Redecorate Without Breaking Your Budget

Redecorate Without Breaking Your Budget

You want to redecorate your home, but it can seem like such a daunting – and expensive – task. Not so! Redecorating can be as complex or as simple as you can make it – and as affordable as you need it to be. To prove it, here are some tips from designers who know how...
Renovation Planning for Fireplaces

Renovation Planning for Fireplaces

So your client is renovating, and she wants a fireplace. Now what? How will it impact your design, and what do you need to do to prepare? As a fireplace expert, I have a few tips: Decide whether to go with gas or electric. This is the most important decision you will...
Renovations, Volatile Organic Compounds and You

Renovations, Volatile Organic Compounds and You

Renovations can be difficult – when it comes to the final stages, it doesn’t have to be! When you’re dreaming of your new space what do you think of – modern, contemporary, classic or even traditional –what about the chemicals newly exposed in your...
DDA Board Update – August 2019

DDA Board Update – August 2019

A Board of Directors Meeting was held on August 14, by conference call. The following is a summary of that meeting: Membership: Accredited membership is on track to meet membership projections for the year. Affiliate membership is almost at the projected level, with 4...
DDA Board Update – August 2019

Chapter Update – August 2019

Updates from DDA’s local ChaptersIn this brief: GTA West, National Capital Region GTA West Update GTA West Board positions update: Special Events – Kristina Bhavsar, new graduateAffiliate Director – Snehal Dalvi, new graduateTreasurer/Secretary –...
Design by the Book

Design by the Book

So what happens if you or your Client have a small space and refuse to Marie Kondo their library? Sure, you can pick up a few Billy bookcases at IKEA for a song but they still take up valuable real estate in a small space. So what are some options for displaying books...