Our Award-Winning Project
Design Connection, Inc. was recently honored with two ASID awards (American Society of Interior Design). We are proud that we can deliver high quality results. Below is a description of the project and how we approached the design. The client hired us, after viewing our…
Tile Isn’t Just for Floors Anymore
Tile is not only for your bathroom and floors anymore. You can use tile to create some pizzazz in your bedroom by creating a mosaic tile headboard. This is a fabulous way to create an interesting and unique focal point. By keeping the headboard frame…
Hardwood Trends
Deep, dark, rich colors like chocolate and espresso are the new way to go with your hardwood floors. Things to consider with flooring – in addition to color – are plank width, wood texture and layout patterns. Your floors are an important consideration in the…
A New Room for the Holidays
We get a lot of clients who come to me thinking that their furniture has to match. Nothing could be further from the truth. When every aspect of your room matches, it becomes very boring. Our approach has always been to combine quality pieces that…
Decorating Gods vs. the Real World Interior Designs
There is an ongoing battle in the design world of trends vs. things you love. Many times we are shamed by decorating gods pushing trends and themes. You go back into your home and look at the things you love and wonder if you need…
Spring Is Here!
It’s hard to believe that spring is here. It seems to have been a long winter. I have many a clients ask me about ceramic or hardwood floors, and what would be my preference. I have had both in my main living areas. I had…
Get the Correct Size of Furniture
Furniture placement is often very difficult. I always put a room into a scale drawing to see the relationship of pieces and what sizes look and feel the best. But what is most challenging is to make sure the sofa size is not too large…
Freshening up With a Budget!
There are many ways to freshen up areas throughout your home without having a large budget. One area in particular is the kitchen, typically a high traffic area where everyone spends part of their day. As a general rule I would recommend making a list…