Monday, July 14, 2008

Staying Organized During the Design Process

One of the things that I found the most difficult when we built our home was staying organized and keeping all the various aspects of the project together. I had a stack of magazine pages, catalogs, fabric swatches, carpet samples, paint chips and even a sample of the brick we planned to use for the outside of the home. As the decisions were being made it became really important that I find a way to stay organized. I devised a 3 ring binder system by room where I put everything I had collected for that room together including the floor plan, color scheme, images of furniture, ideas for curtains and more. It also provided a place to put information such as the renderings from the cabinet maker for our kitchen and bathroom cabinets.

This system worked well, but I was not able to find the right pockets, sheet protectors and dividers that would have made the process easier, so I developed the Canvas Home Basics Design Project Organizer. Designed to work for one room at a time or expandable for a larger project. I worked with a panel of designers and we devised a system that walks you through the basic design process and encourages you to find your own design style, while keeping in mind that basic fundamentals of design.

Staying organized during the process will make things run more smoothly, provide a place to keep all those great ideas you find along the way and in the end I feel help save time and money. If you have any suggestions or questions regarding the preparation of any design process please send to info@canvascorp.com and we are happy to provide our ideas and suggestions and if you are sharing an idea, we would love to put that on our Blog.

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Staying Organized During the Design Process
posted by CanvasCorp LLC on 10:21 AM