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DESIGN SOLUTIONS
by Sharon L. Anderson

2008

• A World of Design

2007

• Side by Side
• Equitable Use
• Doing Our Part
• Dynamic Focus
• A Necktie for Well-Dressed Windows
• Best Face Forward
• One Job, Multiple Challenges
• What is your Web Presence?
• Get the Picture?

2006

• Decisions, Decisions
• Working Vacation
• Making the Case for treating Casement Windows
• Pull it Together
• Working to Scale
• The Power of Color
• The Famous Patio Slider
• Pathway to Safe Interiors
• Be True to Your Self
• Untouched
• Answering the Challenge
• Splish, Splash

2005

• Holiday Grab Bag
• Giving Back
• Casual Elegance
• Large Windows, Small Space
• Puddles and More
• The Final Touch
• All in One
• Mentoring New Employees
• Accessory Meltdown
• It Looks so Easy
• Warm vs. Cold
• One for All

2004

• Help with Neutrals
• We Interrupt This Program...
• Going Commercial
• Experience Counts
• High Performance Fabrics
• Open To Ideas
• Whose Idea Was It Anyway?
• A Necktie for Well-Dressed Windows
• Go for the Drama
• Know Your Textiles
• Tight Fit
• West Coast Decorating

2003

• Cozy and Stylish
• Wood and Vinyl Shutters— Making the Right Choice
• Unusual Combinations
• Worth the Effort
• Going to School on Color
• Seasonal Impact
• Give Your Treatments The Support They Need
• Home Office Design Dilemma
• Buyer Beware
• Return To The Renaissance
• Homes For The Holidays
• Seeing is Believing

2002

• The Wright Stuff
• Creating Dynamic Displays
• Fabric Shades to the Rescue
• Meeting the Challenge
• Getting it Down on Paper
• Crowning Touch
• Room to Room
• Period Styles Reign
• An Education in Keeping the View
• Design Q & A
• Identifying Mystery Fabrics
• Upholstered Cornices

2001

• "Do Your Part for Safety "
• "Turning Trouble Clients into Opportunity "
• "Door Prize "
• "Difficult Window, Busy Room "
• "Put Drawing into Perspective "
• Defining Period Fabrics
• Help Is Out There
• When Business is Great Don't Compromise Customer Service
• Energy Efficiency and Beautiful Views
• Time for a Change
• Color Effects
• Golden Proportions

2000

• "Keeping Your Business Sharp in the New Millennium,"
• "Shedding Light on Colorful Decisions,"
• "Adapting to the New Millennium Style,"
• "The Client's Perspective,"
• "Bigger Is Better,"
• "Tips for Tap-top,"
• "Hospitality Textiles Can Be Exciting,"
• "A Sketch in Time,"
• "A Gallery of Options,"
• "Searchin' Safari,"
• "Shedding Light on Your Designs,"
• "Style Never Fades,"

1999

• "A Portfolio Gives You the Edge"
• "Taking the Heat"
• "Curb Appeal"
• "Setting Up Shop"
• "What's Old Will Take Us Far into the Future!"
• "Over the Top"
• "Art Deco Revisited"
• "Window Treatment Clinic"
• "Swing Time"
• "Information Overload"
• "Shaker Style With a Modern Lift"
• "Treating a Massive Wall of Windows,"

1998

• "The Big Empty Great Room: Tying It All Together"
• "Creating a Hand-painted Fabric for Your Client"
• "A New Perspective on Bay Windows"
• "When Solutions are Limited, Design Around Them"
• "Soften Verticals with Custom Valances"
• "A Little Monkey Business"
• "Presenting Your Design Ideas"
• "The Great Room Can Be a Great Challenge!"
• "Consider All the Possibilities"
• "Curtains or Draperies?"
• "Salvage Yard Treasure Hunt"

1997

• "Difficult Window Solutions"
• "Costly Custom Cornices"
• "Know the Code"
• "Sliding Door Dilemma"
• "Yardage Considerations for Bedroom Ensembles"
• "These Old Windows"
• "Cyber Shopping: There Is Protection On-line"
• "Green Design Ideas and Solutions"
• "Designing the Entire Space: Additional Profit Potential"
• "Questions from Cyberspace"
• "Open, Airy Window Treatments Lack Practicality"

1996

• "Lighting: The Final Touch"
• "Contemporary Accents in Custom Draperies"
• "Don't Miss the Focal Point"
• "Design the Total Room"
• "Creating Comfort in the Bathroom"
• "Recreating Authentic Period Style"
• "Feng Shui: The Ancient Chinese Art of Placement"
• "Preparing Clients for Installation Day"
• "Historic Preservation: The Blue Room Renovation"
• "Treating Difficult Walls of Windows"