Decor
Eddie Ross
Interior design is where art and design coincide. Interior decorators and designers need to have an artistic eye and the know-how in order to construct a room in a pleasing, practical and livable way. Designer, Eddie Ross‘ tablescapes in his Sitting Room and Dining Room at the New Orleans Home and Garden Show displayed such talent. He collected thrift shop finds and other purchases from various New Orleans locations, such as one of my favorite places, Perch (on Magazine) and had about one day to assemble it all. He’s had a lot of practice for this kind of challenge on the TV show Top Design and as Martha Stewart’s former…
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Casart coverings booth
We exhibited at the New Orleans Home & Garden Show. It was our first trade show and I think successful. We learned a lot about booth preparation and did a lot of networking. We were exhausted from start to finish. It was four full days from March 26 – 29. We were glad to have been mentioned in the Times Picayune, which brought many visitors to our booth. We also had three products featured in the hot lounge, as part of “the coolest products.” We displayed a framed, faux-padded, lime harlequin that was customized with silver-stamped butterflies behind the bar, a new photographic, “carnation suspended” casart and a reduced version…
Memory Points
There is an art to making and leaving a lasting impression, particularly in this real estate market, when it’s the impression that could make or break the deal. This was an interesting article giving tips to buyers and sellers in the Real Estate section of The Washington Post, Lessons in Seduction by Elizabeth Razzi. Memory points, those things that leave a lasting impression when viewing a house, are the things that can pull prospective buyers back. It’s a balance to depersonalize the property from the current owner, yet leave a memory that makes the place stand out with personality and works like seduction. This can be done by setting the…
