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Discover the latest in modern art at the largest art fair of Istanbul. Learn what is new in sustainable construction at Ecobuild in Washington D.C. Or pick up a handmade present at Chicago’s DIY Trunk Show or San Francisco’s Bazaar Bizarre. If you’re searching for ways to become motivated or simply enjoy getting out amid other layout fans, here is our listing of things to get in round the globe.

ART FAIR — Nov. 24-27, 2011
Contemporary Istanbul
Lutfi Kirdar Istanbul Convention and Exhibition Centre
Istanbul, Turkey

Turkey’s most comprehensive art event features modern paintings, sculptures, photographs ceramics from 90 galleries and 20 nations. Highlights include an installation by German artist Christian Schnurer, Argonaut Mathilda, which will be based around a 1960s Czech, 3-wheel, Velorex Oscar 16/350 — the vehicle he used to journey through 10 European nations prior to coming in Istanbul.

In this picture:”Siren in the sea of roses” (2011) by Cecilia Paredes

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CRAFT FAIR — Nov. 19, 2011
DIY Trunk Show
Broadway Armory Park
Chicago, IL

Start crossing names off your holiday list at Chicago’s yearly craft show featuring the products from over 100 hip crafters and local artists.

Within this picture: a trio of colorful dishes by Circa Ceramics.

First Run Features

FILM & DVD RELEASE
Eames: The Architect and the Painter

Best remembered because of their iconic mid-century ceramic and plywood furniture, the husband-and-wife group of Charles and Ray Eames are widely regarded as being among America’s most important artists of the 20th century.

Filmmakers Jason Cohn and Bill Jersey have produced the first movie dedicated to the couple after their passing. Narrated by James Franco, the movie captures the less widely known and recognized aspects of the lives and the diverse products made by the Eames Office, or the”Eamery.”

Their layout portfolio includes splints for injured army during World War II, photography, interiors, multi-media displays, films, toys and more. The movie explores and follows their private lives and sway on significant events in American life — in the development of modernism, to the rise of the computer era.

Watch a trailer of the movie, and see whether it is coming to a city near you. Pre-order an advance copy of the DVD. (Expected ship date: Dec. 1, 2011).

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CRAFT FAIR — Dec. 3-4, 2011
Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Show
Concourse Exhibition Center
635 8th Street, San Francisco, CA

For those in the Bay Area who can’t create Chicago’s DIY Trunk Show, find the handmade treasures at the Bazaar Bizarre Holiday Show in San Francisco. Browse hundreds of vendor booths filled with handmade holiday presents from housewares and knitted products to jewellery and screen-printed artwork and more.

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CONFERENCE — Dec. 5-9, 2011
Ecobuild America
Washington Convention Center
Washington, DC

Attend a discussion on”Developing a Sustainable Suburbia” or find the latest exhibitors in green products, like the LED task lamp made of recycled plastics by Little Footprint Lighting.

The 3-day Ecobuild America conference covers a range of strategies about how to build faster, smarter, and more sustainably. Workshops and lectures focus on building information modeling, geographical information systems, green technologies, high-performance construction, sustainable design, energy-efficiency and more.

More 2011 design occasions: Oct. 28-Nov. 18, Nov. 4-25, Nov. 11-Dec. 2

What’s in your calendar this month? Let us know about your favourite forthcoming design occasions below!

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There’s so much to appreciate in Kyle and Lauren Zerbey’s modern Seattle house, but one easy-to-replicate detail that struck many readers was that this leaf-like installation. Can you guess what it is made out of?

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That is right, it is toilet paper rolls! This project looks super-simple to do, and as long as you have adhesive on hand, it won’t cost you something. You can find the directions for creating your own at Growing Up Creative. See more of Kyle and Lauren’s home here.

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The blog Design Sponge took off following its inception in 2004 by empowering readers to make inspiring, authentic and drop-dead gorgeous spaces or home jobs — all achievable to a tight budget without professional design help. At long last the publication, Design Sponge in Home (Artisan, $35), is out. Continue reading for a sneak preview and the scoop on how it came about from creator Grace Bonney.

If you’ve ever visited Design Sponge, then you’ll find yourself returning a number of times every day. I was expecting the book to be a composite of the best home sneak peeks and DIY jobs worthy of coffee table display. Nonetheless, it is much more than that. It is a dense must-have resource chock full of thoughts and insider tips that reads just like the fantasy craft/home design textbook you wish you had since high school to refer to again and again. There really is something for everyone to appreciate — from classic flea market to high-end modern — and it all blends together in a unique, eclectic voice.

N.M.: you’ve been conducting the blog since 2004. Why did you feel now was the time to write the book?

