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So pleased and excited to introduce a brand new licensing partnership between -ize on design and Foreign Accents – The Contemporary Rug Source. Our rug designs were introduced at this year’s High Point Market and will be featured in the upcoming catalog of available offerings. The team at Foreign Accents have been so amazing to worth with thus far and we look forward to a very long and successful partnership. Click on Online Retailers to order on the internet or to experience the fabulous Foreign Accents rugs in person Find a Retailer in your area! More to come!

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September 7, 2011 by Karen Harris

Product Giveaway for Facebook Fans! Deadline to enter 9/17!

ENTER TO WIN A SET OF TWO(2) DECORATIVE PILLOWS IN CLASSIC RED & BLACK!

-ize on design is a new product, surface and graphic design company specializing in statement graphic lifestyle accessories!

We are hosting a sweepstakes to our Facebook fans to gain support for our designs. This week, we will have a random drawing for a set of two (2)Â contemporary color-block accent pillows in classic red & black.

The pillows were designed under our eff.ess brandÂ and quality constructed of machine-washable micro-fiber with our signature grommet detail.

All you need to do to be eligible is “like” our Facebook fan page. For a couple of minutes of time and no expense you can haveÂ access to new product developments and become eligible to receive this gift with $150 retail value, absolutely free!

Deadline to enter is Saturday, September 17, 2011, 12AM EST!Â Â Just click on the Facebook icon on the right to enter or follow the link HERE!

If you are already a Facebook Fan, you are already eligible and thank you for your support!

Stay tuned for more chances to win!

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December 9, 2010 by Karen Harris

Our modern house in NE Ohio is FOR SALEâ€¦

Since my husband and I decided to downsize, we have had the “really fun” task of getting our house ready for show!Â When I started boxing up the unessentials, I was amazed at how many unessentials we surround ourselves with!

So now that my “soon to be someone else’s” house is just about ready for show, I thought I would share some before and after shots with you.Â I truly love this house but I am very ready for my next home design adventure!

Just a little about the house. I call it our “very Brady” abode! It was built in 1966 and was very much stuck in that era when we moved in in 2005 (and not in a GOOD, hip way!). We put our own littleÂ twist on it over the years. Hope you enjoy.

Before

After

Â Before shots of the kitchen

The cooktop directly beneath the cabinets was a fire hazard! The butcherblock counter had a built-in food processor with a cabinet full of attachments. OK, that was cool, but just did not seem sanitary to me! The double oven was nice but really, really small. The SubZero refrig was about to give out on us and the built-in AM radio and toaster was fun, but had to go.Â So this is our kichen today:

The main living area of the house features a two and one half story great room with overlooking loft space that we LOVE. This is how it looked when we bought the house…inÂ all of its dated grasscloth glory!

Here is our great room today!

Stay tuned for shots of the family room, my boys rooms, and the master bedroom suite! And in honor of the handiwork of my very capable husband, I will include a gallery of the amazing evolved landscape!

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September 21, 2010 by Karen Harris

Providing a little help for minimalist interiorsâ€¦

As an interior designer, I have always felt that the accessories and the details of the room define the personality of the space. As an architect, I have always seen accessories as miniature buildings. My graphic style is seen throughout all of my work.

And the Kanga series is no exception.Â This is truly a graphic design motif translated to three dimensions. Continue reading →

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September 14, 2010 by Karen Harris

The powerful pull of the â€œbackstoryâ€â€¦.

I have one of those six-CD changers in the trunk of my car plus a singleÂ CD player on the inside…but as much asÂ I love music,Â I rarely change what’s in there.Â In fact, most of the time, I have NO IDEA what’s in there and everytime I go through themÂ I say to myself Â “I really need to update these!”Â My sons think it’s quite comical.Â We have been listening to Darius Rucker’s solo debutÂ CD “Back to Then” forÂ over 5 years now. But they don’t seem to mind – it is one of their personal favorites. Continue reading →

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September 2, 2010 by Karen Harris

The Antonio Treatmentâ€¦Fashionable Redesignâ€¦

I DVR’d (is that a word?) Antonio Ballatore’s new HGTV show (that aired on Sunday, August 29, 2010) and just got a chance to watch it.Â Antonio put his spin on a trendy retail space named Pull My Daisy in the Silver Lake neighborhood of Los Angeles.

All I can say is “WOW!” Continue reading →