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Thursday, October 29, 2009

OH SUSANNAH, DON"T YOU CRY FOR ME...FOR I COME FROM ALABAMA WITH A BANJO ON MY KNEE....

suzani's

The reason for the title is to help you memory challenged gals out there remember the pattern name.
Suzani.
I am challenged daily with remembering names.
For instance, there is a woman that I regularly see, she doesn't look like her name.
Do you know what I mean ? 
Every time I would run into her I would call her by the wrong name. The same wrong name every time.
Debbie.
Her name is 'Diane.' But she looked like a 'Deb.'
As you might imagine this was a tad embarrassing for me.
Finally I decided to use something that my first boss taught me.
' Name association.'

Anyway, back to Debbie... Oh, I meant to say DIANE.
Desperate and embarrassed at this point I was forced to use 'name association.'
Here is how I did it.
Diane is 'loaded' , not on booze, with money. Her husbands.
She dresses over the top. Everything is the most expensive that you can find.
She drives a JAG, her hair is always coiffed perfectly, and she is thin and tanned (or sprayed tan).
She sports a golf ball sized diamond on the hand she wears her Presidential  Rolex. On the other hand, ears fingers etc she wears the latest trend in fine jewelry.
Did I mention she is (on the surface anyway) very very nice?
No really, she is nice.
I have never seen her face move out of a slight smile when she is talking with other people.
She has had 'work' done. I know that.
Diane, like me, is 'Jewish Lite.'
Hence the name I finally gave her to remember her real name.
PRINCESS DIANA.
Ta dah!!!!!
F@$^ ing Brilliant!
Easy as pie.
I have never forgotten her name since.
ps guys...I maybe Jewish, but I am no Princess.
(only in my dreams)


how to do name association - click here



The pattern on these pieces is called a Suzani Pattern.
I am digging it. They are so very sixties.
So 'Serendipity' , NYC (a restaurant)
Someone please pass me their frozen hot chocolate please.
I just need a sip!!!!!


Oh yeah, about Suzani Patterns;
(oh susannah...don't you cry for me)
The word 'Suzani' is the Persian or Farsi word for needle and refers to textile panels embroidered with silk thread. The suzani was an integral part of a woman's artistic expression in Central Asia for hundreds of years. Traditionally, as soon as a girl was born her mother would start embroidering the suzani for her. As the daughter grew older, she would join in the process. The suzani would eventually become a part of her dowry and be used to decorate her home.

They are HOT HOT HOT right now.
I dig them.
Do you like the pattern?
How do you remember names?
I just used this pattern in a different color-way on some pillows on the job I installed yesterday.
I will take pictures and SHOW &TELL you later.

xxx's to my friends out there.

 I am off today, and my feet will be up. :)

* credits:
the boots are from : www.shoeblog.com  www.stanistandesign.com

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Design Sources, Window Treatments, Custom Design, Paint, Color Coordination, Online Interior Design, Floor Plans, All Custom

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Wednesday, October 21, 2009

From This.....





TO THIS !!!!


"Howard Slatkin, an interior designer with rarefied tastes—every inch of his apartment 
has been as custom-designed as a couture dress."


"Slatkin says, describing the 6,000-square-foot residence on Fifth Avenue he created for himself in the mid-nineties by joining two apartments, then demolishing every room so he could start from scratch. The process took three years."

"The building is a classic prewar, as were the two apartments he took over, but now, the minute you step off the elevator, you are folded back even further in time, into a world where comfort and elegance reign."

I love his confidence.
No Fear.


Pattern upon pattern!!






Can you appreciate this design job?
I know not many people could see themselves living in this space.
But, do I know any of you who could ??

credit: New York Times

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
Interior Design, Palm Beach, Boca Raton,Design Sources, Window Treatments, Custom Design, Paint, Color Coordination, Online Interior Design, Floor Plans, All Custom

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Saturday, July 11, 2009

Talk About Doing It On A Shoe String...

(This hallway is the bomb. I love it!!)
They Live In NYC
This is Ms. Salway (26 year old interior designer) and Mr. Moskowitz (television script coordinator) and they plan on being married in this house. They will rent a huge tent and have 150 guests, after all the renovations are completed.


"Christina Salway and John Moskowitz spent weekends from October to May renovating their 700-square-foot 1920s cottage in Sparrow Bush, N.Y., their first home purchase. A converted garage on the left is now a living room that has been enclosed with salvaged windows and glass-paned doors."
Last September this couple paid $95,000.00 for this 2 bedroom cottage in the Catskills.
"The coffee table, made of wood crates, was found on the street."
With a budget of $10,000.00 they did almost everything them selves.
Everything in this house is either off the street or from craigs list.
...and just add a dash of paint!
Lots of charm.
This adorable couple installed retro appliances in the kitchen, including this Philco refrigerator.
Antique wheel - from the street

I can see the tent now , with all the guests at their wedding..
I wish these two all the happiness, and it seems to me that they can do anything together.

When you are young and in love, is there anything that you can't do?
images : NYT

Renee Finberg 'TELLS ALL' in her BLOG.....
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House in The Catskills

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About Renée Finberg

I have been in this business since the age of 22.

I love what I do and cannot imagine my life without Design.

Design Challenges are great.

And because of those challenges

I have imported fine antique pieces from Paris,

Designed and Manufactured Furniture,

Created Fantastic Window Treatments,

And solved all kinds of spatial & architectural issues

With my unique style.

If I can't find it, I create it.

My rooms would make excellent movie sets.

I am a visual, tactile and audio sensitive individual.

Creating is what I live for, not math, not spelling, not science.

Just Great Design.

Just imagine how it would be if each of us,

If only for a few hours of everyday,We could be in a space that is our very own.A place that is exactly the way we want it to be

Surrounded by all the things we wanted to see,

The atmosphere we wanted feel, smell and the sound we wanted to listen to.

Private Paradise

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