Designer’s Own Magazine Launch

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Today, Decor Mentor launches innovative publishing packages for designers to showcase their own work! Imagine your very own professional and personalized digital or print Design Magazine edition, showcasing your projects and unique value proposition and including articles on the value of the designer and craftsmanship in home furnishings. This innovative magazine concept is an incredible …MORE

Mentor: Lisa Ferguson
Website: www.lisafergusoninteriordesign.com
Twitter: decormentor
Lisa has 23+ years experience in home decor: renovating & decorating interiors, speaking, designing furniture as well as importing and marketing home decor goods. Early in her career, features in Style at Home and The Toronto Star, have enabled Lisa to work on many diverse projects with over 350+ clients and her business is almost entirely referral based. Lisa is incredibly passionate about deep education, creativity, collaboration and mentoring.
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Better Business | Interior Design

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Lisa Ferguson, founder of Decor Mentor and Lisa Ferguson Interior Design shares why giving in business can be a good thing!—–> I have used the language of “mutual wins” for many years.  More recently, the world is seeking to collaborate and share. Some, only for personal gain. Why worry about those select? Embracing an attitude …MORE

Mentor: Lisa Ferguson
Website: www.lisafergusoninteriordesign.com
Twitter: decormentor
Lisa has 23+ years experience in home decor: renovating & decorating interiors, speaking, designing furniture as well as importing and marketing home decor goods. Early in her career, features in Style at Home and The Toronto Star, have enabled Lisa to work on many diverse projects with over 350+ clients and her business is almost entirely referral based. Lisa is incredibly passionate about deep education, creativity, collaboration and mentoring.
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Teamlining | Business of Design

Teamlining by Elaine Williamson

Interior Designer Elaine Williamson is a talented and successful interior designer who shares a new strategy her business has recently focused on! —> Unlike sales people in other industries, sales people within the design industry are positioned to provide continual streamlining of information and value.  Strike that streamlining; let’s call it “teamlining”  Like many of you …MORE

Mentor: elainewilliamson
Website: elainewilliamsondesigns.com
Twitter: elainewdesigns
Elaine Williamson is Principal of Dallas-based Elaine Williamson Designs - a full service, award-winning interior design firm that specializes in custom homes and other high-end luxury residential and high rise properties, as well as retail, medical, corporate office, hospitality, and other commercial projects nationwide. With over 20 years experience and clients across the United States, Elaine’s reputation for creating distinctive, highly personalized designs that are modern and elegant with maximum visual appeal, yet entirely functional, comfortable and livable, have made her among Texas’ most sought after professional interior designers.
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Kids Spaces | Thoughtfully Designed

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There are kids spaces and then there are kids SPACS. Professional interior designer, Erica Islas, shares her a recent kids space renovation that is sure to turn heads! Well Dwell Magazine thought so!—->   I am very thankful that I have such a great job.   I LOVE what I do.  It’s not as glamorous as …MORE

Mentor: ericaislas
Website: www.emiinteriordesign.com/
Twitter: @EMIIntDesign
Erica Islas is an architectural interior designer and the founder of EMI Interior Design, inc, a Design+Build company specializing in Kitchen and Bathroom Renovations. EMI interior design, inc is a California licensed contractor and has been featured on HGTV and shelter magazines such as Real Simple, Dwell, Real Kitchens, Standard, Nesting Newbies.
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Collecting Art Like A Pro

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Professional interior designer, Kati Curtis, shares her top tips for collecting art like a pro—-> Often we work with clients who are avid art collectors and have extensive collections that we’re lucky enough to be able to feature in our designs. But now and then we come across clients who seek our advice on where …MORE

Mentor: Kati Curtis
Website: www.nirmada.com
Twitter: designerkati
Recently featured in The Wall Street Journal, Kati Curtis’s eco-friendly interior design firm brings a sustainable, modern approach to design. Always on the cusp of what is new and innovative, Nirmada creates eclectic and sustainable environments that are beautiful, functional, and uniquely about the clients they work with. Kati’s wealth of diverse experience includes luxury New York City homes, offices, and boutique hospitality projects. Kati is the one of the only LEED AP ID&C residential designers in Manhattan.
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Decorative Pillows

