NEW stunning Andes Chandelier by CWI Lighting! See it's different applications for interiors. Oh boy, I'm finally catching up!  Many of you interior designers are on your way to KBIS this weekend for all the latest trends in Kitchen and Bath. How exciting!  But first, let me tell you how incredible the much anticipated LIGHTOVATION January show was. Cause if you don't have Dallas Market on your Tradeshow annual list, it's high time you did.  Mark June 19th - 22nd LIGHTOVATION to see incredible lighting all in one place. So if you are an interior designer or decorator, or even a homeowner looking to brighten your interiors this year, and you haven't been to the largest lighting show in the world, you are truly missing out. And here's why!

Happy New Year!  I'm super excited to be headed to Dallas in the morning to the 2019 LIGHTOVATION and the Total Home & Gift markets.  Dallas is well known as the International Home of Lighting and for good reason.  It is THE number one largest lighting market in the United States, featuring hundreds of top lighting brands and showrooms. As it says above, it is THE place "where bright minds gather" to meet industry professionals and discover

seasonal living, full online magazine, home accessories, savour partnership, There is big news for the industry’s premier online magazine production team, Leslie Carothers and Sam Henderson of Savour Partnership! They just designed, wrote, produced and launched a brand new consumer focused bi-monthly online magazine, Seasonal Living Magazine, for their client, publisher Gary Pettitt.  Gary is the owner of one of the country’s leading boutique indoor/outdoor furniture, lighting and decorative accessories manufacturers, Seasonal Living, which is well loved by interior and hospitality designers globally. Consumer focused Seasonal Living Magazine inspires its readers with beautiful imagery and helpful articles on travel, food, entertaining and home decor. Although starting out online, publisher Gary Pettitt has plans to grow it into a print publication. I’m so excited about this!! I hope it happens sooner rather than later, because I love print magazines and I know a lot of you, dear readers, do too! You’ll also find lots of video in their new online magazine, as well as live links to several of Seasonal Living’s colorful ceramic tables and cordless lighting, perfect for seasonal indoor/outdoor decor!   Manufacturer Seasonal Living launched the new magazine on their website’s home page, and it is FREE to enjoy right now. No download or email sign up required! See it HERE! And while you’re there, see their new blog post about it, here, too!

[caption id="attachment_15969" align="alignnone" width="584"]Global Views, Dallas Market, Julia Buckingham, Modernique. Dallas, Pillow Goddess From left to right: moi, Julia Buckingham, Frederick Rayner, and Danielle at Global Views Grand Opening, June 2018.[/caption] With Vegas Market starting up this weekend, I thought I'd better take a break from vacation and share with you The Pillow Goddess Top 5 Product Picks from Dallas Total Home & Gift Market and LIGHTOVATION, Dallas International Lighting Show. To say Dallas Market was a fantastic tradeshow is an understatement! Truly, there were so many amazing events to attend (See our TOP 5 Pre-Market Picks HERE) and products to see, I was lucky

julia buchingham, modernique, book giveaway, global views, grand opening, Interior Home + Design Center, Friday, June 22nd, 2 - 4 p.m What better way to kick off the GRAND OPENING of your NEW Dallas Showroom than by featuring your Brand Partners and having a BOOK GIVEAWAY! Brand Partners are very special and talented interior designers, authors and, most importantly for Global Views, amazing product designers! Both The Global Views + Studio | A Home - A Global Views Company brands attract the cream of the crop when it comes to partnering

Leslie Carothers Smart Center Grand Opening, Lightivation This is the week!! We're so excited for the start of two amazing tradeshows, LIGHTOVATION and the Total Home & Gift Market, both at the World Trade Center, Trademart and the Interior Home + Design Center at Dallas Market Center. There's always waaaaay more to see and do then humanly possible, so you'll want to plan ahead. To help you navigate all the fabulous events, (obtain CEUs if you're a designer), hear the wonderful speakers, and see all the

Are you ready?  Because in order to make things happen in your life and business, you need to be ready to take action. Not tomorrow, but TODAY! This is what I've learned from Julia Molloy, founder of BOLD Summit, Leslie Carothers from Savour Partnership, and many other talented business owners, like my coach Cathy Kegley of Luxury Design Marketing.  Julia brought her BOLD Just Logistics workshop to Dallas in April for a 2-day Workshop of Mastery, of which I attended, during Dallas Design Week. And although

Taking Your Brand to the Next Level (Part I). Happy Fringe Friday Friends!  I couldn't resist starting this post with this fabulous fringe chandelier from the Lightovation show I attended at Dallas Market in January. Because we all need to BE THE LIGHT, the beacon of hope, in our communities right now with all the challenges we are facing as a country. Please know my heart is with all those grieving, but I'm here today to inspire you, so

2018 has been a jolt right out of the starting gate!  Starting off the year we've got a lot of irons in the fire.  To keep up with our studio's growth, we welcome our new student intern, Stephanie Munoz. While Stephanie's working on improving your experience with our Pinterest boards, I'll be focusing on implementing our studio's 2018 goals and ongoing marketing & sales training with Cathy Kegley of Luxury Design Marketing. (You'll be hearing much more about Cathy and other great masterminds from the BOLD Summit I attended last fall blog posts throughout 2018.) And of course attending Dallas Winter Market! If the looming drop in temp from 60 degrees to 20 overnight doesn't produce predicted icy roads, I'll be dashing up to

[caption id="attachment_13818" align="alignnone" width="584"] My fave photo of New York City interior designer, Robin Baron, in her new Dallas showroom in front of her magnificent orange credenza with her bold hardware "Jewelry for the Home".[/caption] Meeting The Baroness, New York City interior designer Robin Baron, and attending the Grand Opening of Dallas Market's NEW Interior Design + Home Center (IDHC), was the #1 reason I went up to Dallas Market's June Total Home & Gift Market one day earlier in June. I had already planned to attend as

[caption id="attachment_13759" align="alignnone" width="584"] Interior Designer Michelle Workman, debuting her new FACET Collection for French Heritage at Dallas Market, June 2017.[/caption] Well, I lied. Sort of. I said last month I would take some time off and it would be my last blog post for the summer. But I HAD to share my exciting June trip to Dallas Market's Total Home & Gift Show seeing Michelle Workman's new FACET Collection for French Heritage.

It's Tradeshow season and the hottest trends are color and texture! How perfect for Deborah Main Designs since color and texture are the hallmark of my work. This week's Texture Tuesday features luxury silk pillows from my Essential Decorative Series. If you are a wholesale or interior design buyer, please stop by Peninsula Home showroom (WTC-525) at the Dallas Home & Gift Market today through January 24th to shop for my designs and their amazing home furnishings.