Monthly Archives: March 2009

Console-idate

These designer consoles will add style and function to any space. Shane Decorati Founder Contact me © shane for Shane’s Studio, 2009.

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Approachable Serenity: James Rixner

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Schumacher & Decorati Present: The Influence of the Design Blogger

Schumacher showroom in the Pacific Design Center co-hosted an event with Decorati about the influence of design bloggers. Panelists (left to right): designer and blogger Mark Cutler (http://markcutlerdesign.blogspot.com/ and http://pointclickhome.com ), designer and blogger Megan Arquette (http://beachbungalow8.blogspot.com/), designer and Decorati Founder Shane Reilly (http://access.decorati.com and http://shane.decorati.com), designer and Decorati Blogger Tim Corrigan (http://access.decorati.com/author/timothy/), fifth generation, [...]

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Examples of High Speed Design: Fuse Lighting

Lighting designer Kevin Kolanowski of Fuse Lighting provided these examples of successful high-speed projects he completed.  (…) Read the rest of Examples of High Speed: Fuse Lighting © shane for Shane’s Studio, 2009.

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Thomas Lavin & Decorati Host: High-Speed Design at West Week

   Thomas Lavin, a leading voice in interior design today and who runs a showroom in the Pacific Design Center by the same name, co-hosted an event with Decorati called “High-Speed Luxury Project in Today’s Economy.” Panelists included (left to right): Kevin Kolanowski of Fuse Lighting, designer Melissa Palazzo of Pal + Smith, Shane Reilly of [...]

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In Search of Quality & Value: A Return to Old Masters

Giambattista Tiepolo’s Portrait of a Lady as Flora By guest blogger, Emily Waldorf of ArtsEtoile. Did you know that Jeff Koons, John Currin, and Damien Hirst all collect Old Masters? In a follow up to my post, “The Recession’s Silver Lining: Art Quality & Value Improve,” I wanted to pinpoint where exactly quality and value [...]

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5 tips for staging your home for sale

In this market, sellers need all the help they can get to make their homes stand out.  Decorati Founder + Interior Designer Shane Reilly offers these tips to help you spruce up your home for a sale: 1.    Help buyers picture themselves in your home.  Hide distracting personal clutter, like your mail, laundry, and everything [...]

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The Wall: Showstopping Wall Coverings on Decorati.com

Liven up any blank canvas with these colorful hues. Shane Decorati Founder Contact me

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Excellence Accelerated: Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman

Special Advertising Section Decorati interviewed Jobi Blachy to get the inside scoop about new manufacturer partner Edward Ferrell + Lewis Mittman. What are some inspirations for your furniture designs? Our roots have always been in European design. Lewis Mittman and then Steve Mittman both traveled around Europe and the world extensively to create the designs [...]

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Neoclassical

By Donna Sapolin In the second half of the 18th century, attention to the ruins of Andrea Palladio structures in Rome and Athens along with architectural discoveries at Herculaneum and Pompeii prompted a Greco-Roman style revival in the furniture of France and England. The style contrasted with and reacted against the

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