Do Blue Porch Ceilings help keep bugs away? Is it true? What are the origins? Thanks for asking! I'll share this with you here. Blue Porch Ceiling Blue Porch Ceilings - The Origins Once upon a time in the deep South, many people painted their porch ceilings a specific shade of Haint [...]
I was recently asked to help with a project to create a visual to show the home decor color trends for 2020. Rather than showing the colors in home decor products, the fabrics were made into clothing and displayed on manikins for a fun twist You may be wondering why a soft furnishings designer [...]
If you have grown children, you know they leave some things behind when they move into their new places, right? Trophies, books, papers, and clothing like letterman jackets. Sound familiar? I bet it does! And what do you do with all this stuff? Here's what I did with our son, Justin's Cross Country High School [...]
I hope your year has been a good one too and that 2018 brings you good health and much joy! At Designs by Donna my mission is: To use my passion, gifts, and abilities to bring joy and beauty into the lives of others through exquisite design, teaching, and sharing.
Working with difficult fabrics can be challenging and stressful unless you first determine your course of action. This is the second edition of working with difficult fabrics. I'll show you how I used upholstery weight silk velvet to make narrow bands on silk taffeta panels. Now these are two fabrics that couldn't be more incompatible. [...]
You may be wondering what a computer rendering is and why a computer rendering will bring a peace of mind when purchasing custom home goods. I'm a visual sort of person. It comes along as part of my job. I'm able to stand in your home, look at your windows and a piece of fabric [...]
Barn style sliding doors are becoming popular in apartments and condos in Atlanta. My son is in need of one of these for a room in his condo. After finding this article on Houzz, I now have no excuse to help him with this. Another project for my to do list! Click Make Your Own [...]
Every custom made window treatment is just that - custom. There is no such thing as a 'standard' window whether it be a single, double, or even triple window. Each window has a different measurement. That is why, at Designs by Donna, we draft a full size pattern for each of the window valances we [...]
Tableaux faux wrought iron is a customizable, light weight interior design and window treatment product. Tableaux® provides the look and feel of wrought iron without the weight or cost. This Tableaux design has been customized to fit each of the opening sizes. The Tableaux used here is carved on both sides so it is [...]