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Interior Design in NEW YORKFor all your Fabric & Wallpaper needs, visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comDESIGN CENTER EVENTSD&D Building Seminars979 Third AvenueNew York, NY 10022212-759-2964 http://www.ddbuilding.com/Designer Seminar Series take place on the second and fourth Tuesday of each month, at 9:30 AM in ASTRA Café on the 14th floor. For reservations or more information please call the D&D building reservation line at 212-759-2969. A & D Building Events 2007150 East 58 St NYC, NY 212-644-2766 "For the love of Tile & Stone" Feb 13 Architectural Digest Home Design Show (ADHDS) March 8-11 Kips Bay SHow House Gala April 23 Opening Night at the A & D Building with "Interior Design" Magazine May 21 Pantone on Tones: 2008 Color Greats Sept 20 The Metropolitan Museum of Art""Laurelton Hall, Country Estate of Louis Comfort Tiffany"Thru May 20 "Incisive Images: Ivory & Boxwood arvings from the Renaissance to the Baroque"March 13-November 25Metropolitan Museum 1000 Fifth Avenue NYC, NY "Martin Ramirez"American Folk Art Museum January 23- April 29 www.folkartmuseum.org"Robert Moses and the Modern City"From January 27 Museum of the City of New York; Queens Museum of Art; Wallach Art Gallery Columbia U www.mcny.orgwww.queensmuseum.orgwww.columbia.edu/cu/wallach"A New Light on Tiffany"February 23-May 28 NY Historical Museum www.nyhistory.org"Elle Decor" Events 2007"Dining by Design" Feb 24-26 212-727-3100 swilliams@diffa.orgThe Frick"French Mounted Porcelain & the Taste for the East"March 6- June 6, 2007 1 East 70 St NYC, NY Architectural Digest Home ShowMarch 8-11 Pier 94 800-677-6278 Auctions"The Collection of David Easton"March 28 Doyle NY www.doylenewyork.com Antique Shows 2007www.stellashows.comwww.wendyshows.comThe Modern Show March 2-4 69th Regiment Armory Lexington Ave & 26 Street Gramercy Garden & Antique Show March 9-11 69th Regiment Armory Lexington Avenue @ 26th Street The Pier Show March 17-18 Pier 94 12th Ave & 55 St Spring International Art & Antique Show April 27- May 1 The 7th Regiment Armory 67 St & Park Avenue Art on the Park September 27-30 7th Regiment Armory 67 St & Park Avenue The Modern Show Oct. 12-14 69th Regiment Armory Lexington Avenue @ 26th Street Gramercy Park Antiques Show Oct 19-21 69th Regiment Armory Lexington Avenue @ 26th Street The Pier Show Nov 17-18 Pier 94 12 Ave & 55 St Antiques & Fine Art at The Armory December 6-10 7th Regiment Armory 67 St & Park Avenue DESIGN CENTERS
Architects & Designers Building150 East 58th StreetNY, NY 10155(212)644-6555FAX: (212) 750-1934
ddc - domus design collection181 Madison Avenue @ 34th St.NY, NY 10016(212) 685-0800FAX: (212) 685-9200
Decoration & Design Building979 Third AvenueNY, NY 10022(212) 759-5408FAX: (212) 751-8130http://www.ddbuilding.com/
The New York Merchandise Mart41 Madison AvenueNY, NY 10010(212) 686-1203FAX: (212) 779-7105http://www.41madison.com/
Interior Design Building306 East 61st StreetNY, NY 10021(212) 838-7042FAX: (212) 755-3987
Manhattan Art & Antiques Center1050 Second Avenue at 56th StreetNY, NY 10022(212) 355-4400FAX: (212) 355-4403http://www.the-maac.com/
New York Design Center200 Lexington AvenueNY, NY 10016(212) 679-9500FAX: (212) 447-1669http://www.nydc.com/
The Gift Building225 Fifth AvenueNY, NY 10010(212) 685-6377; (800) 235-3512FAX: (212) 684-3203
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INTERIOR DESIGN SCHOOLS
Fashion Institute of TechnologyState University of New YorkDepartment of Interior DesignD-314Seventh Avenue at West 27th StreetNew York, NY 10001-5992212-217-7800www.fitnyc.suny.edu
