Designer's Notebook

Creative Expression
Creative Expression
Fashion designer Sigrid Olsen finds inspiration close to home
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Independent Living
Independent Living: From simple to cutting edge, modifications can make aging at home a reality
From simple to cutting edge, modifications can make aging at home a reality
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Ceramic Elegance
Ceramic Elegance
Tania Huusko of Brittany & Coggs is passionate about designing beautiful tiles.
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Bigger is Better
Bigger is Better
A kitchen re-do makes room for a couple’s passion for entertaining.
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Kitchen Views
Kitchen Views
ACCENT’s exclusive sneak peek at the 17th Annual Portsmouth Music Hall Tour
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Home Show Guide
Home Show Guide
Two guides in one featuring "Home Show Know-How" - 5 Ways to Make the Most of Your Home Show Experience and "Custom Home How-to" - Tips to Make Building Your Dream Home a Reality
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Curvy Does It
Curvy Does It
A creative couple’s passion for music inspires a bold, contemporary addition.
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Home Gyms
Shape Up Your Workout Space
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Designing a Green Kitchen
Designing a Green Kitchen
Designing a new kitchen can be as complex as it is exciting. As the most used area of the house it is estimated by the U.S. Department of Energy that more than 40 percent of the energy consumed in...
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Get Professional [Design] Help
Get Professional [Design] Help
Why It Pays to Hire An Interior Designer
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Why Hire a Designer for the Holidays?
Why Hire a Designer for the Holidays?
The holidays don’t have to be a headache
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Custom Treatment
Custom Treatment
Larry’s custom interiors goes to creative measures in an unusual home
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Diane O'Halloran
Diane O'Halloran
Wearing many hats, this interior designer envisions the possible
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An Ideal Kitchen
Building their new home gave Marilyn and Arthur Geary the chance to design their ideal kitchen
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A Designing Theme
A Designing Theme
Efficiency, easy maintenance and good flow were top priorities in this new designer kitchen
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In this Kitchen, Small is Beautiful
In this Kitchen, Small is Beautiful
Kitchen designer Randy Trainor turns a tiny corner into a formal, functional kitchen that's perfect for everyday living
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Here's to a Colorful New Year!
Here's to a Colorful New Year!
How color can enhance how you feel in your home
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A Texas-style Kitchen in Maine
A Texas-style Kitchen in Maine
What do you do when your own design business keeps you too busy to re-do your own kitchen? Hire a kitchen designer, of course!
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