G.B.: I’d been waiting to discover a subject and a home that felt right for us. I’d been talking to some publishers since 2006, but everyone wanted us to perform a preexisting book series or something quite narrow (ie: just homes in a specific place ). I really wanted to embrace the depth of content we cover Design*Sponge, so when I found a publication that embraced how large that publication is, I knew it was the right place. Not only did Artisan embrace the encyclopedia-style publication I wanted to perform, but they allow me to work with my own art team, which was really important to me personally. I’ve been working with the same team (Also Design) since 2007, plus they really understand my style.

After we started working on the publication it really felt evident that something like this was required. I loved my dog-eared copies of interior design books, but they never really felt as practical as I desired. I believed strongly that there was a gap in the marketplace for a book that not only inspired, but required it three steps ahead and instructed you the abilities to make the things you saw in houses and taught you about why and how these looks worked. I really wanted to give you everything you wanted (from the tools to the confidence) to make your dream home, not merely look at it in a publication.

N.M.: How did you discover the time to do this on top of your blog duties? Notably finding all the new sneak peeks.

G.B.: That was the hardest part — and to be truthful I learned how NOT to do it. I simply tacked on the work everywhere I can: weekends, late nights, all-nighters. The bulk of the writing was completed in around three months, and the work load ended up with me in the hospital tripping an inherent migraine illness I never knew I’d. I learned my lesson: always pace things out and don’t bite off more than you can chew.

In terms of finding houses, we reached out to our network of readers, friends, store owners and designers throughout the world to see if we can find some amazing new houses on a short turnaround time. Fortunately we found more than 40 new houses, so we shot and edited them immediately and had them in the publication inside a few months.

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N.M.: The book reads like a text book for the DIYer, less like the coffee table book I was expecting. I love the detailed information and tips, the denseness, the assortment of subjects and projects. Was the original goal to make a text-book-like resource, or did you discover that there was so much you wanted to cover as you’re putting it together this was the only way to go?

G.B.: I really wanted the publication to be practical and inspirational. With the market being so rough right now, I believed it seemed out of touch to have a book of pretty pictures. I wanted to have the ability to teach individuals how to actually recreate those inspirational looks and jobs in their own fashion, in their budget. That was really important to me personally. I wanted it to be the prettiest and most practical book potential.

In terms of editing, I really went by my gut. I chose some of my favourite jobs and houses from the past 7 decades of site archives, which was relatively simple. Those houses and jobs had been in my mind for decades and they were the very fun to select through and select. The newer projects were developed to fill in the gaps that we believed were important to cover when it comes to styles, prices and abilities being represented.

N.M.: You allude to the fact that you’re a design and crafting novice when this all started. Describe your learning curve. Do you feel that today you can hold your own with many top designers or are there still design areas you’d like to learn more about?

G.B.: I’m always learning and I’m certainly not a crafting expert. However, what I do have is something that most individuals don’t realize is the only significant ability: fearlessness. I’m never afraid to tackle a job. Even if it seems frightening or tough, I know that I will dive in and give it my all. I never mind if something doesn’t look like an image. I accepted early on this handmade work is always likely to be unique and not”perfect” That type of fearlessness comes with being willing to try things and embrace the imperfection; this type of assurance was what I hoped to instill in viewers by the end of the publication.

N.M.: Which is your personal favourite section of this book?

G.B.: It changes every day, but I really love the flowers right now. We often overlook flowers as a decorating instrument, and one that may be performed on a budget and with ingenuity. I desired to divide the fundamental steps of organizing to demystify it and show people how you can interpret unique trends and styles in floral form. At times it’s the most affordable way to decorate a room in a pinch.

N.M.: Do you foresee publishing components 2, 3, etc., in the future? Or upgrading the resource guides in future editions?

G.B.: Absolutely. No matter how classic a room or job is, there is always room for upgrading. I can see us moving back to this in a few years and upgrading the segments so that it best reflects what is happening in layout after 2015 or so. Even though that seems awfully far away right now. My goal is to perform a few smaller books in between this publication and the upcoming big one.

Know more about the blog, the book and how to purchase.

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We recently framed perspectives using moldings and casings, so let’s continue our tour of interior architectural detailing with ideas for walls. Wainscot, panels, shiplap, picture moldings and other components add dimension, character, warmth and texture to walls. With the right tools and a (little) piece of know-how, most of these treatments can be implemented by newcomer DIY-ers without too much cost or heartbreak.

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I love how the paneling doesn’t interrupt the hazy scenic painting in this dining room. It is almost as if the art can’t be contained by the framework — a theory I believe applies to a lot fine art, but most of it doesn’t have the luxury of really spilling out of the framework!