New York School of Interor DesignInterior Design Program170 East 70th StreetNew York, NY 10021-5110212-472-1500www.nysid.edu
Pratt InstituteInterior Design DepartmentSchool of Art and Design200 Willoughby AvenueBrooklyn, NY 11205718-636-3630www.pratt.edu
School of Visual ArtsInterior Design Department209 East 23rd StreetNew York, NY 10010212-592-2572http://www.sua.edu/
Interior Design in FloridaFor all your Fabric & Wallpapers visit our site www.decoratorsbest.comFLORIDAFloridaDesign Center of the Americas (DCOTA)1855 Griffin Road, #A-282Dania Beach, FL 33004(954) 920-7997FAX: (954) 920-8066 www.dcota.comMiami Inter Design Centre I4100 NE 2nd AvenueMiami, FL 33137(305) 576-7571 Miami Inter Design Centre II4141 NE 2nd AvenueMiami, FL 33137(305) 576-5515FAX: (305) 573-9931 Miami International Merchandise Mart777 NW 72nd AvenueMiami, FL 33126(305) 261-2900 ext. 108FAX: (305) 261-3659 Events 2007State Hermitage
Interior Design in Dallas & HoustonFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comEvents 2007Matisse: Painter as Sculptor Now thru April 29 Dallas Museum of Art www.dallas-museumofart.orgDallas Design Centers1444 Oak Lawn Avenue1444 Oak Lawn AvenueDallas, TX 75207 (214) 741-3363FAX: (214) 748-2076 Dallas Design Center1025 North Stemmons Freeway,#605ADallas, TX 75207 (214) 747-2411FAX: (214) 741-1550 Dallas Market CenterWorld Trade Center/Trade Mart2100 Stemmons Freeway Dallas, TX 75207 (214) 655-6100FAX: (214) 749-5479 Decorative Center Dallas1400 Turtle Creek Boulevard,#141 Dallas, TX 75207 (214) 698-1300FAX: (214) 698-1301 www.decorativecenterdallas.comDecorative Center of Houston5120 Woodway Drive,#3002 Houston, TX 77056 (713) 961-9292FAX: (713) 963-8603 www.decorativecenter.comThe Resource Center7026 Old Katy Road,#255 Houston, TX 77024 (713) 864-4735FAX: (713) 864-276 Dallas Museum of Art"Matisse: Painter as Sculptor"Thru April 29 "Fast Forward: Contemporary CollectionsThru May 20 Dallas Museum of Art 1717 North Harwood Dallas
Interior Design in PhiladelphiaFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comEVENTS 2007Now thru Sept 30Tutankhamun and the Golden Age Franklin Institute www.fi.edu/tutPhiladelphia Design CenterMarketplace Design Center 2400 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103(215) 561-5000FAX: (215) 561-0225 http://www.marketplacedc.com/Events"George Jensen Silversmiths"Thru March Philadelphia Museum of Art 30 Benjamin Franklin Pkwy & 26 St Philadelphia, PA
Interior Design in ChicagoFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comChicago Design CenterThe Merchandise Mart200 World Trade Center#470 Chicago, IL 60054 (800) 677-6278FAX: (312)527-7694 http://www.merchandisemart.com/EVENTS 2007The Merchandise Mart "Sister to Sister" Nat'l Women's Heart Day Feb 16 ASID Design Summit Feb 27 8th Floor "House & Garden's" Designers Best March 1 2nd Floor & Floors 6, 16-18 Chicago Market Housewares Open House March 24-26 FLoors 12-15 Stylemax Fall March 24-27 8th Floor Spring Dream Rooms: Luxury Living Spaces April 5-June 30 Preview Party April 4 2nd Tuesday "Design Inspiration" April 10 Floors 6, 16-18 International Assocaition of Culinary Professionals Events April 11 North Lobby CHicago Market Sample Sale April 12-13 Trade Only Floors 12-15 April 14-15 Open to the Public FLoors 8, 16-18 Art Chicago Vernissage Preview Party April 26 7th Floor Merchandise Mart International Antiques Fair Preview Party April 26 8th Floor Art Chicago April 27-30 Open to the Public 7th Floor Stella Antique Shows 2007www.stellashows.comChicago Botanic Garden Antiques Show April 20-22 The "Country Living" Fair September 28-30
