Annette Frommer Interior Design Tips

We continue with our A-Z home design glossary : Invest This does not mean investing only money for top quality products. Investing means spending time and much thought into defining your dream. And if you really want good results, as well as to save money, invest in an interior designer. The trained eye of a professional , together with his or her experience and expertise, will provide you with all that is necessary to realize your vision while creating a personal interior to suit your specifications and aspirations. Journal Keep a journal or, if you are computer savvy, keep an online type of journal of things you see and like in design. There is an endless array of magazines, websites, blogs, pictures, descriptions, ideas, and pointers out there. Shortlist those images that visually speak to you, or pointers that make sense to you. In this manner you will be better able to understand for yourself what your dream is while your professional will help you define the concept. Kitchens

Photos: Oded Smadar Following are 26 design tips from A to Z that are important in my view when planning and designing a home. It’s all here, tips to lead and guide in realizing your dream home ! Attention I cannot emphasize enough the importance of giving proper attention to all the stages and details in a project, so that together these will combine to ensure that the outcome is polished and spectacular. Preparing a brief, choosing a color palette, mood boards and renderings, planning the layout, choosing a contractor, selecting the furniture, the light fixtures, electrical appliances, carpets, curtains, bedding and accessories, and more - do not start working before you’ve checked every necessary box. In order to make a design shine, give it your full attention, and I mean all the attention you can muster to each and every stage of the process. Budget You need to coordinate your dreams and expectations with the reality of a budget! So, once you decide to redesign your home, or just

Photos: Elad Gonen As a person who travels a lot (when there's no pandemic around, that is) and who hosts many guests from overseas on a regular basis, the concept of guest bedrooms is extremely important to interior designer Annette Frommer . Because She has stayed in guest bedrooms that were not especially welcoming, She has made it a point in her own home - and in the homes she designs - to plan and design guest bedrooms that guests will not want to leave. As Frommer once said, "a guest bedroom doesn’t need to be posh, it is not a hotel. It does need to be welcoming, though, and to exude a soothing and relaxing ambience, while being practical at the same time." That's why a guest bedroom needs to include certain things. Here are Annette Frommer's guidelines for the perfect guest bedroom. De- clutter! A guest bedroom does not need to include many knick-knacks . On the contrary, it should be clean of unnecessary furnishings and decorative accessories, so that gue

We all know that the real purpose of walls in our homes. is to provide support for the roof, for the floor and for the ceiling too. But walls are much, much more than just that to a house and its inhabitants. Walls provide us with security, physically and emotionally. They are also there to house plumbing and electrical wiring within them, and store them safely away from sight. These bare walls, however, provide interior designers and homeowners with endless décor possibilities with which to dress them up. Whichever style you choose, and whatever your personal taste is, your walls can be customized to your taste and sensibilities. Here are tips by interior designer Annette Frommer on how to decorate your walls. As she says, “your walls tie all other elements of your home together. With the right wall décor, your room and the ambiance of your space can be totally transformed.” Following are some ideas by Frommer that are sure to enhance your space: Mirrors Frommer is a great believer i

Planning and designing your child’s room is always so exciting. Much thought and planning is required if you want the room not only to satisfy your needs as a parent, but also to provide your child with a small haven just for him. According to interior designer Annette Frommer , “A child bestows us with such joy and fulfillment, that we always want only the best for him or her. As a parent, we want our child's room to provide physical safety but also a sense of delight and belonging.” The following are guidelines put together by Annette Frommer to help you plan your child’s room, so that they can safely grow and happily develop, as they play and learn in their bedroom. Safety is of utmost importance! As we all know, children at the outset are not aware of dangers, so it is the parents’ duty to protect them, and ensure that their room, their safe haven, is sheltered and secure. It is therefore crucial to avoid furniture made of glass and to stay away from furniture with extreme shar

Nowadays, it’s everyone’s dream to have a kitchen island. It makes the kitchen look sophisticated and expensive, and definitely leaves an impression on guests. So, are these the reasons why kitchen islands are so coveted? Or are there other reasons as well? According to interior designer Annette Frommer , kitchen islands are an extremely functional feature that provide many functions. “I adore kitchen islands. There are so many advantages to having them, that most often than not I tend to use them in my designs”. Following are some advantages that according to Annette Frommer make using kitchen islands worthwhile. 1. “Kitchen counters generally face walls, but kitchen islands enable the kitchen cook to face an open space. Not only does a kitchen island add extra sitting space, but it contributes to an informal atmosphere that is congenial and fun. Friends or family can sit around the island, you can chat, laugh etc. It’s never lonely cooking or preparing food on an island”. A gorgeous