Judy Bistany

I have been giving a lot of thought lately to what seems to me to be one of the best of the world's inventions. Not surprisingly, it is something I deal with every day and have for more than 40 years, but never gave much thought to before.  It's a wonderful invention, it has changed our lives and impacted our lives on a daily basis since it's creation - albeit it began as elite item some few centuries ago.  Anyone guess what it might be? It's the chair.  Yes, it began as a th

Project on the books?  Looking for something new?  One something or a lot of somethings to re-do or update your decor?  A common mistake that is often made is shopping by price.  So what is in a number, anyway? If it is inexpensive, does that signify a lack of quality?  If it is expensive does it signify great inherent value?  The answer to both, as I learned many years ago starting out as a young designer, is no. Price is not a measure of quality, nor is the converse, so it

The easy answer is to always hire a professional . The next answer is to make sure that person is someone you trust, the answer after that is - no matter how talented you are - how much of an innate ability you have to create your own designs - execution is everything and a trusted professional will make sure it is done just as it should be. TRIAL AND ERROR IS EXPENSIVE If you have attempted this on your own in the past you may have already found this to be true ....you buy i