All About Decorating

Need a Career Change? Love to Decorate?

Start a new business, and become a leader in the window fashions and home furnishings industry.  Join us at our spring retreat in Peoria, AZ.   We offer basic business classes, how to teach sewing in your community and hands-on sewing classes. 

Professional class for window treatments, draperies, slipcovers, designer pillows, upholstery and more.  Classes are held in working workrooms so you can learn all about the tools of the trade.  Join us for fun and exciting workshops in Sunny Arizona. 

Love Fabric You'll Love Greehouse Design and Fabrics

  "Fabric is Their Focus...Service is Their Passion" 

To day we  talked to Ryan McCullough VP of Greehouse Design and Fabrics. Greenhouse is the fastest growing supplier of mid-priced, multi-purpose fabrics and decorative trim to the interior design trade.

Though they are a wholesale to the trade only, retail customers can search the website for the fabrics that they might like for their home, and then let their designer know what they love.

Thanks Greenhouse for offering such an easy way to find fabric for the home.

http://www.blogtalkradio.com/home-fashions-u/2010/02/05/learn-about-greenhouse-design-and-fabrics

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Talked with Krystal's Design 2009 Slipcover Design Winner

Today I talked with Krystal Close of Krystal's Design who was our Winner of the 2009 Slipcover Design Contest. click here to listen as I talked with Krystal about her business, her favorite products and her reaction to winning the Slipcover Design Contest.

The Slipcover Design Contest in 2009 sponsored by the www.slipcovernetwork.com who sponsors the www.SlipcoverSummit.com.

2010 Slipcover Design Contest begins in February. So start taking photos and plan to enter your Slipcovers. click here for the info.

WAA is Launching Online Magazine

WAA is soon to launch an Online Magazine. 

I just talked with Mary Ann Plumlee on HomeFashionsU Blog Talk Radio. She told me all about this NEW Magazine. You might want to listen to find out more. 

Check it out at this link:http://www.blogtalkradio.com/home-fashions-u/2010/01/22/workroom-assoc-of-america-in-2010

Today I talked with Lynn Colwell, part of the mother-daughter team "the Green Year LLC". Celebrate Green will bring meaning into your celebrations while you reduce, reuse and recycle. Ask the question is it good for people, good for the planet and good for the community.

Here is the link to the interview: http://www.blogtalkradio.com/home-fashions-u/2010/01/13/celebrate-green

We are carrying this book in our store.  Great idea for any holiday. click here to go to the store.

Slipcover Summit - Nashville, Tenn - June, 2010

Watch for Classes and the new website:  Karen is putting together the finial touches on the Slipcover Summit.  

Stay in touch!  Stay Posted at AllAboutDecorating.com  and the new Slipcover Summit Website

Need Slipcover Supplies check out  www.shophome4u.com   Celouse non shrinking weltcord, Slipcover like a Pro Dvd's and how to make cushions.

DIY Window Cornice - Create It Decor - NO SEW

Create it Decor window cornice, light weight, fast to decorate and hang. Give your room in minutes.

Light weight product made from Expanded Polystyrene requires No Sewing to Decorate!!

1. measure window

2. order cornice kit

3. select fabric and decorate

4. hang cornice

5. invite friends over to see your new project

Free Instructions at www.shophome4u.com

Relax and Read with your Kindle

I went to Memphis last month and the lady next to me had a Kindle, I have never even heard of a Kindle before!  The greatest little pocket reader I have ever seen. 

When I arrive in Memphis I was telling my friend Dana all about it and he is legally blind and can not see to read.  He has a giant view screen from the Veterans Admin, so bulky and awkward, so we went to Amazon and found out that he can down load the Kindle right to his PC FREE, how about that! The font size can be enlarged enough that in the first time in years Dana can read a real book.  He was so happy, that he could read and take a break from the audio books and the Giant Viewer.

Now he blames me for buying to many books on Amazon.  I understand where he is coming from, I also downloaded the kindle have purchased several books for learning WordPress.com.

If you ever need a gift for anyone who loves to read I suggest the Kindle, what a wonderful product!

