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Amy GIbbs Interiors Furniture & Interior Design
Local designer Amy Gibbs is known about town for fresh design schemes and modern-visionary sense of style. Cool, crisp color palettes reign supreme in Gibbs realm, along with her affection for refurbishing great vintage finds. (One person's trash is another's treasure, right?) This week, Gibbs is debuting her furniture line at Kacky & Karl, a well-known Uptown jaunt for sophisticated style-seekers.
DG Asks the Experts
This month at DG, we are featuring tips, advice, trends and an endless amount of useful information from the experts themselves...and we have plenty to choose from! Everything you could possibly need to know about antiques, architecture, remodeling, art, interior design, window treatments, flooring, furniture and accessories, kitchens, outdoor landscaping, and specialty services can be found right here on the DG site...consider it your top-notch insiders' guide where industry leaders dish on what's new, relevant and to-be-expected in the design world.
The New Home & Garden Market-Fort Worth
New name, new outlook... The Home & Garden Market, formerly The Home and Garden Show of Fort Worth, has undergone a stylish revamp to provide DFW consumers and homeowners with the latest and greatest in everything new in gardens, kitchens, bathrooms, outdoor living and more. One exciting new feature, the The Antiques Appraisal Market lets you bring in vintage fine and decorative art for an appraisal from a professional's eyes.
Metrocon 2009- A Big Success
This year's Metrocon Expo & Conference (sponsored by OM Workspace and DG Publishing Inc) went off without a hitch. Designed with innovation, forward thinking, and continued education in mind, volunteers from Texas/Oklahoma IIDA, Dallas-Fort Worth IFMA and Texas ASID came together to bring us one show-stopping, two-day event. Bustling designers, beautiful displays, and high energy filled the Dallas Market Hall convention center last week. And, even better news?
METROCON 2009 Dallas, TX: Are you ready?
METROCON 2009, the largest design-related regional expo in the country-August 13th & 14th (and media sponsored by yours truly-DG Publishing, Inc) is stirring up quite the buzz, and rightfully so!
North Texas Sustainable Showcase 2009
Hundreds of "green" supporters flooded the floors of the Frontiers of Flight Museum last Thursday for the Second Annual North Texas Sustainable Showcase hosted by the USGBC North Texas Chapter, AIA Dallas, COTE, and CSI Dallas Chapter, to boast the latest and greatest in green building products and technology for commercial and resident
Black + White Design
When it comes to choosing a design scheme, there is almost nothing I love more than Black & White together. It's crisp, clean, sophisticated and allows you to get creative with patterns (stripes & brocade, to name a few of my faves), graphics, and textures. There is something so pretty and chic about the stark contrast between the two. See below for a few elements that have me feeling extra inspired this morning.
French Inspiration
This week, as a part of our "Culture Shock" series, we are traveling to Southern France for our design inspiration. French country design is rooted in tradition and full of character, charm and a little quirk and kitsch. It's about little accents here and there that please the eye and capture the spirit.
Moroccan-Inspired Design
With our "culture shock" theme in mind, I couldn't help but start in Morocco.
Culture Shock: Design Inspiration from Around the World
You are a globetrotter, a real roaming gnome with an affection for cultural exposure. Make your travel memories last by taking design elements and ideas from around the world and infusing them into your home's decor. Designers are taking inspiration from across the globe, using the bold colors, intricate detailing and traditional methods from the rich cultures of the world to influence fine home furnishings.
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