HGTV CASTING: Brother vs Brother 2nd series and Renovation Competition Series

Modsters, HGTV is looking for new reality stars and casting for two shows: the second season of Brother vs Brother, a competitive series featuring The Property Brothers and a brand new series called HGTV Renovation Competition Series. If I couldn't leave my life for a number of weeks, I would like to sign up!

Here's some info on each show: 

For Brother vs. Brother they are looking for: Passionate, charismatic individuals who have major hands-on skills, an eye for renovation and real estate know-how.

(Contractors, carpenters, interior designers, architects, real estate professionals, artists and those with design expertise).

For the New Renovation Competition Series they are looking for: Dynamic friends, couples or family members with big dreams and a love for renovation and design.

(Handy teams of two who think they have a superior eye for design. Although home renovation experience is a plus, it is not required).

For more information, visit HERE! Good luck!

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Design your dream dining room with Layla Grayce

I feel honored to have won the Layla Grayce/Olioboard- Design your Dream Living room contest judged by Jonathan Adler. Here was my winning board as part of this awesome series called "Express Your Style":

I was excited about this series so I entered the final Layla Grayce- Design your Dream Dining room judged by top designer Tobi Fairley. She has a fresh and colorful signature style and yesterday she mentioned my winning board on her blog. Read the article here.

Below is my dining room entry called Grotto. The foliage is from my yard. This tree is magnificent in the fall and creates such an intimate space under its branches. I thought it would be a perfect setting to dine with friends. If you would like to vote for my board, click here. Thank you!!

Layla Grayce- Design your Dream Dining room contest entry

Top 100 Interior Design Blogs and Modenus

I have exciting news! 

I have been nominated by fellow Interior designer, Laurie Gorelick for the Top 100 Interior Design Blogs curated by Modenus' audiences and social media communities.

If you like my design blog, I would greatly appreciate your vote!!

Thank you so much!

How to vote:

1. Click Link and look for:Mod Design Guru: Thinking-Outside-The-Box-Design.LINK: http://www.modenus.com/blog/interiordesign/top-100-interior-design-blogs

2. Click hand: sign-in with either Facebook, Linked in, Google + OR Twitter.

3. To Vote: click hand again.

Top 100 interior design blogs

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Layla Grayce Express your Style challenge - Concrete diggs

Layla Grayce, a stylish haven of items for the home is hosting a series of Olioboard contests, sponsored by Jonathan Adler.” I am participating in their Living room challenge called “Express Your Style,” and I would really appreciate your VOTES! The Top 25 get to be judged by Jonathan Adler and I would love to be one of the 25. Below is my board.

Exciting News is in! Jonathan Adler chose my Layla Grayce/Olioboard Living room contest design as FIRST place! Yahoo!! Click: article

In my image I used a concrete wall from the exterior of a building in the West Village I came across. It became the backdrop for the design. The architect works at his drafting table admiring his creation. 

It made me think that the use of concrete has become very popular in interior design especially for that industrial, urban look and feel. Concrete is an extremely versatile material and can be used in many unexpected and unusual ways......

Foscarini's new concrete suspension light takes its cue from the plumb or plummet weight to ensure the exactness of a line. This light beautifully counteracts concrete's weighty properties: 

 Doreen Westphal defies gravity with her lacy concrete curtains:

Industrial designer Florian Schmid creates amazing concrete furniture called Stitching concrete that are edged with elegant stitches:

Norwegian photographer Tom Haga developed a concrete Wallpaper collection derived by photographing raw and refined concrete and cinder blocks:

The intricate movement in Daniel Ogassian’s concrete decorative tile designs defies the heavy perception of concrete:

Designer Sergey Makhno creates concrete block planters called the Invariants. Each block has different shaped voids that cradle three liter glass jars as a vase.