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Diane Boller, ASID February 17, 2017 Early in my career as an interior designer, I was hired by a couple who was building their dream home and wanted my help in planning their kitchen. As I drove to their home, it stood out like a monument on the flat Midwest prairie....
A DIFFERENT POINT OF VIEW
Diane Boller, ASID March 31, 2017 Athens, Greece When I was in college, some of my friends who were not art majors decided to take an Art History course because they thought it would be an easy “A”. It wasn’t. Studying the art of the Middle Ages, Renaissance and...
THE TREND TRAP
An accent wall becomes a focal point —- Red Lion Hotel, Olympia, WA Diane Boller, ASID March 31, 2017 It doesn’t take much searching on the web to find hotel rooms that are dated and tired looking, possibly even considered “tacky”. Tell-tale features of dated...
6 NEW TRENDS IN HOSPITALITY DESIGN
“Greenery”, Pantone’s 2017 Color of the Year Diane Boller, ASID May 22nd, 2017 At the recent Hospitality Design Show, HD 2017, six new industry trends were easily recognized. Every aisle of the huge trade show provided a source for one or more of these...
THE COMMUNITY TABLE…THE COMMUNAL TABLE…A PHENOMENON
Holiday Inn Express, Roseburg, OR Diane Boller, ASID During a recent stay at a client’s hotel, a new community table had just been delivered. Since the lobby and breakfast room were still being renovated, the table was placed in a temporary location in the lobby. ...