Best Price - Jackie Von Tobel's Wonderful Window Treatments & Bedding Book

These are my to favorite design books and the price can not be beat!  Just click on the books for the discount pricing. 

The Design Directory of Window Treatments features professional illustrations detailing every type of window treatment imaginable, and is an invaluable guide for trade professionals and consumers. Jackie Von Tobel preformed an exhaustive search of current window treatment design and manufacturing trends to identify and name more than 350 individual components that can be mixed and matched to create an infinite number of window treatments. Each of these elements and designs are expertly illustrated in more 1300 color renderings that can be used repeatedly. Black-and-white line drawings of these illustrations are also included on a companion CD-Rom, along with a complete worksheet system for designer use.

From the Back Cover The Design Directory of Window Treatments is a professionally illustrated volume detailing the most complete collection of standard and unique window treatment components and designs ever assembled. A must-have resource for designers, workroom professionals and do-it-yourselfers, this directory has concise, straight-to-the-point lists, definitions and descriptions of design fundamentals and components to provide a complete education on window treatments. From drapery, headings and top treatments to shades, awnings and embellishments, each section will assist you in making decisions critical to your design success. The most comprehensive collection of current styles and components ever assembled 1,300 full-color illustrations of more than 350 individual window treatment components Mix-and-match components create an infinite number of window treatments Cutting-edge style, from very advanced to super-easy no-sew designs Glossary of standardized terms for components and designs sanctioned by the Window Coverings Association of America Companion CD ROM of black line illustrations and industry worksheets for creating your own designs.

The Design Directory of Bedding is the must-have resource for designers, workroom professionals, and do-it-yourselfers. Concise, straight-to-the-point lists, definitions, and descriptions of design fundamentals and components provide a comprehensive education on bedding design.

From the Back Cover

The Design Directory of Bedding is the most complete directory of bedding and bedroom design ideas and instruction ever assembled. Concise, straight-to-the-point lists, definitions, and descriptions of design fundamentals and components provide a comprehensive education on bedding design. Here are scores of ideas for skirts, covers, pillows, shams, headboards, drapery, canopies and daybeds.

Everything you will ever need to design beautiful bedrooms is here:
Hundreds of inspirational ideas and patterns
Current and classic bedding styles adaptable to every budget
Cutting-edge styles from easy to advanced
More than 1,000 expert illustrations
Glossary of standard terms for both furniture and soft furnishings
Extensive Resource Directory for fabrics and more
Companion CD-ROM of black-and-white line drawings that can be used repeatedly, plus detailed workroom worksheets and service request forms.

Jackie Von Tobel is an award-winning interior designer with over twenty years of experience and a passion for design. She is a leading authority on soft treatment design and construction and travels extensively teaching at various trade shows, schools, and design centers across the country. Von Tobel is the author of the groundbreaking book The Design Directory of Window Treatments, is a member of the IFDA and WCAA, and is certified by the WFCP.

Forever Redwood

Save $175 on any furniture purchase of $1,000 or more at FOREVER REDWOOD! Enter REDWOOD175 at checkout. Expires 12/31/09

Gorgeous Outdoor Redwood Furniture that Lasts Forever & Helps Save Forests When being ecologically sound is as important to you as good looks and durability, the Forever Redwood collection delivers. Through a heritage of seasoned workmanship, we offer an extensive selection of solid wooden picnic tables, benches, chaise loungers, planter boxes, swings and gliders, gazebos, pergolas, and much more -- all guaranteed never to rot or decay. All Forever Redwood furniture is made from wood collected from our own forestlands and milled by hand. We do it the old fashioned way cutting 2x6's that really are 2 inches by 6 inches. The extra thickness and girth significantly increases the feel, appearance, sturdiness, and durability of our furniture. This makes for redwood furniture that is beautiful, heavyweight and gives you, your family, and friends a lifetime of comfort and enjoyment. And feel good knowing that your purchase helps fund forest restoration.

Watch the Video - ForeverRedwood reclaims and protects the land in Northern California.