Carol Adolph C.I.D. 
Duende Design, Inc.
La Quinta, Indian Wells, Palm Desert, Rancho Mirage, Palm Springs, SoCal
760.217.0677
Carol@duendedesign.com
With 25 years East and West coast design experience allow me to share concepts on decorating a new home, redecorating, or staging, from creation to application to completion.
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Happiness is when what you think, what you say and what you do are in harmony. Mahatma Gandhi Happy Easter and fun decorating with friends and family. Carol
In the smallest room of the house, hidden behind the living rooms wood paneling is the walk in liquor cabinet. There is a fantasy aspect to it, a sense of going behind the scene. It is not just a display cabinet -it really is its own little world. A home needs those spaces of intense intimacy. WSJ-Jen Renzi [...]
Your work space at home should be inviting, comfortable and efficiently organized.
COLORFUL CREATIVITY – Don’t settle for serious, neutral, corporate beige. Yellow stimulates cheerful, positive thinking. Warm tans and soft blues keep stress down. Avoid pure white which can be fatiguing. For a change of scenery place an extra chair or love seat with its [...]
Advancing technologies make it possible to manage more and more businesses from home. Some of the benefits are less or no commuting, less stress, more time freedom and clarity for creative expression away from corporate restraints. For possible tax benefits ask your accountant. Jeffery Marks who writes for WSJ offers some suggestions:
Have the office [...]
The Canopy Chair is a reproduction of the Porter’s Chair. In the 16th century it protected the porter from drafts and the hooded back amplified sounds for closer surveillance. The entire design is clearly pratical in its own intimate environment, then and today. But more than just comfortable and practical it is an unusual accent piece [...]
“There is a difference between reading a book or a Nook”
You can not tell if any chair is comfortable until you have occupied it for a least an hour and with differenc gadgets. These reading chairs have been designed with smart phones, tablets, keyboards and lap tops in mind. They are [...]
Chew in Style
With interior design let us not forget our fury friends. They do sense the attention.
wsj/vincente wolf
Mostly tradition dictates that beds are placed against a wall in stagnent symmetry. But why not liberate the bed from its expected position into a diagonal pose to free float it from convention. At first the new look is unusual. But soon a feeling of adventure will emerge and a lift to the [...]
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What Is Duende
DUENDE is a mystical spirit that attracts, captivates
and inspires. Flamenco has DUENDE.
You and Your Interior Designer
It is not a luxury to work with an interior designer. You save time, money and costly decorating mistakes. It simply makes sense.
Here are the basic guidelines:
- You have to feel comfortable with the designer
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- The designer has to interpret your inspirations for your home
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- Respect for agreed upon budget parameters is paramount
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- Practicality must be the pillar of the designers work for you - not frill and fluff
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This is how I work.
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