Chambers + Chambers Architects

Obviously, there is nothing wrong with drawing within the lines. Wall panels offer a superb opportunity to create a frame within a framework that calls attention to some distinctive piece — or may lift a bit that may not seem important until it’s accompanied by a grand demonstration. In this layout, the painting and sconces are definitely defined as important elements in the essay.

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If you are dying to use a certain wallpaper on your home but the cost is just too high to justify (or you have got a fabulous classic specimen and not enough of it to cover a complete wall), considering papering within the paneling. If you don’t have paneling, you may easily create your own with simple wood strips nailed into the wall. Or, if you are a renter and can’t apply paper to walls, inexpensive eyeglasses surrounding your favourite wallpaper and just hung on the wall as a painting will do just fine.

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If you are not necessarly interested in framing art but want to present some measurement to plain walls, wood strips would be your answer. Paint them the exact same color as the wall for a sophisticated, monochromatic look, or create them pop by painting them white or another contrasting color.

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Wainscoting — paneling (frequently on the lower part) that encircles baseboards and chair rails — provides any home a dose of casual-cottage coziness, even when it’s exceptionally elegant and complicated, as in this board and batten instance by Feldman Architecture, Inc.. Wainscoting was originally applied to walls as a kind of insulation to mitigate chilly breezes and dampness. It comes in the kind of raised panels, recessed or flat panels and beadboard.

Glenn Gissler Design

This entry hall indicates a taller wainscot treatment. Its height brings the eye up and makes the room feel somewhat taller. Interestingly, employing wainscoting close to door heights in a space with ultra-high ceilings really humanizes the scale, bringing a warmth to which might be cold, cavernous spaces without sacrificing any of the outstanding structures we get with vaulted or double-height ceilings.

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As with paneling, wainscoting may be an ordinary woodworker’s DIY project with cheap wood pieces and a little sweat.

We frequently see wainscoting and walls using contrasting paint colours, but painting it the exact same color as the wall comes with a wonderful effect. It is far less active and will help spaces with low ceilings texture a little greater, where the white matches the color.

Frederick + Frederick Architects

Among my favourite wall applications is shiplap, essentially wide-plank wood implemented horizontally or vertically. It just cries breezy, beach-y casual.

If you are lucky enough to have natural pine walls and ceilings, then don’t do something. If you are feeling like adding a little texture and warmth to bare walls, then bring it all on!

Cravotta Interiors

Shiplap can be painted, also, though I would recommend hand-brushing. If you roll up the paint on for pace, immediately follow that up with hand painting to smooth out the sticks, which just look unnatural about the wood and conceal the true character of the material.

Studio Marcelo Brito

This shiplap remedy is undeniably nautical (that the sailboats in the foreground add to the feeling). The overlapped program gives the walls a great dose of measurement and architectural interest. And as you can see, it still allows for hanging art.

Melaragno Design Company, LLC

I adore this salvaged ebony-stained pine paneling, which gives me an outside living feeling I love. If I could, I’d make every room in my home really open to the skies. Impractical, I know, but this is in my own fantasy home, okay?

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Within a customer consultation a week ago, I observed when speaking to customers about draperies, how much I seem like Charlie Brown’s instructor. It has to be strange seeing an excessively dynamic, tall designer man stand in front a wall mouthing “MWOH MWUH WUH WUH MWA- ”, WAW subsequently asking to get a check. You’ll find a lot of details included with creating curtains, although it might not look like it. In my experience, they’re all persuasive, but to the others it’s like sitting by way of a talking to that is trigonometry. From matriarchs to macho guys, interest spans cease where talk of pleats and material selections end and liner start.

Whether you’re preserving up to possess a wall of windows draped or able to set an order using an area workroom, here’s an idea publication packaged with insider language. Not only will this allow you to understand what goes in to making curtains, it is going to allow you to appear like you understand what you’re speaking about when you’re prepared to put that order. You’ll save money and time, also and get the design you would like.

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Width. Among the primary questions to come from a dressmaker’s mouth is going to be, “How many panel widths?” This describes the breadth of a standardsize drapery panel, which will be about 48 inches wide when drawn closed. In the event that you are only covering a little-to-medium-size window (36-60 inches wide), you will probably need to go with one single-width panel on every side. This kind of space had a pair of French doorways that are broad to protect , and so I elected for two double-width panels. The double-width sizing enables for a stack that is really pleasant -again when the curtains are drawn open. In the event the title does not give it a way, “stack-rear” refers to how the curtains hang when pushed a way from the window for cosmetic effect.

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Design repeat — level. Design repeat another major variable in case you select to go having a print material in your window treatments. Remember than it’s by using panels the total effect is completely different with upholstery. When used for wall covering or upholstery uses, the material will lay-flat and so you get the entire aftereffect of the design repeat. That ain’t the circumstance with curtains. See this ain’t-she-purdy paisley print? Take a peek at it flat, then take a gander at it in another picture.

