Fabric Check-In Process

Fabric arriving at Designs by Donna is checked in and inspected as soon as it arrives.  Doing so may avoid delays with the project if any flaws, inconsistencies in the repeat, or wrong yardage amounts are found upon inspection.  And the same is true for drapery hardware received. Check-in fabric and hardware as soon as it arrives. [...]

Patchwork chair seats – the challenges, fun, & following my gut.

Patchwork chair seats and following your gut.  You may be wondering how these can possibly be related.  Well, really, they aren't.  Except that because I followed my gut I created these one of a kind chair seats for the sample room here at Designs by Donna.  And I really like them much better than my original [...]

Problem Solving Is One Of Our Specialties – Swing Door Top Treatment Kit

I love it when a designer tells me I'm a genius!  That is what designer Deborah Hebert and her client said after hearing I would be able to provide hobbled roman shades valances for the bay window in a breakfast room.  The problem, they thought, was the door on the right side which opens into [...]

12 Tried and True Paint Colors

12 Tried and True Paint Colors for Your Walls Related articles Choosing Paint Colors & Picking Paint Colors for Rooms | Pottery Barn (potterybarn.com) Porch Paint, Outdoor Paint Colors & Porch Paint Colors | Pottery Barn (potterybarn.com) 14 Colorful doors (myasmusingsblog.wordpress.com)

By |2014-03-24T11:53:24-04:00June 26th, 2013|Design|

A Great Yard Sale Find Leads To An Easy Bathroom Makeover

It's funny how one thing leads to another, isn't it?  A crystal chandelier purchased at a yard sale lead me to a making over one of the bathrooms here at Designs by Donna.   It's missing a few crystals but now that I've found The Crystal Place, www.CrystalPlace.com , I'll get those replaced for just a [...]

By |2013-03-23T13:50:47-04:00March 23rd, 2013|Design|
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