Recently, Associate Interior Designer Abigail Weiland was interviewed by a student that was coming close to graduating from Interior Design School.  In this interview, Abigail gives some helpful pointers to those looking to take on a career in Interior Design.

You can read the full interview with Abigail here.

The other day my sister Joyce, called me to talk about her 7-1/2 year old son’s new bedroom that she is starting to plan for in the basement of her home in Sussex, WI (near Milwaukee).  My nephew is really into drawing, Star Wars, Robots and building things with his hands. He is totally an engineer in the making and needs cool space where he can be creative.

Over the next few weeks, Katy and I are going to guide you through our creative process of how we design a space for a kid (this process also applies to big kids too).  Feel free to add comments if you have any other great ideas on how to make this space even better. Read more →

Every time we start off a new project for a client we always ask them to find photos of spaces they like or dislike. This process is extremely important because it not only helps you define your style to your designer, but it also helps you and your partner (if you have one) get on the same page. When looking for inspiration there are a variety of great sources; magazines, TV shows, existing homes, hotel lobbies and web sites. Here are a few of the favorite places I go for design inspiration: Read more →

May 15th, 2008 – Chicago, IL

Design Inside (designInsideChicago.com) was recently reviewed on ApartmentTherapy.com, a website that is dedicated to helping people make their homes more beautiful, organized and healthy by connecting them to a wealth of resources, ideas and community online. Sara from Apartment Therapy stated that “..we appreciated the up-front attitude about pricing” which really hit home with one of Design Inside’s core values of transparency to the customer.

Please click here to see the full review at ApartmentTherapy.com

Please click here to see the photos from the project featured in this review Read more →