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• Senior Thesis Power Point Presentation
  on May 28, 2014 in boutique hotel design restaurant design retail design senior thesis
  This is a link to my senior thesis power point.   I was pleased with my thesis and honored and humbled by the critique I received.  I was lucky to have been critiqued by the department chair whose opinion I greatly value.  http://issu...
• DESIGN IS A JOURNEY
  on Apr 22, 2014
• Everyone has a story
  on Jan 22, 2014 in Always be prepared Brian Povio business of life California State University Sacramento everyone has a story garage sale grief inner strength loss of a loved one Never give up
  Everyone has a story I realize I have been away for some time.  I wrote my first blog post almost four years ago.  But I stopped blogging regularly when I realized I had little to no spare time because I was a new college student in a...
• One person does make a difference
  on Jul 28, 2013 in loss of a loved one tragedy
  My last blog post was almost two years ago.   I haven’t been blogging because although I thoroughly enjoyed it I found I couldn’t commit the necessary time.  I had started back to school to obtain my degree in Interior Design.  Obt...
• A perfectly imperfect Thanksgiving
  on Nov 19, 2011 in Bathroom Shopping Living room Renovation Thanksgiving Garden home improvement
  Perfection........ ahhhhhh the word puts a visual in my head of one of those rooms I drool over as I am looking at the latest Home and Garden design magazine. Image credit Image credit But as hard as I try.......I can't just get my room to...
• Wednesday Wowzers - WHY I LOVE PAINT
  on Nov 17, 2011 in color Sandpaper paint Benjamin Moore home improvement
  Oh my I am a little late for this post so I apologize..... but when I show you what I have been busy doing perhaps you will give me a pass. So as you know I LOVE COLOR.... and of course there is no better or quicker way to make a big impact...
• More things your overnight guests won't tell you
  on Nov 15, 2011 in Glove fingerless gloves Little Drummer Boy holiday play list Clothing
  So lets be clear about this......I have broken every single one of these rules!! Let me help you out here so you don't make the same mistakes I have made who knows how many times. Lets review yesterdays post. 1.  Your guest bed is saggy...
• What your overnight guests won't tell you.
  on Nov 14, 2011 in Overnight guests Egyptian cotton memory foam flat pillows
  Are you having overnight guests for the holidays? If you are you need to read this.   Because you can be sure your overnight guests will be too nice to tell you the truth. Okay so first on the list is that bed in the guest bedroom.
• Acorns, Manzanita and Mantels
  on Nov 11, 2011 in Oak Acorn Mason jar Accessories Home and Garden
  Hmmmm......What is on my mind today? Acorns and Manzanita. Of course where I live there are lots of Oak Trees, Pine Trees, Manzanita Trees, Maple Trees, Cypress and even a few Redwoods. We are almost at 3500 ft elevation so it is an area tha...
• Wednesday Wowzers - A new range
  on Nov 10, 2011 in Keep it Simple GE Profile Gas Range Wednesday Wowzers Jenn Air range stainless steel
  This post is supposed to be about small changes that make big impact.     But you will have to forgive me because I am so excited. We made a small change in the kitchen by switching out our 1980's Jenn Air electric range for a...
• Color Obsession Confessions - repost
  on Nov 9, 2011 in Color scheme Primary color color Tobi Fairley Interior design school Wassily Kandinsky Yellow Abstract Color Wheel art supplies Graphics Color Theory interior design
  Image via Wikipedia This post has been getting a lot of hits.  I thought I would repost it.  It is great information.   And HECK I LOVE COLOR!! (and Yes Dad you did see this post before)   Yes it is true.  I...
• Progress, Promise and SNOW
  on Nov 7, 2011 in Voltmeter Power Supplies DC AC DIY Voltage Direct Current Alternating current Thanksgiving Jenn Air range voltage meter home improvement
  The weekend breezed by and last night I looked at the calendar a I realized Thanksgiving will be here in a little over two weeks.   Yikes!!!! It was a busy weekend full of progress, promise and SNOW!! All the new appliances that we got o...
• Fashion is on my mind!
  on Nov 7, 2011 in Diesel wool sweaters polyvore diesel jeans ballet flats Lauren Ralph Lauren Alexander McQueen fashion gauze scarves clear sunglasses style black hat
  Update for college by dminarik featuring wool sweaters  So fashion is on my mind at the moment.   This is not something I usually discuss....but I am thinking I need a wardrobe makeover and have been playing with a site called...
• @noreplycomment.....WHAT THE HECK????
  on Nov 4, 2011 in YouTube blog Tools Facebook Social media Marketing Email address Comments E-mail Twitter Servers
   Do you ever just talk to yourself? Sometimes writing a blog is like that.  I write and write and write and I hear nothing except the clicking of the keys on the keyboard. HELLO OUT THERE!!! image credit I know my blog is gett...
• Knock Knock Knock~Wednesday Wowzers
  on Nov 2, 2011 in Wowzers colorful doors The Doors color Wednesday Wowzers weekly wowzer Door Doors and Windows
  Wednesday Wowzers is all about the  "Doors" Not those Doors ( although I LOVE those Doors) but I am talking about the Doors in your home. Seriously one way you can make a small change that has  BIG IMPACT is to do something f...
• 22 words
  on Nov 2, 2011 in California State University Sacramento Sacramento State interior design
  .........The long and winding road......... ......The hare and the Tortoise....... .......Never Give Up..... ........Do what you love and love what you do......... These 22 words pretty much describe my journey to this point in my life.  T...
• Day 31 of 31 days of prepping for the Holidays -31 Lessons Learned
  on Nov 1, 2011 in challenge Never give up 31 days Lessons learned #31 days
  Woo Hoo it is Day 31 of this challenge. I accepted a challenge to blog for 31 days straight.  And well I don't know what it is but  I LOVE A CHALLENGE!! So I blogged away about 31 days of prepping for the Holidays. I had a long to d...
• Day 30 of 31 days of prepping for the Holidays - The menu -Southern inspired
  on Oct 31, 2011 in Savannah Georgia Holiday 31 days Home Charleston South Carolina Cook Pumpkin Halloween Thanksgiving
  Ever since my visit to Savannah and Charleston a couple of years ago I have been infatuated with THE SOUTH!! What is it about the south that has grabbed my soul? The Architecture.....definitely The landscape......definitely T...
• Day 29 of 31 days of prepping for the Holidays ~ Keep it Simple
  on Oct 30, 2011 in mason jars Tablescapes Thanksgiving Table Settings white pumpkins 31 days Thanksgiving
  So have I told you yet I am a VERY slow painter.....yep I am STILL painting that living room....geez one would think I was channeling Michelangelo or something. Well the good thing is while painting away my mind has the opportunity to think of all...
• Day 28 of 31 days of prepping for the Holidays -Favorite Cocktails for the Holidays
  on Oct 29, 2011 in Tequila Cocktail Cointreau champagne cocktail Cranberry juice Day 28 31 days Lime juice tequila gimlet gin and tonic Gin
  So I am still painting away but while I am up on that ladder my mind does wander and today I was thinking about what kind of Cocktails to serve for the Holidays.  Here are some of my favorites.  Cranberry Champagne Cocktail Ingr...