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Recognizing Yourself at Home, in a quandary/dearth of colors | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, in a quandary/dearth of colors. Blog April 9, 2015. Back at it, with a softer approach, less critical, more color. Maybe. Maybe not. Gray carpets, Off-white tiles, black furnishings, and big windows looking out on massive expanses of tarmac! More gray, or perhaps you’d call cement more of a taupe. Whatever. There is almost nothing appealing about sitting in an airport, especially the nameless one (in the South) where I currently sit, waiting for the next jet. Frankly, the on...
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Recognizing yourself at Home, in a Mess | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing yourself at Home, in a Mess. Blog May 23, 2015. Sometimes the most important thing I do for a client is to keep their eyes on the prize. The process of destroying and re-building someone’s home during an interior renovation can be traumatic, rendering life and everything in your home dirty, disorganized, and emotionally and physically upset. Occasionally, there are surprises from contractors. Upcharges appear that were never discussed or disclosed. Subcontractor bills surprise us....The light...
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, Facing Reality | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, Facing Reality. Blog July 2, 2015. Dreams are amazing. They pull us toward a new reality. Having a vision for your life and your space is a wonderful thing. The ability to see yourself in the future, in a home of your own, with new furnishings and a view, with a spare bedroom for guests, with the perfect kitchen for cooking a meal for yourself or a party of 30, is truly magical, right? I digress. Back to reality. When a potential client appears and starts envisioning a new s...
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Author Archive for Kent Curtis Weakley. Recognizing Yourself at Home, Contained, part 2. Blog September 2, 2016. Following up is one of the most challenging things for me to do. I’m pretty good at saying thank you with a note or an email. I’m pretty competent at sending that introductory email the day after meeting someone at a networking event. The difficulty comes with the next bit: now what do I say? We didn’t get the dining table or chairs, or finish hanging any artwork or place any accessories. ...
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, Wandering, Again | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, Wandering, Again. Blog June 20, 2015. Happy Juneteenth, everyone. Yesterday was Juneteenth, the oldest nationally celebrated commemoration of the ending of slavery in the U.S. From its Galveston, Texas origin in 1865, the observance of June 19. I say wandering again still because I’ve found myself in this place before, in this listless situation where nothing seems to be moving and yet I must. I am between projects and homes, between jobs and living arrangements. Tha...There...
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, In Control or In Service | KC's Wanderings
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Recognizing Yourself at Home, In Control or In Service. Blog July 13, 2015. Many of my friends shy away from the smallest hint that a designer could help them with their home. I suspect they think that we are expensive, demanding, frivolous, and will impose our specific taste on their space. Frankly, I don’t want French Provincial any more than you do. And most of us can’t afford Louis XVI anyway. Is a frequent exclamation. Fear can mean: False Evidence Appearing Real, or Face Everything And Renovate!
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