Home Design Chat with Nancy

 Jem Funk, lighting specialist with Premier Lighting, just came back from the Dallas market and chatted with Nancy about what the lighting trends will be for 2020.  

Definitely we are heading toward a more modern view in lighting with geometric shapes dominating the new looks. Lots of different and fun materials and finishes are being used.  Jem also explained what you won’t be seeing this year.  Listen to this fun podcast so you will know what's in and what's out in the world of lighting.

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 Nancy & Dede Radford, Our Dunn Edwards paint expert, talked about the colors of 2020.  Pantone is the leader for deciding the color of the year, but did you know each paint company has their own color of the year? 

Dunn-Edwards has introduced 80 new colors for 2020. They also discussed what are the best colors for ceilings, the different paint sheens and what sheen should go where, what colors are the in colors for each room.

Listen to this podcast to know more about paints than your painter.

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Find out how to avoid being scammed and hacked by deviants. How to clean the clutter out of your computer.  These are 2 important subjects discussed during this podcast when Nancy interviewed Chris Diamond, owner of Hogfish Web Studios. 

Chris has extensive experience in website design & development,

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 Everyone loves Food Trucks for the variety of foods they offer, the fun they bring to events and the social atmosphere of bringing people together. Nancy chatted with Dan Hugo about the inner workings of the Food Truck business and how a truck kitchen compares to your home kitchen. What are the requirements and codes for a kitchen in a food truck?  How often are they inspected? Get the answers before you eat from your next food truck.

Dan founded a Food Truck Owners Association in the Bay area, has worked on food trucks, and has enjoyed Food Truck fare all over the world.

Guaranteed–you will enjoy this podcast if you are a food truck lover.

Nancy interviewed Lori Ann Harnish, an independent Ambassador with Bossa Wines. If you want to impress when you are entertaining for the Holidays, learn about wine pairing with appetizers, entrees and desserts.  Lori Ann is the expert about wine pairing, wine quality, and more. Listen to this podcast so you can know more about the wines you are serving to your guests for the holidays and all year ’round.

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HOME DESIGN CHAT WITH NANCY   Tami Hugo Haley, an Arizona attorney, chatted with Nancy about what designers, or any unmarried business owner, should be considering before they marry.  

Tami and Nancy talked about clients who are involved in remodeling their home, and bring their designer or builder into their disagreements.  Also, what people should do when contemplating divorce and what role lawyers play in the situation. This podcast has great information for everyone!

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The Holidays are here and you are having overnight guests.  Where do you put them?  Nancy chatted with Rachel Winter, expert organizer and owner of Happy Home Organizers, about cleaning out that junk room and turning the space into a cozy guest room you can be proud of. 

Rachel has hints on decluttering and Nancy has hints on decorating to make your guests feel comfortable and welcomed.

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Nancy’s guest this week is Don Judd, master woodworker and owner of Artisan Furniture AZ.  Don creates one of a kind pieces of furniture that he calls artwork.

How did he get started in the business, what species of woods does he prefer to work with and what was his favorite project are some of the subjects covered in this podcast.

In his spare time Don is the current present of the International Furnishings and Design Association for the Arizona Chapter.  Don explains what the IFDA organization and what their goals are.

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Nancy’s guest this week is Les Sturtevant, expert kitchen designer and owner of Designer Dream Kitchen Studio in Scottsdale. Both Nancy and Les have been kitchen designers for many years and have their opinions about trends and fads.  

What trends will you see in 2020 and what ideas are out. Don’t remodel your kitchen until you listen to this podcast.

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Nancy chatted with Vince Cavale, National Sales Manager with QDI Surfaces, about the differences between natural stone, porcelain and ceramic.  They discussed the characteristics of each product and where each of would best fit in the home. 

 They also talked about how these products were made, the benefits of each and how the installation differs.  Vince described different pavers and how their installation differs from tile installed in the home.  Listen to this podcast before you shop for tile so you could be one step smarter then before.

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