Interior Design in BostonFor all your FABRIC and WALLPAPER needs visit our home site http://www.decoratorsbest.com/Boston Design CenterOne Design Center Place,#337 Boston, MA 02210 (617) 338-5062FAX: (617) 482-8449 http://www.bostondesign.com/EVENTS 2007Boston Design CenterDreamHome March 15-June 8 Spring treasure Hunt March 30-April 1 Fall Trasure Hunt Sept 28-30 Boston Antiques Weekend March 31-April 1 Bayside Expo Center NEAntiqueShows.com Ellis Antique Show October 31- November 4 The Castle at the Park Plaze Hotel & Towers
Interior Design in Washington, DC, Delaware, Maryland, VirginiaFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comWashington DC Design CenterThe Washington Design Center300 D Street, SW Washington, DC 20024 (202) 554-5053FAX: (202) 488-3711 Events 2007Art DC: Contemporary Art FairApril 27-30, 2007 Convention Center Hall E 801 Mt Vernon Pl, Northwest Washington DC Winterthur"Ancient Egypt & the Egyptian Revival 1725-1825"Thru April 23, 2007 "Quilts in a Material World: Selections from the Winterthur Collection"March 10- September 16, 2007 Winterthur Route 52 Winterthur, De 800-448-3883
Interior Design in AtlantaFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our homesite www.decoratorsbest.comAtlanta Design CentersGeorgiaAmericas Mart - Atlanta 240 Peachtree Street NW,#2200 Atlanta, GA 30303(404) 220-3000FAX: (404) 220-3030 www.americasmart.comAtlanta Decorative Arts Center (ADAC)351 Peachtree Hills Avenue NE,#244 Atlanta, GA 30305(404) 231-1720FAX: (404) 239-9109 http://www.adacdesigncenter.com/The High Museum of Art"The Gates of Paradise: Lorenzo Ghiberti's Renaissance Masterpiece"April 28- July 15 "Louis Monza: From Politics to Paradise"Thru Aug 19 "Louvre Atlanta: Kings as Collectors"Thru September 2 High Museum of Art 1280 Peachtree St Northeast 404-733-4444
Interior Design in San FranciscoFor all your Fabric & Wallcovering needs, visit www.decoratorsbest.comSAN FRANCISCO DESIGN CENTERSSan Francisco Design Center Two Henry Adams Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 490-5800FAX: (415) 490-5885 www.sfdesigncenter.comSan Francisco Mart 1355 Market Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 241-7958FAX: (415) 558-9589 www.sfmart.comShowplace Square West 550 Fifteenth Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 626-8257FAX: (415) 626-8265 www.showplacesquarewest.comSobel Design Building 680 Eighth Street San Francisco, CA 94103 (415) 861-4443FAX: (415) 861-2156 EVENTSTulipmania Feb 14-19 Pier 39 San Francisco www.pier39.comSan Francisco Decorator Showhouse April 28- May 28, 2007 415-447-5830 TASTE- House & Graden Open House May 6-8, 2007 Napa Valley 707-967-3997 www.taste3.com
Interior Design in Los Angeles
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SOUTHERN CALIFORNIA DESIGN CENTERSL.A. Mart 1933 South Broadway Los Angeles, CA 90007 (800) LAMART4; (213) 763-5800FAX: (213) 763-5881 www.lamart.comLaguna Design Center 23811 Aliso Creek Road Laguna Niguel, CA 92677 (949) 643-2929FAX: (949) 643-8316 www.lagunadesigncenter.comPacific Design Center 8687 Melrose Avenue West Hollywood, CA 90069 (310) 657-0800FAX: (310) 652-8576 www.pacificdesigncenter.comEVENTS L. A. Mart Designer's Forum First Tuesday of each month Spring Gift & Home Furnishings Market March 25-27, 2007 Spring Sample Sale June 7-8, 2007 Gift & Home Furnishings Market July 17-24, 2007 Fall Gift & Home Furnishings Market Sept16-18, 2007 ASID/Los Angeles Design Trade Expo September 14, 2007 2nd Floor Fall Sample Sale Nov 8-9, 2007 Museum of Contemporary Art"Some Assembly Required: Prefabricated Houses"Thur May 20, 2007 Museum of Contemporary Art 250 South Grand Ave LA, CA Getty Villa Malibu"Molten Color: Glassmaking in AntiquityThru April 23 Getty Villa Pacific Coast Highway Pacific Palisades, CA