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Design repeat — pleated. See the reason? When the ripple-effect from best pleats variables in the total appearance of the print is completely distinct. Design repeat may also be in possession of a massive effect on budget, determined by its size. Tighter designs similar to this print have numerous places where the contour repeats itself. This can be great, girls and gentlemen, this really is really, very great. Why? A repeat that is rich signifies it really is more easy to match the print from panel to a different so creating less waste. Designs that just match up in two or one areas mean mo-Re slicing away to get to the place that is correct the cutting leaves squandered material on the flooring — material you have covered. Doh! However, not to worry, seamstresses understand how to focus the pattern to help make the match more easy.

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Liner. Choosing gauzy? Subsequently with reference to liner, fuggedabowdit. Liner can make-or-break the way in which your curtains hang in the event that you are heading strong. Liners on materials that are lightweight ensure they hang nicely. Thicker materials get an additional boost, leading to a mo-Re personalized impact. In addition, it comes with an effect in your general budget; you will have to factor in about $4-$7 per lawn (Salt for snow removal Anchorage Lake City, UT) to take into account the lining.

While routine lining helps block a little sunshine, you will must go with blackout lining in the event that you would like to maintain sunshine 100 percent from your chamber. This can be an excellent choice for bedrooms. Blackout lining ain’t affordable; you will need to aspect in still another $8-$1 2 per lawn in San Diego if you intend to use it.

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Rest. When I hear the phrase break in regard to interior decorating, I frequently believe (a) bones of a contractor falling-off a ladder, or (b) precious glass or ceramic things being smashed to bits as well as my spirit as it thinks of how I Will need to replace it.

in regards to window-treatments, split is simply a phrase for where the underparts of the the drapery panel sits in regards to the ground. I frequently stick with 1/4 inch above the flooring which which will keep it from gathering trampled on by canines. getting dirt and To get a much more dramatic appearance, curtains just overlap an inch or 2 or can puddle on a floor. Sure, it seems simple; yet, it is just about specific none of us have ceilings and flooring which can be absolutely amount. Seamstresses play an enormous game of math to make sure the rest is consistent from shift that is left to proper, despite the fact that ceiling or flooring pitches.

Hmmmm, another time your child wants help with geometry assignments, maybe you need to call the dressmaker over.

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Design that is pleat. Here’s where I generally send my customers’ brains in to sensory over-load: selecting a pleat fashion. Sure, it appears just like a modest detail, but it might shift a seem from female to masculine, from or proper to informal ultramodern to uber-conventional. The pleat describes the tailoring in the top of the panel. There tend to be more than the usual dozen styles to pick from; yet, in the event you would like to stay with designs that are sex-neutral and fit-for equally modern and conventional houses, think about the inverted boxpleat (noticed here) or a leading-emergency, customized pleat. You will never make a mistake with these 2.

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Drapery bands. Now we are entering budget-breaking land: hardware. Customers frequently need to hit me in the encounter the second I speak hardware pricing, particularly as soon as they see the amounts for the panels. But as the accessories that are incorrect can make-or-break an outfit, the dressing of your windows cans completely alter.

In The Event That you are just putting up two solitary panels, it ain’t no large thang, y’all. That is still another tale in the event that you are covering a complete wall of windows. To determine how several you will want, simply remember that about 8 bands will be required by every panel.

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Drapery hooks. Properly how do those purdy small bands get on up there with them purdy drapes? See the teency silver hook latched to the ringlet that is modest? Yep, that is a a hook that is drapery. These add upward to the rear of every panel, typically to the sewing in the rear of the pleat. Once set up, this attaches or ringlet and each panel together. Hooks usually are provided by the work room or dressmaker included in the fee for manufacturing compared to components.

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Drapery rods. Fairly selfexplanatory, huh? You will have to help keep in your mind the way the poles will mount to your wall as well as deciding on the best finish. Most come with mounts broad enough indepth to obvious windows, their surrounding trimming as well as doorways. Wood poles may need cutting down to be able to fit your area completely; steel poles frequently “telescope” in specific places to raise the span to get an ideal fit. I frequently advocate picking sticks that telescope near each finish as an alternative of in the center; it wills most probably sit along with the telescope and assist hide. Pottery Barn is a fantastic source for these.

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Finials. And then you will find finials, the crown jewels of drapery components. It is gonna be from diverse vantage factors in the chamber when determining which one is appropriate to your space, believe about price in regard to how obvious. In the event the window is the star of the the area and there ain’t significantly mo-Re to appear at, invest away! But when your finials will shove up in to corners of walls that are adjoining, select the budget variation.

That Is it for the current lesson! Anyone have window-treatment that is excellent suggestions? Please reveal them under.

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