Christmas Gift Guide 2013 – For The Home & For All to Enjoy
With our Christmas shopping days quickly passing by, many of us are left scrambling to find the perfect gift for that hard-to-shop-for family member or friend. The interior design pros at Kansas City’s Design Connection, Inc. have some great “for the home” gift ideas that…
Fall 2013 Must-Have Home Decor Accessories
The Indian Summers in Kansas City are a-mazing! The cool nights and warm days allow us to linger on the edge of autumn a little longer than our northern neighbors. We wear shorts and sandals well into October, living in denial that it is officially…
Top 5 Home Decor Accessories to Have in a Storm
Kansas City got smacked with an angry storm earlier this week, which left us interior designers at Design Connection, Inc. and thousands of our neighbors without power or *gasp* wireless internet. It’s moments like these that make us realize the modern conveniences that we have…
Downsizing In Style-How to Get The Most Out of Your Smaller Space
Downsizing to a smaller home does not mean you have to downsize on style! As a Kansas City interior designer, I have helped many clients make the life changing transition of abandoning their empty nest and embracing a smaller home that is ideal for their…
Summertime Design-Ways to Involve the Kids in Designing Your Decor
Memorial Day has come and gone and here we are, already at the end of May. The countdown has begun. School is almost out. Pretty soon the kids are going to be home. A lot. Turn off the TV, dock the tablet and put the…
Color Trends in Interior Design for Kansas City: Spring 2013
With the recent nice weather I found myself suffering from a bit of Spring Fever. Thoughts of flowers coming out of their winter hibernation, yards turning green and leaves emerging on trees just makes me happy. Of course, with spring comes a vibrant array of…
Sharing Our Pinterest Finds
Technology has changed us all. I still remember when I used a pencil and tracepaper to do my designs. Now my office uses the most up to date drafting programs. Social media has also transformed the way I do business and share and connect with…
Hello Color! The Newest in Design Trends
What’s new? We’ll tell you! Design Connection, Inc. is bringing you the latest and greatest in interior designing and decorating trends. We’ll admit it, design trends are always coming and going but we could see the ombre effect sticking around for some time though, so…
Dress Your Walls in Style! – Wallpaper is Fabulous!
I love wallpaper. There are so many amazing possibilities with wallpaper. It can make the room feel glamorous, cozy, fun, flirty, or edgy. With each look, the room feels purposeful and well thought out – like it was carefully designed and intended for you to…
High Point Furniture Market – The latest and greatest Furniture Design Collections
High Point Furniture Market is the only internationally esteemed Furnishing Industry Trade Show. High Point Market is the Fashion Week of Furniture Design and it is every bit as fabulous. Retailer representative attend High Point Market to order furniture lines in person from manufacturers to…