The Design Angle

It’s seems so basic doesn’t it? You choose a wall color, clear the room, prep, and paint the walls. Once it is finished you step back for a full view. “Oh no! That can’t be the color of the paint chip.” It’s too dark, too...

Some of you know that my Mom and sister live in Indianapolis and are certified redesigners and home staging professionals. They trained with Diane Agricola, a trainer with the Society of Decorating Professionals. Earlier this year they invited me to the SDP’s conference in sunny...

I was invited this week to guest blog for a Home Office Organizer, Brandi Kajino based in Vancouver, Washington. If you are a professional running a home office, please read my home office decorating tips for do it-yourself minded individuals. Brandi Kajino is touted as...

It is getting closer. The six week summer learning series where we will teach you how to transform your own home. Have you ever wanted to hear design secrets from the pros? Now is your chance! Starting June 17th for six consecutive Tuesdays we will...

I don’t know what it is about human nature, but we love before and after photography of interiors. It is almost as though we appreciate the “after” more when we see the state of the “before”. I am including a new section on my interior...

Cal Johnson from Burnt Lizard Media just finished a video shoot with me and compiled it with my design portfolio. You can view the design video on YouTube. The design video will also be posted on my interior design web site within the next couple...

Today is Earth Day. If you didn’t remember this morning, chances are that the news reminded you. I was watching the Today Show this morning on NBC. Laura Bush, our first lady, was a guest news anchor. One of the segments showed her and President...

Thanks to Roberta Aylward, a local artist in Portland, for submitting a link of photos taken Friday night during the Lights Out America. As she pointed out, turning the lights out, “brings out the creative side in all of us.” My husband and I drank...

My interior design firm, Angela Todd Designs, publishes a monthly newsletter, the “Design Exchange“. The newsletter not only includes ideas and concepts discussed in this blog, but features clients stories, before and after galleries, and we share local vendors that can help with your projects....

I will be an on-air guest with Handyman Bob Strong from 750KXL this Saturday for his show “Around the House”. The show airs from noon to 2:00pm. Saturday’s topic is ‘Sustainability in Building Products”. The live show will broadcast from the Energy Trust Better Living...