Incredible Windows...

March Sale

Now through March 31st, 2009 receive 35% off labor on all custom window treatments, bedding and pillows. Receive 25% off labor of professional reupholstery.

Donning an empty window with a beautiful treatment makes an immediate impact on a space. Custom window treatments are an investment which have the propensity to warm a room, create softness and elegance, improve the acoustical quality, filter light and provide privacy. Perhaps your space commands simple, beautifully tailored linen side panels... a bold patterned roman shade... a splash of exotic with animal print... trimmings such as a tape trim for quality in detail... or a shade made of natural fibers filtering light like a lampshade.

Finding the right solution for your space doesn't have to be difficult. Contact Brooke Voss Design to set up a free in home consultation and find out how adding professionally designed, tailored and installed window treatments can complete your home.

For more inspirational windows, please see the slide show to the right. Until next time - all the best...

Creating Texture (& a notable sale!)...

So many facets of interior design to consider when pulling together the perfect space. Each piece of the, "design puzzle," just as important as the next in exceptional design. Among the puzzle pieces to consider is the element of texture. Texture is an important visual and tactile que which defines noteworthy design. Architecturally texture can be felt through dry, rough timbers crossing the ceiling or the buttery smooth feeling of a honed limestone fireplace surround. The texture can be sensed through the low lustre depth of French waxed floors or a surprising architectural antique like time aged, robin's egg blue shutters. If a major remodel is not in the cards fear not. Roll out a sisal rug or add a pair of tailored panels or a roman shade to an open window. Simply stated texture can be added by draping an antique tapestry over a bare wall, by tossing some cotton velvet or embroidered crewel pillows on a sofa or reupholstering a tired pair of chairs in a slubby linen. There is no time like the present to update your personal space with custom windows, pillows, bedding or reupholstery AND save money.

March (tax time!) is the month to update your home and save some dollars!

February 20th, 2009 - March 31st, 2009 take 35% off labor on custom window treatments, pillows and bedding. Take 25% off labor on custom reupholstery. Deposits on all orders required by March 31st, 2009 to receive the discount.

Contact Brooke Voss Design for a complimentary home assessment and discuss how to take advantage of these unprecedented savings!

Engage all the senses...

Whether it's a perfectly put together outfit for a first date or interview or a welcoming invitation into your home, the first impression needs to be impressive. An interesting, uncluttered and tidy space are all visually important, but what about the other senses? Not to be forgotten or overlooked is the sense of smell. It has been said the scent of fresh baked chocolate chip cookies evoke a feeling of home, enticing house buyers/browsers shopping for a new place to call home. On the contrary entering a space with the lingering scent of dampness, cooking grease or pet orders can be extremely unappealing. Keep your home smelling fresh and clean, not heavily cinnamon steeped like a Christmas store. Diffusers are the perfect solution for lightly scenting your personal space. My top pick in diffusers comes from Alora Ambiance Home Fragrances. They offer clear, glass bottles with simple wood caps and long lasting, fabulous scents. Looking forward to Spring I've selected the Argume scent (infused with fresh grapefruit, orange and eucalyptus) and tucked one in my living room bookcase, placed one on my bath vanity and one on my kitchen counter top. Visit the website to order to find a retailer near you.

Next week more discussion on engaging all the sense, namely our sense of touch.

Until then all the best,

The Mystery of Fortuny...

Nearly a century ago Mariano Fortuny developed a unique, artistic process for printing textiles. Fortuny's fabric adorns the finest churches, museums & palaces including the Metropolitan Museum of Art in NYC, the Carnavalet Museum in Paris and Blair House in Washington D.C. Fortuny used his own formulations of dyes and pigments based on ancient, time honored techniques. The fabrics created in 1907 were so mystifying, rumors began to swirl that sorcery and magic must have been used to create pieces with such authentic antiquity. Fortuny's intricate process is still held secret withing the island factory walls. Countess Gozzi of Italy was a generous host welcoming guests to Guidecca's gardens but no one was or ever has been allowed to witness the production of these exquisite Italian textiles.

Fortuny is a truly incredible fabric deep and rich with pigment and elegantly printed with simmering, yet subtle, intricate patterns. While owning your own Fortuny piece comes with a significant price tag, if cared for properly it will age and preserve beautifully for generations.

To read and learn more about the history of Fortuny please click here to visit the official website.