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We have for all you designers out there, the long awaited ebook from Chris Brown, "How to Make Loads of Money as a Designer".

We are really excited about this book and we are sure you've been waiting for it too.

I know that it will create a lot of profit for those of you who follow the systems explained as there are so many great ways to maximise the potential of your design business.

It covers marketing you and your business, office systems, how to manage your cashflow and much more. For more information click here

This month our feature is - Makeovers

Rich Red Kitchen Makeover
Budget Kitchen Makeover
Budget Living Room Makeover
Baby's Bedroom
Apartment Kitchen
Loft / Attic Conversion Proposal
Dramatic Study Makeover
Apartment Bedroom Makeover
Dining with Books
Historic Bathroom

Test your Interior Decorating Skills then send in your score to be in the draw for 10 Mystery prizes, it's easy and fun. Start your Quiz here

A few tips on color

If the room receives a lot of sunlight, select cool colors to balance the feel and with a room that doesn't receive much light select a warm color.
You can color match almost anything, take a sample of the item you want to match to your paint store and get them to analyse it, and they can sort out the corresponding paint.
Remember the scale that you are working with. You are generally selecting from small swatches, they will look quite different in larger pieces.
A paint swatch will look darker when painted on the wall.
Metallic paints add a different dimension to color, used with halogen lighting they add sparkle to a room.

Thanks to those of you who replied to share some of your work or ideas. Here are a couple.

Helen shared that she had seen a beautiful bed canopy in a magazine that had been made with wrought iron window boxes fixed upside down on the wall and then tuille or a similar fabric was draped from them over the bed to posts at the bed end. Sounds very romantic.

Robin sent some pictures of her work, to view some great soft furnishing examples click here.

If any of you have projects that you have completed and would like to share with other members, please email them to us and we will select a few to put on the site. The same goes for any Interior Design and Decorating tips that you may like to share with others. Contact Lee @ interiordezine.com

You may not have been aware that if you fill in our questionnaire you receive a free ebook. "Are You an Undiscovered Interior Designer" by Chris Brown. If you want to take advantage of this great offer, simply click here .

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We have thirteen great ebooks in this series, with currently five Volumes available

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Volume VI Interior Design and Decorating Draughting and Presentation

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Volume VIII Interior Design and Decorating Project Management

Volume IX Interior Design and Decorating History of Furniture

X Interior Design and Decorating History of Styles and Periods

XI Interior Design and Decorating Design Concepts, Planning and Ergonomics

XII The How to of Interior Design and Decorating

Volume XIII How to Make Loads of Money as a Designer NOW AVAILABLE!

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