Interior Design in TorontoFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comToronto Design CenterCanadaDesigners Walk168 Bedford Road Toronto, ON M5R 2K9 (416) 961-1211FAX: (416) 928-9683 www.designerswalk.com
Interior Design in SeattleFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comAugust 16 to 22--The Seattle Gift Show, Washington State Convention & Trade Center, Seattle, WA 800-433-1014 seattlegift Thru October 1- Maya Lin: Systematic Landscapes Henry Art Gallery 15 Ave NE and NE 41st St Seattle, WA (206) 543-2280 Seattle Design CentersSeattle Design Center5701 Sixth Avenue South Seattle, WA 98108(206) 762-1200; (800) 497-7997FAX: (206) 767-9162 www.seattledesigncenter.comSeattle Gift Center6100 4th Avenue South Seattle, WA 98108 (206) 767-6800; (800) 433-1014FAX: (206) 767-5449 http://www.seattlegiftcenter.com/
Interior Design in DenverFor all your FABRIC & WALLPAPER needs visit our home site www.decoratorsbest.comJune 24 to 26--International New Age Trade Show West, Denver Merchandise Mart, CO 415-447-3223 inats Denver Design CentersDenver Design Center595 South BroadwayDenver, CO 80209(303) 733-2455FAX: (303) 777-6104 www.denverdesign.comDenver Merchandise Mart451 East 58th Avenue,#4270Denver, CO 80216(303) 292-6278FAX: (303) 297-8473
For more information contact www.decoratorsbest.comBrocade: A woven jacquard fabric with a raised surface. Brocade fabrics have an all-over interwoven design of raised figures or flowers. Brocades are generally made of silk, rayon and nylon yarns. Chintz: Glazed cotton fabric often printed with figures or large floral designs. Cutting: A tiny piece of fabric that is cut directly from a specific bolt of fabric. Cutting on Approval: A cutting is sent to a customer to be approved before ordering a particular fabric. Damask: Firm, glossy jacquard-patterned fabric. Damask is similar to brocade, but flatter and reversible. The design is usually figures or flowers. Dye Lot : Bolts of the same fabric pattern that were manufactured at the same time. Occasionally “dye lots†may vary slightly which is the reason for ordering a cutting from the specific bolt of fabric that you will receive. Interlining: A soft, but thick fabric that is inserted between the main fabric and the back lining. Interlining helps fabric drape gracefully. Jacquard: Fabric with an all-over interwoven design. Lining: Fabric sewn on the back of drapery or slipcovers. It gives substance to the item. When used for drapery, it also protects the front fabric from the sun. Due to its delicate nature, silk drapery that is exposed to sunlight should always have a lining. Memo: A large fabric sample. On Reserve: Fabric that is reserved for a customer for a two week period. This ensures the customer of having a specific fabric available until the purchase is made. Sample: A small piece of fabric from a selected fabric pattern. This may or may not be from the bolt of fabric a customer will receive. Therefore, it is always best to also request a “cutting†in addition to the sample. Toile: A plain cloth, or, when described as Toile de Jouy , one that is printed with pastoral scenes printed on cotton. Workroom: A place where upholstery and drapery are made.
