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Celebrate with a contest!

Just in time to celebrate the Opening of CB2 in Mid-Town they are having a Design Contest for the most creative space. It looks easy to enter and will be fun seeing other creative spaces. Even if you don't want to enter what a great place to get design ideas.

Entry details:

- Submit three photos of your most inspired living space and then try to get all the votes you can.

- The top 50 vote-getters will advance to the next round to be judged by CB2 and Todd Selby for their creativity and originality.

- The Grand Prize winner will receive a $10K CB2 Shop Card and will also be featured on Todd's blog, TheSelby.com

- Qualifying Runners Up will get CB2 Shop Cards ranging in value from $500 to $2,500.

- Top vote-getter will receive $2,500 CB2 Shop Card.

Visit http://www.theselbycontest.com/ for offical details, rules and prizes.

Why it is worth the money to hire a professional home stager to sell your home.

When selling your propery in today's market, a professional home stager can be one of your best resources to making your home more appealing to potential buyers. A home stager is trained to look at your home with a fresh eye and knows what today's buyers are looking for.They do not have that personal attachment that you have with your furnishings and belongings and can be objective about what should stay and what should go. They can help to create a budget for the home staging process and possibly eliminate spending extra money on things that will not make a huge difference in the end. If you have a limited budget, they can also help to construct a plan for the best use of the budget that you have. Rental furniture is another way to work within a budget and suppliment to your existing furniture. If your home is vacant, short term furniture rental is an affordable way to stage the property to make it more appealing and create that home feel. Buyers's today want to visualize how they will live in a home before they purchase it. A professional home stage understands this and is focused on transforming your home into a sold property!

DMD Studios Inc. provides furniture for CBS Atlanta Home Staging Feature

                              

DMD Studios Inc. was excited to be a part of a feature on CBS Atlanta promoting what a difference Home Staging can make when selling a propoerty. Paige Earl of Pearle Staging & Design was the featured home stager who worked her magic on an adorable  2 BR /1 BA house in East Atlanta offered by Keller Williams. What a great day for home staging! Check out the video segment.

http://www.cbsatlanta.com/video/19775534/index.html

10 tips for adding "character" when home staging

"Change is gonna do you good"

With all of the headlines at Highpoint this market, it seems that Elton John's s song has become the slogan of the times. This is why I said that "CHANGE" is one of the hottest trends that I saw at furniture market! Here are a few of the headlines in some of the publications from market.

 HOW TO SURVIVE TOUGH TIMES(stop going in the same direction), CELEBRATE THE HOME (comforting solutions in a changing world), COPING MECHANISM(Economy-conscious colors for 2010), Safe Haven, Great Escape and of course just for the younger generations RADICAL RULES.

Forcastors across the board are in agreement that the changing economic times are a major force in shaping the upcoming design trends. The furniture industry, along with Designers, Builders,  Home Stagers & Realtors can  help the end consumer feel safer and more certain by incorporating these upcoming trends into their product or service.

SAFE HAVEN - Consumers have a tendency in uncertain times to play it safe and this includes how they use color!  Due to economic uncertainty, people are looking for colors that they perceive to be safe, said Michelle Lamb, editorial director of The Trend Curve. The new neutral tones for 2010 include Olive Gray, Taupe Gray, Silver Gray, Tea Bag, Champagne Beige and Angora. Don't all of the colors sound and feel good! It makes me want to curl up with a good book and escape.

Speaking of ESCAPE - The next generation of color and style trends. Because of the uncertainty of the times and the loud world that we live in, we all need a break! We have the desire to be transportted to somewhere other than the place we live day to day. Close your eyes and image  relaxing in a far away place. What did you see? We all have different visions of escape, but they all include some form of Luxury! The color trends for this palette include, Gold Metallic, Glowing Umber, Summer Plum, Blue Macaw, Wild Orchid, Persian Violet and Granite. Again, just the names alone will make you feel more relaxed. We will also be seeing exotic, bohemian trends moving into 2010.

 

RADICAL RULES - This trend actually speaks to the young and old alike.  With today's economic condition, we have all been forced to think outside of the box . This has taken away our "comfort zone" and has moved our minds towards a state of renewal. We are all forced to be innovative and redefine the world we live in. In color, this translates to bright passionate unexpected color choices. The unexpected color combinations and individuality of the color choices make us all smile. Look for hues that include Salsa (oh yeah!), Mesquite, Mauve Bauhaus, Yellow Finch, Seaweed, Bronze Metallic, Hummingbird, Midnight Navy,Mimosa Yellow  Strawberry Ice. The cosmic brights can take on a comic book feeling. This trend attracts and speaks to the Gen. X and Gen. Y crowd like never before.

 

I got so wrapped up in the trend of CHANGE, I will have to come back to Reclaim and Recycle next week. Until Then...

Donna

Highlights from High Point Furniture Market

The good news is that High Point Furniture market is alive and well!

Upon returning from the market, I am happy and optimistic with the tone of the show. One furniture vendor told me"We all know that business is going to be off, but we are here and selling good product. The mood is upbeat! We are all tired of the doom and gloom and are finding ways to make it work, even in this economy!Onegood indicator is the fact that almost every showroom we visited had "new", yes I said "new" introductions. This is a step in the right direction.

For those of you who do not know what the furniture market is, I will give you the scoop! Twice a year, a very small town named High Point, in North Carolina is taken over by thousands and thousands of designers, furniture store owners, buyers etc. to preview and buy product related to the home furnishings industry. The High Point furniture market is known worldwide with this year markingthe 100th anniversary. People come from all over the country to experience this show and connect with others in the industry. It takes over the entire town with exhibitors showcasing their product in several buildings throughout the town. They even have shuttles that will take you from building to building. Thye have great educational seminars and fabulous parties!  It is THE place to see forward thinking designs and be inspired by all of the colors and  new trends. I always leave the market INSPIRED and RECHARGED!

I could spend hours talking about where the design trends are heading! One word sums up the HOTTEST trend that was shown in High Point! O.K., maybe three words

RECYCLE

RECLAIM

CHANGE

We are all in a change is good mode and we will see this reflected in future designs. Next week, I will elaborate on the three trends and show you how to fit them into your current style! 

Donna

Welcome to our new blog!

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