Designers bring chic to hospital room [ Midland Reporter-Telegram ] May 11, 2008  By Alison Lapp For The Associated Press The shimmer of hope that carried Cindy Mesaros through her medical ordeal came in whimsical pastels. Read More ...

Winners Announced for the Earth-Minded A [ Hospitality Design ] May 09, 2008  The winners of the inaugural Earth-Minded Award for hospitality projects and products, presented by Hospitality Design < HD > magazine and American Society of Interior Designers , are the Keating, San Diego , and Bella-Dura Fabrics . Read More ...

Whither dot-com's lost development? [ San Francisco Chronicle ] May 11, 2008  Only a decade ago, when the new high-tech economy was pumping cash into the Bay Area, a tiny part of the Mission District near Potrero Hill became one of the staging grounds for dot-com drama. The place was filthy with startups - some of them hell-bent on... Read More ...

An interior designer's life is crazy, 'c [ The Philadelphia Inquirer ] May 09, 2008  Sherry Ruggieri is race-walking through Philadelphia's Marketplace Design Center. Her feet fly out of one of the seemingly endless ground-floor showrooms, straight to the elevator. Then, at the third floor, she's off and running again. Read More ...

Home Design Experts Meet The Growing Dem [ Textileweb.com ] May 05, 2008  As more and more consumers look to the Internet for products and advice for 'do-it-yourself' home projects an area that has not been served well is designer fabrics and custom products. This is where the owners of the interior design company Fabricworkroom.com saw an opportunity to take their business to the Internet where shoppers can purchase from one of the largest designer fabric product ... Read More ...

Bloomington artist helps church realize [ The Pantagraph ] May 10, 2008  As First Christian Church in Champaign contemplated expansion, its leaders wanted to create community space with the theme of a town square. Read More ...

Ready for Its Hollywood Close-Up [ New York Times ] May 09, 2008  The Smart Fortwo drew a great deal of attention, but its shortcomings make a driver wonder, what?s the point? Read More ...

Home Front Patio Heaters, Displaying Sea [ Washington Post ] May 09, 2008  Post Home staff editors Annie Groer and Jura Koncius are here to answer your decorating-related questions. Read More ...

Department of the interior [ Boston Globe ] May 10, 2008  If anyone cleans up back-seat spills on a regular basis, it's Domenic Mastro, owner of Domenic's Limousine Service of West Roxbury and Franklin. ''In this business you see everything — beer, vomit. People don't ride real well backwards,'' Mastro says. No need to elaborate on that. Read More ...

Beauty and the Bairs Museum a study in l [ Helena Independent Record ] May 11, 2008  MARTINSDALE — If ever there were a house with personality — better make that bursting with personality — it's the Charles M. Bair Family Museum on the outskirts of town here. Read More ...

The 138-year-old Russell House has had u [ The Ottawa Sun ] May 10, 2008  Share: Read More ...

Roaming the World, Detecting Fashion [ NYTimes.com via Yahoo! Finance ] May 11, 2008  Linda DeFranco is a fashion trend forecaster, which involves as much on market analysis as on spotting street trends. Read More ...

Dot-com Central returns to earthly pursu [ San Francisco Chronicle ] May 09, 2008  Whither the development that dot-com forgot? Only a decade ago when the new high-tech economy was pumping cash into the Bay Area, a tiny part of the Mission District near Potrero Hill became one of the staging grounds for dot-com drama. The place was filthy... Read More ...

Ultra-luxury cars dressed up in couture [ Los Angeles Times ] May 09, 2008  These limited editions pair Bugatti and Hermès, Lamborghini and Versace, Cadillac and Bulgari, Mercedes-Benz and Armani, Alfa Romeo and Costume National. It's the world's fastest handbag. Read More ...

What's in store for furniture [ The Cincinnati Enquirer ] May 10, 2008  Holly Rebensdorf of Montgomery was among thousands touring International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, N.C. Here are some trends she spotted. Read More ...

Greendale home has undergone many major [ Milwaukee Journal Sentinel ] May 09, 2008  Take a tour of Betty Horvath's home, and you soon will realize that this is a woman who takes her work home with her. She's been an interior designer for 23 years and has worked in hundreds of homes. But since she and her husband, Joh... Read More ...

Touch of Gray [ The Chapel Hill News ] May 11, 2008  Encased in an oval frame under curved glass sits what appears to be odds-and-ends, bits and pieces of a life, placed meaningfully and skillfully by the creator of this mixed media piece. Read More ...