For more information contact www.decoratorsbest.comThe color wheel is made up of 6 colors.3 Primary: Red, Blue, Yellow 3 Secondary: Green, Orange, Purple Primary colors cannot be mixed from any combination of colors. Secondary colors are combinations of the primary colors. Red and Yellow = Orange Red and Blue = Purple Blue and Yellow = Green Interior Design Color Schemes are based on one of 3 combinations: Complimentary colors, Tertiary Colors or Monochromatic Colors. Complementary colors are opposite colors on the color wheel. Use equal tones or intensity of 2 colors in a room: Example: Yellow walls and Blue Upholstery. Use yellow and blue accents such as pillows or lamps. Red and Green are Complements. Yellow and Purple are COmplements. Orange and Blue are Complements. Yellow and Blue are Complements. Complementary colors work well together. A Tertiary Color Scheme uses 3 colors that are next to each other on the color wheel. Yellow, green and blue is a lovely combination. By adding white, you can also create a color such as red and white makes pink. Pink, Red and Purple can work as a tertiary scheme. A Monochromatic Color Scheme use different gradations of the same color. There are warmer and cooler tones of a color. Example: Beige, off white and tan- paint the walls off white and use varying textures of beige and tan for the upholstery, drapery and carpet. Accessories can be wood, tortoiseshell, stone, beads TESTING PAINT COLORS Benjamin Moore makes small test cans. Paint large sheets of oaktag with 2 coats of paint. Hang them with blue painter's tape and move to several locations in the room. The light in various sections of the room will change the color. My favorite paints are from Donald Kaufman Color (Donald Kaufman Color, 212-243-2766). Donald Kaufman is the foremost color expert in the US. His paints have many more pigments in them which give a richer color. Schroeder (very expensive but great-it has more depth and body than most paint and dries with a harder finish). They can be used as a base and any Benjamin Moore color can be mixed. Farrow and Ball has good paints.
Interior Design in California
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DESIGN CENTERSL.A. Mart1933 South Broadway, #244Los Angeles, CA 90007(800) LAMART4; (213) 763-5800FAX: (213) 763-5881 www.lamart.comLaguna Design Center23811 Aliso Creek Road, #151Laguna Niguel, CA 92677(949) 643-2929FAX: (949) 643-8316www.lagunadesigncenter.com Pacific Design Center8687 Melrose Avenue, M60West Hollywood, CA 90069(310) 657-0800FAX: (310) 652-8576 www.pacificdesigncenter.comJuly 14--Kitchen & Bath Day, Laguna Design Center, Laguna Beach, CA (949)643-2929 lagunadesigncenter July 25 to August 1--Gift & Home Furnishings Market, Los Angeles Mart, CA 800-526-2784 lamart July 29 to August 1--California Gift Show, Los Angeles Convention Center, CA 213-362-5640 cagiftshow Northern California
San Francisco Design CenterTwo Henry Adams StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103(415) 490-5800FAX: (415) 490-5885 www.sfdesigncenter.comSan Francisco Mart1355 Market Street, #294San Francisco, CA 94103(415) 241-7958FAX: (415) 558-9589 www.sfmart.comShowplace Square West550 Fifteenth StreetSan Francisco, CA 94103(415) 626-8257FAX: (415) 626-8265 www.showplacesquarewest.comSobel Design Building680 Eighth Street,#265San Francisco, CA 94103(415) 861-4443FAX: (415) 861-2156 July 19 Leafscapes Turning Point Vineyards demonstrates how to turn urban spaces into bountiful gardens. www.turningleaf.com/leafscapesAugust 5 to 8--San Francisco International Gift Fair®, The Moscone Center, San Francisco, CA 914-421-3200 sfigf
For all your decorating needs, visit www.decoratorsbest.com.Looking for an Interior Designer, Architect, Kitchen Designer, Landscape Architect? These associations have local directories and are an invaluable resource.DESIGN ASSOCIATIONSAmerican Society of Interior Designers (ASID)608 Massachusetts Ave NE Washington, DC 20002 202-546-3480 www.asid.orgAmerican Society of Landscape Architects4401 Connecticut Ave NW Washington, DC 20008-2302 202-686-2752 www.asla.orgArt and Antiques Society of America353 East 78 St #19-A New York, NY 10021 212-879-7558 American Institute of Architects (AIA)1735 New York Ave, NW Washington, DC 20006 202-626-7411 www.aia.orgInternational Association of Lighting Designers1133 Broadway #520 New York, NY 10010 212-206-1281 National Kitchen & Bath Association687 Willow Grove St Hackettstown, NJ 07840 908-852-0033 www.nkba.orgNational Trust for Historic Preservation1785 Massachusetts Ave, NW Washington, DC 20036 202-673-4000
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