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James Saavedra shares his thoughts on pillows! >>   A pillow is just a pillow… I can not tell you how many times I get to see an ah-hah moment in person or hear it over the phone when I say to clients – your home is meant to be lived in.  Yes, it is …MORE

Mentor: James Saavedra
Website: www.saavedradesignstudio.com
Twitter: James_Saavedra
Saavedra’s 11-year career includes teaching at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), hosting TLC’s Clean Sweep, appearing on HGTV’s Design School as an industry expert and mentor, to co-creating a high-end, eco-furniture and couture accessory line JAK Studio Collection. Known for his laser eye for details and the well-edited elegance of his design work, Saavedra is able to pinpoint the most important element of each project – his clients’ connections to their spaces.
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Secrets for Design Success

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Jennifer Brouwer, principal of Jennifer Brouwer Design shares her secrets for design success “If you think its expensive to hire a professional to do the job, wait until you hire an amateur.”  – Red Adair – When you look around your home, is it dated, tired or perhaps both.  Have you torn hundreds of magazines …MORE

Mentor: Jennifer Brouwer
Website: JenniferBrouwerDesign.com
Twitter: JennBrouwer
Jennifer Brouwer of Jennifer Brouwer Design Inc has over 13 years of interior design experience completing over 350 building and renovation projects for clients from Rosedale to Oakville. Jennifer offers full service interior design solutions that include design concept, design development, product procurement, facilitation and implementation. Jennifer’s work has been published in the book “Spectacular Homes of Toronto” and named as one of Toronto’s top designers and is also frequently sought out by media as an authority and resource.
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Where you will find us at High Point Market

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High Point Market in High Point, North Carolina, is like the New York Fashion Week for interior design and home furnishings. Designers, retailers and media descend on the small town with big furniture clout, to the tune of nearly 80,000 from across the globe, to be the first to see the new goods and purchase …MORE

Mentor: Lisa Ferguson
Website: www.lisafergusoninteriordesign.com
Twitter: decormentor
Lisa has 23+ years experience in home decor: renovating & decorating interiors, speaking, designing furniture as well as importing and marketing home decor goods. Early in her career, features in Style at Home and The Toronto Star, have enabled Lisa to work on many diverse projects with over 350+ clients and her business is almost entirely referral based. Lisa is incredibly passionate about deep education, creativity, collaboration and mentoring.
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Fall Decorating

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Interior Designer LeAnne Bunnell shares inspirational images and ideas for fall decorating!—> Autumn is making an entrance Fall always feels more like the ‘New Year’ than the first of January for me. As summer fades away and children settle in to school days, it’s time to look again to our homes and get them ready …MORE

Mentor: LeAnne Bunnell
Website: www.elledesign.ca
Twitter: ellestudio
LeAnne Bunnell brings an inspired and classic approach to designing interiors.  In collaboration with associate trades and other professionals, LeAnne personalizes each space to suit her clients’ needs.  Modern to rustic, sophisticated to family casual, she wields clean lines and considered details to compose elegant, quality interiors, anchored always by the unique taste and lifestyle of each client.
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Kitchen Design | 10 Special Details

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Interior Designer Jacqueline Corea shares inspirational images and ten details that make a kitchen special!—> A great kitchen design is set apart from others because of small but important details. Interior designers know this, and therefore pay attention to these little intricacies that make their spaces come alive. Without these special elements a room becomes …MORE

Mentor: Jacqueline Corea
Website: www.coreasotropa.ca
Twitter: coreasotropa
Jacqueline's successful interior design career began in commercial design, specializing in restaurant and commercial projects. Jacqueline is frequently sourced as an industry expert by newspapers and magazines including a recent feature in House and Home and is seen regularly on Breakfast Television. Her special interest is renovations - reconfiguring existing spaces to accommodate client's needs: all aspects of a project from start to finish including the planning, design, and furniture selection. Jacqueline's personal style combines classic traditional pieces with modern textures and simple lines.
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