I just booked my flight for High Point, North Carolina. For those of you unfamiliar with High Point (often referred to as ‘Market’ by those of us in the industry), the town that hosts the largest home furnishings industry trade show in the WORLD. It is over 10 million square feet and has roughly 2000 vendors. […]
A beautiful accessible bathroom
There seems to be a great deal of confusion about what ‘Living in Place’ means. Quite simply, it’s an affirmative approach to designing homes to be accessible, beautiful, comfortable…and safe, of course! A dear friend and fellow designer recently volunteered for an ALS Accessibility home tour. This fundraiser was unique because it was not a tour […]
Space Planning Before and After
Last week we measured for a new project. It is imperative, I find, to take our time when we measure to make sure we capture as much information as we need because ‘ending well’ really depends upon how we begin. You see, space planning is an art AND a science. We can spend hours playing […]
Interior designers aren’t interior decorators
Last fall a high school student, Sara, joined the RHI family as an intern. She is incredibly smart and dedicated; in fact, she’s the valedictorian of her class. It is a privilege to have her on our team. To prepare for Sara’s internship, I mapped out a variety of lessons that I believed would […]
Space Planning Secrets of the Trade
Guess who’s having a BIRTHDAY?! WE ARE! Well…I suppose it’s an anniversary but I think birthday’s are MUCH more fun! I officially opened Ruxana’s Home Interiors in August 2001 and here we are 15 years later. I wanted to create something special so we conducted a survey last month to see what most interested you. […]