Mother’s Day Drawing
Congratulations Camille Griffith the winner of the Mother’s Day drawing. Her comment on on our Mother’s Day post won her mom an interior design consultation with Barbara Kaplan!
Mother’s Day
Mother’s Day brings me thoughts of my mother and the influence she had on my design life. I guess you can say she helped design my life. My mother taught me one of the great joys in my life, which is to “love beauty.” That is, of course, my version…
Azadi Fine Rugs
AZADI Fine Rugs has been providing exquisite antique, contemporary and custom designed rugs and extraordinary service for over two centuries. AZADI is certified and recognized globally as a child-labor free rug company. We look forward to the opportunity to provide you with an authentic experience by sharing each individual story…
Kravet Fabrics
Kravet Fabrics has an entire collection of bargellos. What you may ask is a bargello? It is a straight stitch worked in a high and low relief pattern to form a variety of zigzag or obique designs. They are beautiful and have so many design opportunities! The term was first…
Classy Closets
When thinking about building an entertainment center, there are a lot of things to consider. This piece is usually a focal point in your home that everyone will see. Let Classy Closets help you create the perfect piece! Whether it is a free standing unit, built-in wall cabinets custom made…
Work Spaces Need Personal Touches Too
Question #1: Should people be allowed to personalize their offices? If so, how do you “monitor” or “keep control” of the overall appearance? A: This question, of course, touches my heart because my answer is based on the philosophy of the Bajaro Method, which holds that everyone needs to live…
Staging Your Home: It’s Not Just for Sales
“Staging” is a term traditionally used by designers and realtors for creating a desirable setting that will appeal to buyers and will motivate them in purchasing a home. However, this is not the only reason! Often after I have staged a home with the furnishings of the current homeowner, I…
Art: Part Two
Art can change everything in a room. When moving into a new home, it may feel uncomfortable, incomplete and not like a real home until the art is hung on the walls or the pedestals or statues are placed. Then all of a sudden the space is transformed and comes…
Black, Starr & Frost
Throwback Thursday! Barbara with Carol Channing at the Black, Starr & Frost grand opening. Do you know Barbara’s story?