Archive for August, 2010

www.maitland-smith.com – For over 30 years, Maitland-Smith has designed & crafted fine home furniture and designer home decor & accessories. This rich heritage of innovation and Old World craftsmanship is still our primary inspiration today, as Maitland-Smith’s reputation as the leading source for fine home furniture & designer home decor continues to grow. This brief video touches on the skills and techniques of our highly trained artisans. To learn more, or to locate a gallery near you, visit http today.

Celenio is wood in its most innovative form. The exclusive textures — stone, slate and leather — offer something very special for interior design. And yet it gives us the pleasant, comfortable atmosphere only wood can create. CELENIO thus achieves what was previously impossible: squaring the circle.

3o second commercial highlighting jack Greco Oak & Antique Furniture, Rochester’s premier new and antique furniture dealer.

In feng shui, make sure the bed is accessible from both side. Position a bed for accessibility and feng shui with tips from a certified feng shui consultant in this free video on home decorating. Expert: Miriam Tsao Contact: www.miriamtsao.com Bio: Miriam Tsao is a certified Feng Shui consultant and a professional member of the International Feng Shui Guild, New York Chapter. Tsao is also co-director of the Feng Shui Forum in New York City. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

handygoddess.com How to build a bed frame from old doors. Day two the Handy Goddess cuts the bed posts to attaches to the old doors to create a headboard and footboard.

Learn more about 18th century Queen Anne side chairs in this free online guide to antiquefurniture collecting and collectibles. Expert: Sue Shea Contact: www.SheaAntique.com Bio: Sue Shea has been dealing in antiques since 1979, and has her own shop, Shea Antiques, located in Shelburne Falls, MA. Her passion is early American 18th & 19th century antique country furnishings. Filmmaker: Christian Munoz-Donoso

Sigi Moeslinger, Partner, Antenna Design New York Inc., Critic in Graphic Design, Yale University School of Art,presented Oct. 10, 2009, at the Future of Design conference. University of Michigan’s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning hosted the Future of Design conference, Oct. 9 & 10, 2009. Thirty designers, critics and provocative thinkers brainstormed how design is evolving across various disciplines including architecture, landscape architecture, interactive, industrial, and interior design. The presentations were free and open to the public. The speakers presented their views in 15-minute segments. For more information about the event: www.taubmancollege.umich.edu/futureofdes ign

This Video Demonstrates Deco-Con’s Decorative Concrete Imaging Software created by Depiction Software. It shows how you can apply decorative concrete stamped overlay on a driveway. It also show brick borders and landscaping. Depiction Software has over 18 years experience developing personal computer imaging and estimating software for the Building Industry. Our products and experience spans the landscape design, architecture, interior design, and construction industries. Our company currently offers two main products — Imaging Software and Estimating Software — and two key services — Online Visualizers and Websites — for both individual contractors and customizable products and services developed for manufacturers. For more information, visit www.depictionsoftware.com

Join at www.Marks4Antiques.com – Appraise antiques and identify makers marks on jewelry, ceramics, silver & silver-plate, porcelain, pottery, chinaware, figurines & dolls, vases, pewter, watches & clocks, metal ware and other antiques or collectibles. Find values for antique furniture, crystal & glass, silverware & flatware, dinnerware, silver, vintage jewelry, porcelain & pottery, vases, dolls or vintage toys & model trains, lamps, old clocks, militaria collectibles, fine art, books & ephemera and other antiques. Quick & easy VISUAL research guides. Makers marks are divided by shape for quick reference. Other features include an advanced Initials Search for jewelry marks & silver hallmarks, and a Name Search for finding marks on Pottery, Porcelain, Jewelry or Silver and Metalware. Constantly updated & always available 24

We were interviewed about our extreme house home makeover on live TV and lived to tell the tale! Here’s our appearance on Richmond’s CBS6 morning show. Clip courtesy of wtvr.com