Interior Designer Laura Mannes Design Blog, NJ and NY Tri-State, Austin TX ASID,Interior Designer
Author Archives: Laura Mannes Like many homes, mine was never easy for first time visitors to find. When the sign with the house numbers blew off the oak tree during Hurricane Sandy, I knew my days of providing GPS for lost souls were numbered, too. The house, a 1926 Cape Cod with natural cedar shakes has a modern interior…
 No matter how many discussions, drawings, photos, boards and actual samples presented, most people have a difficult time envisioning how a space will look based on design concepts. SketchUp, a 3-D computer modeling tool introduced by Google several years ago, helps clients and design team alike to see ideas cohesively and in-scale
 All this talk of the Fiscal Cliff leaves me cold. But the visual pictures these terms evoke are fantastic! I’m imagining a house- perched high on a cliff, cantilevered out over water. Falling Water, of course! Frank Lloyd Wright’s magnificent architectural masterpiece on a cliff beautifully cantilevered over waterfalls, was a fiscal cliff, as well,…
 I’m proud to announce that my “Memoirs of a Magazine Buff’ is published in ASP1RE Magazine’s beautiful Autumn Edition. Asp1re is a magazine devoted to real people, real design and real estate. I suggest you get the ‘real magazine’, in print of course, for the full effect. That’s the point of this piece, after…
 I haven’t been stuck in a hammock or surfing at the beach all summer, just very busy working on various design projects. One of the most enjoyable aspects of my work is exploring flea markets, country auctions and antique shows for furnishings, art and collectibles. Summer is prime hunting season and it isn’t unusual to find me…
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