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ARTICLE; How One Interior Design Studio Is Reinventing Digital Sample Boards

How One Interior Design Studio Is Reinventing Digital Sample Boards

May 20, 2013 Leave a Comment

Because clients pay for creativity and design, not time spent assembling images together.

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In Business, E-Design Tags interior design, digital board, sample board, interior designer, Carla Aston, Aston Design Studio, wood sample, metal sample, wallcovering, wallcovering sample, client, fabric sample, e-design
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24 Fabulous Interiors That Break The Rules Of Scale

Breaking The Rules Of Scale

March 27, 2013

I just love it when designers don’t follow "the rules." 

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In Decorating Tags breaking the rules of interior design, interior design, interior designer, scale, client, Carla Aston, 04.06.13 DESIGN REFRESH

Interior Designers Are Artists. And Our Creative Gift Is Storytelling

February 4, 2013

Sure, you pay fees for our skills, you schedule times when we should come over to do our work, and we most definitely do everything we possibly can to provide you with the design solution you're looking for, but...

That doesn't mean we're mere service providers. Actually, we're so much more.

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10 pieces of advice to consider before starting an interior design studio

September 13, 2012

Rob Giampietro -- designer, writer & educator -- offers 10 pieces of advice for design entrepreneurs who are playing around with the idea of starting their own studio.

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Guest bathroom at  Shorebreak Hotel

Guest bathroom at Shorebreak Hotel

Need to hide an architectural feature? Try using paint!

September 11, 2012

People have this notion that mouldings and doors should be white and walls should have color, so doing something different can oftentimes be a tough sell to a client. Fortunately though, during a recent stay at Shorebreak Hotel, my guest room featured a great example of how this look can be successfully pulled off.

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An interview with interior designer, Michael Payne. Hosted by CarlaAston.com

Michael Payne explains the essence of his success

September 7, 2012

What follows is the first installment of a four part interview I had with Michael Payne, the famed interior designer who was the original host of HGTV's Designing for the Sexes. Enjoy!

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Why hire an interior designer?

July 5, 2012

What reasons are there to hire an interior designer or decorator?

Goodness. I don't know where to start. I can think of many.

However, there's one reason I reference the most...

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