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When I received the request to join a panel this Wednesday at the Kravet Seattle showroom, I pinched myself again. As a Seattle interior designer, I reminded myself of all the benefits I enjoy because of social media.

My friends, professional and personal, increase every day. Sometimes we meet at distant places from Seattle such as High Point Furniture Market in North Carolina or at special events like Blogfest in NYC. Frequently it’s close to home which is even more special.

At the presentation this week, I know the question to ask is, “What has social media done for your business?” I will tell them it’s immeasurable and somewhat surreal. My communication circle grows and grows.. and not with superficial ‘likes’ or ‘follows’. Of course, those are available and present but so are the sincere, real connections I’ve made over my 3 year immersion into the swirl of social media via my blog, Facebook, Twitter, Linkedin and Pinterest.

I so appreciate the support and generosity of this medium. In particular, I salute Kravet for one of my ultimate design experiences last May at Blogfest 2011. Talk about exceeding expectations! The editors of leading design magazines, the Kravet family, Barbara Barry and a tour of Kravet headquarters up front and personal. LOVED it all. See my photo below with Barbara Barry as part of this amazing event.

If you’re in Seattle on Wednesday this week, I hope you’ll come to the Seattle Design Center and Kravet Showroom. Love to hear your questions and meet you in social media.

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Yesterday this expert Seattle interior designer attended Eye on Design 2010 at the Seattle Design Center. The featured speaker, David Bromstad of HGTV and Color Splash shared his roots and route to success. The event was a great success with 900+ attending. During the presentation and after David provided some specific tips about getting started.

As the star of Color Splash, David surprised some folks with a message to select color after you get started with your project not at the beginning. I was pleased to hear this message as most interior designers allow other selections such as art, rugs, textiles to be the ‘drivers’ for a color palette. See this post for more tips on getting started with color. For David personally, he was all about vivid area rugs that echo the color themes of Florida, the new home of Color Splash.

Do you wish you had help picking colors? Will that tiny paint chip really look good on that huge wall? We’re here to help.

Call Faith Sheridan Design Group-206.437.8000. Or send a message: design @faithsheridan.com

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This expert Seattle interior designer is excited to share a Q & A with David Bromstad in anticipation of his presentation at Eye on Design, April 24th at the Seattle Design Center.

David graduated from Ringling with a Bachelor of Fine Arts and Illustration. After graduation, he moved to Orlando and worked at Disney. When his Disney contract wasn’t renewed following 9/11, he started working with an interior design friend. The rest is history and the Season 2 winner of HGTV’s Design Star now has his own series, Color Splash.

Now for some Q & A with David.

Faith, What does a typical day look like on your calender?

David, my typical days are crazy to say the least. If I’m not working on design or filming, I am on a flight to somewhere in the country for an appearance or design event (like Eye on Design).

Faith, Your early career focused on children’s interiors. What lessons for adults can you transfer?

David, I look at rooms as a piece of art and not just an interior space. Doing kids rooms allowed me to use creativity and imagination, much like that as a child. You don’t think about it, you just do it.

Can anyone answer this question for a free ticket?

What does David do to re-charge and relax? The answer is in my Newsletter from Thursday, April 8.

Send your answers to design@faithsheridan.com and win a free ticket!

Or answer this one? Does David have a signature? What is it? Look for the answer here.

Do you need a friend in the design business right now? We’re here to help. Call us 206.437.8000 or email.

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As an expert Seattle interior designer I attend many events at the Seattle Design Center. Last week Leatrice Eiseman, leading color expert, spoke about color trends. She is the person who designated turquoise as the color of 2010. Some other tidbits about other colors came from Q & A. The power of green from the lime shades to old venerables, like olive green, continues after banishment in the 1970′s. So I share this image below to welcome olive green to your color vocabulary.

Designers Fisher and Weisman of San Francisco upholstered tufted sofas in olive green linen velvet. The key to the success of the olive green is mixing it with golds, yellows, soft oranges and browns. What a beautiful setting.

Faith’s Favorite Olive Green from Benjamin Moore 2140-10 Fatigue Green

Wish you had help choosing colors? Would that tiny paint chip really look good on that huge wall?

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

Ask Faith First and call us at 206.437.8000.

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Over the past two months this expert Seattle interior designer collaborated with a fellow designer, Bonnie Bagley on a rewarding opportunity to use our design talents. Approached by Salvation Army NW and Angel Helper via the Seattle Design Center, Bonnie and I reached out to our vendors and created two warm, comfortable bedrooms for a mother and daugher. You can read the story here.

Karen and her daughter are domestic abuse survivors so the cozy cocoons can nurture them safely. With lots of support from the design community, they now have carpet underfoot in their bedrooms, new bed linens, and more. Fresh colorful towels and a shower curtain add to their bath.

A very grateful ‘Thank You’ to our design vendors for their support.

• Rubenstein’s carpet
• D A Burns rug binding
• Cathy Jeffris, washer/dryer cjeffris@farmersagent.com
• George Biro, www.strongtowercontracting.com
• Seattle Design Center
• AAA KARTAK Glass & Closet
• Leah Sewell, Grand Image
• Alice Kres, California Closets

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