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.
Centiva, an internationally recognized design and manufacturing flooring company, sets out to inspire the mind and transform both residential and commerical spaces with their highly-innovative and creative flooring options.
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.
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?
It's Friday, and we've just spent the past months planning and preparing for METROCON at Dallas Market Hall. Off to a great start, the two-day event has been abuzz with busy designers and fancy showrooms displays.
The Dallas Design District welcomes its newest addition: GranitiFiandre Dallas Resource Center, a contemporary and impressive space for architects and designers to bring clients to browse through more than 300 porcelain tile options, all arranged by color in a smart "library" fashion. Use the showroom, kitchen and conference rooms for presentations and enjoy ample space for brainstorming, planning, mixing and matching.
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!
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
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.
This year's June Total Home & Gift Market at Dallas Market Center proved the design market is perking up after a recently sluggish economy. With a bevy of speakers and presentations throughout the event, special guest Lee Eiseman lit up the room with a riveting 2010 Color Trends forecast presentation. We couldn't help but jot down some notes and take home a few tips from Eiseman's hand-picked home design color palettes from Pantone.