Tag: Interior design

Design The Importance of Home Staging
2009 May The Importance of Home Staging

 How many times have you seen a property that’s a mess and visually unappealing with so much furniture and furnishings that it  is impossible to see anything? There are cracks that need spackling, walls that  need cleaning, and floors that…

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Design Dressing Your Walls for a Good First Impression
2008 May Dressing Your Walls for a Good First Impression

In the past, choices for wall decorations were simple—paint, wallpaper or paneling (like the infamous paneled dens of the 1970s.) Once you made a selection, you simply narrowed the options down from several available colors or patterns a…

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Design Breathing Life into Lobbies on a Budget
2007 May Breathing Life into Lobbies on a Budget

Perhaps it's been years since your lobby was last updated, and the décor is reminiscent of an aesthetic better left in the past. Or perhaps the lobby and common areas have are showing signs of everyday wear-and-tear, and are now a hazard…

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Design Common Area Upgrades That Don't Break the Budget
2007 May Common Area Upgrades That Don't Break the Budget

You know that you need to upgrade your apartment so that the building can both maintain its value and avoid costly repairs and maintenance down the road. But have you considered the common areas in the building as something that can affect …

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Design Life of Luxury
2005 May Life of Luxury

We've all done it: walking along a quiet street in the evening, our eyes are drawn to the lit windows overlooking the sidewalk-we crane our necks to catch a quick glimpse of the sumptuously-decorated apartment behind the curtains, and immed…

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