics, trims, hardware and design …