Green Design

Growing up in a family that loves ALL things Irish, my memories abound around St. Paddy’s Day. On that day I donned something green, an Irish button, ate corned beef and sent celebratory cards. I especially enjoy the legend of the Leprechaun. The ‘wee folk’ make mischief so if you capture one, be very careful. You will have 3 wishes. As an interior designer in Seattle, I still LOVE green…and have some wishes.

My 3 wishes are GREEN for sure but interpreted differently!

These days I’m loving Converse, Trina Turk for Schumacher and Anthropologie to name a few.

Next, I’m focused on Benjamin Moore greens.. an abundant offering of them is available.

Benjamin Moore Greens for March

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This is the official start to March Madness from NCAA to St. Pat’s Day.

Lots of inspiration for this Seattle interior designer.

Get your green on with Marc Jacobs

Wrap it all together with my Converse obsession

Let the games begin… and for all things green, remember to contact this Seattle interior design firm.

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The Sunday Seattle Times includes Pacific NW feature stories which this Seattle interior designer never misses. The story within the story, “On Whidbey, a unified home from multiple recycled parts”, weaves the green design of an architect son and garden designer mother. The resulting design is clever, resourceful and a feast for a designer’s eyes.

According to Valerie Easton, Fran Abel can accommodate holiday feasts in her little house because the main living quarter opens up wide at one end to expand out into the landscape. The round “vaults,” or depressions in the concrete floor, hold the supports for the dining room table, which when fully assembled extends 36 feet, the entire length of the house and patio.

Though this home is small by most standards, 860 square feet, the innovative design provides multi-purpose use for each of the three rooms. From Easton, “Every space is multipurpose; the kitchen, dining and living rooms share a single space. The bedroom converts to a yoga room when the Murphy bed is folded into the wall, and its hallway is lined with books. The “barn” houses a workshop, guest room/study, laundry and plenty of storage for bikes and boats.”

Look carefully at the metal kitchen cabinets from Sears which are intended to store tools. This story and all the images are a good read and will have you reconsidering ‘discards’.

Wishing you had a friend in the design business right now? We’re here to help. Ask Faith First or call us 206.437.8000.

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The dark is upon us… at least from the window of this expert Seattle interior design. This translates to increased electrical use and utility savings. I would like to share these tips from Lutron about the benefits of dimming.

• Dim a light to 50% and you’ll cut the electricity used by about 40%.
• Lighting accounts for nearly 20% of the average home’s electricity bill, so dimming makes an impact.

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Click here to see ten energy saving solutions from Lutron.

Installing one Lutron dimmer in every home in the U.S. in place of a standard light switch would:

• Save $230 million in electricity per year

• Reduce CO2 by 4.3 billion pounds per year

• Equal taking 370,000 cars off the road

Dimming your lights 25% saves 20% in energy. And, the more you dim, the more you save. A 1,500-hour incandescent bulb will last nearly tenyears when dimmed 33% and used 3 hours per day. That’s longer than the average American keeps a home.

Wishing you had a friend in the design business right now? We’re here to help, and fast.

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Recently my interior design eyes spotted Tabrasa and I wrote about it….No surprise that this company continues to receive raves most recently at HD Boutique. Tabrasa garnered a Best of Boutique award at the Hospitality Design conference.[youtube]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AA81VMP76hY[/youtube]

Available in white as well as four new neutral colors, tabrasa^TM complements any interior design while transforming working environments into collaborative spaces - increasing functionality, and evoking creativity and impromptu teamwork. It is a more functional and operationally superior alternative to traditional white boards and dry-erase wallcoverings, as it: Learn more here.

Aesthetics & Style

tabrasa^TM can create various shapes for dry-erase writing surfaces including: a floor-to-ceiling, wall-to-wall writing surface; a strip in a hallway or around an entire room; a rectangle or variety of shapes scattered across a large wall; or a design element placed over a colored surface. No other dry-erase surface offers the aesthetic options of tabrasa.^TM

Environmental Sustainability

Tabrasa has the lowest environmental footprint of any dry-erase product.

• No wood, steel, aluminum, vinyl or resin typically used with other dry-erase products-just paint.
• It doesn’t require the baking or curing process that other dry-erase products use. We use less material and fuel to ship since our box is small weighs far less than a similarly sized whiteboard.
• You simply paint over tabrasa^TM when you’re done with it. We’re happy to not contribute to the millions of pounds of whiteboard materials being dumped in landfills every year.
• tabrasa^TM conforms to all U.S. EPA regulations (including California) and is formaldehyde-free and, once dry, produces no off-gassing.

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