Interior Design Tips & Tricks

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID This week I am sharing photographs by a Minnesota artist and new textiles from this fall’s collections that I find inspiring photograph “Sweet Light” by...

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID I think the best part of living in Minnesota is enjoying the changing seasons. In the design industry the fall season brings the unveiling of new textile collections....

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID I participated in the inline skating marathon in Duluth early one Saturday morning this past September. I learned it is a world cup event and that...

By Lisa Peck, ASID Attending design shows on line is a bit trickier to find than fashion shows. I tend to just google the name of the show and then look...

By Lisa Peck, ASID I love fashion…as inspiration for new ideas for interiors. For years, I enjoyed watching Elsa Klensch deliver the latest video from the runways of Paris,...

By Lisa Peck, ASID I recently attended the presentation of Benjamin Moore’s Color Pulse 2012 at our local monthly ASID meeting. Each year, Doty Horn, Director of color and design at...

By Emily Anderson Apparently, I’m not the first person to highlight great Minnesota artists. Public television has created MN Original, a brand new show dedicated to telling us about...

By Emily Anderson As a working mom with two toddlers, watching television is a luxury. But once again I was introduced to an inspiring artist from watching TPT. Public...

By Emily Anderson, Allied Member ASID Well, this spunky, red-headed Minnesota mom seems to have enough sophistication for the entire state. As creator of a high-end fashion line that...

By Lisa Peck, ASID Stay creative by doing fun stuff. Simple yet often difficult to do, but with a list of suggestions oh so much easier! Here are some fun things...

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID Our American Society of Interior Designer’s Community Service Committee is currently working on another exciting project with Aeon. Our current members are Lisa Ball of...

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID The first Community Service Project I worked on was the one I brought to our chapter of ASID. I called the office and inquired about...

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID I am currently serving as Chair of our local chapter of American Society of Interior Designer’s Community Service Committee. I initially joined the group in 2004...

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID I spent the long holiday weekend doing a variety of  things that Labor Day has come to signify to a lot of people: celebrating the...

By LuAnne Silvia, ASID While our current intern Lauren Setum was studying in New Zealand she kept us informed of her experiences and sent us photos of her travels....

By Lauren Setum, LiLu Interiors Intern New Zealand was a great experience, but it felt good to return home as well. I even welcomed the sight of the mounted...

By Lauren Setum, LiLu Interiors Intern I admit, I did not bungee jump off a bridge, but I did find the style in it! The Kawarau Bridge in Queenstown...

By Lauren Setum, LiLu Interiors Intern I spent the first part of my year in Wellington, the capital of New Zealand. This country of four million people consists of...

By Lauren Setum, LiLu Interiors Intern This past February, I boarded a flight to New Zealand where I would spend the next four months studying abroad. As I settled...

By Emily Anderson, Allied Member ASID Okay, I know, enough about Dorothy Draper. One more design and then I promise I won’t bring her up for at least six...