How Design has Shaped Our Country By Jeff Mills Design has influenced and shaped the United States in many ways, bringing worldwide ingenuity into our melting pot. Over the last hundreds of years our country has opened its arms to accept people from all over the world and those people bring with them inherited tastes in design. These different backgrounds …

Your “Off Season” is our “On Season” By Linda Quinn Southwest Florida has long been a vacation retreat for our northern neighbors. Around the middle of October, the roads begin to fill up with out of state license plates. “Season” has officially started. While the rest of the country is preparing to settle down for their long winter’s nap so …

Vintage Inspired Decor By Carol Garcia There are many accessory and furniture companies that are making a trend out of tradition, repurposing and upcycling found objects into unique decor for the home, or using these looks for inspired re-creations. Mixing antique inspiration with modern design creates contrast and interest in a space. In our model homes, we have free reign …

The Top Trends from April Market By: Jessica Bradford   Twice a year High Point, North Carolina hoststhe largest home furnishings trade show in the world. For six days hotels, rental cars, flights, and restaurants are booked beyond capacity as designers and other industry professionals fight for a chance to see new introductions from over 2,000 exhibitors. The weather for …

Concept to Completion IV:  Finishing Touches By: Brooke Brimacombe What sets Collins & DuPont apart from all other design firms is our attention to detail. Throughout the design process, we make sure that a design concept is taken from the beginning phases of construction all the way to completion. We are not only responsible for your design development, but also …

  Concept to Completion III:  Developing Every Client’s Unique Style By Bonnie Caruthers Sixteen years ago I walked through the front doors of Collins & DuPont Interior Design into a beautiful showroom and I immediately felt a sense of arrival and belonging. This is the feeling that every client should have every day when they open their front doors. We …

  Concept to Completion II: Importance of Design Production By John Biggs From the initial concept meeting with the designer to completion and move in, design production plays an intricate role in the process of designing your project. After the designer meets with the client to discuss concept development, the designer then meets with design production to interpret the client’s …

  Concept to Completion I: Development of Conceptual Design By Michael J. Pineau   Concept (noun): an abstract idea; a general notion, a plan or intention.       A design concept, as it goes with any developmental process, starts with an idea. This idea (or sometimes multiple ideas) might begin with a scribble on a napkin, a tear out …

  Design Style Feature IV: Transitional By Emily Roberson     Wanting a fresh look in 2014, many of our clients are asking for a more simplified approach to design: classic, practical, easy to live in and comfortable. They are looking for something that tones down the traditional details of heavy ornamentation and blends the linear and simplistic aspect of …

Design Style Feature III: Traditional By Colleen Wilson, ASID   Traditional design varies, depending on location, from Victorian to French Country to British Colonial to Mediterranean here in Southwest Florida, but always evokes warmth and comfort. Detailed moldings, tailored window treatments, oil paintings, crystal chandeliers, and carved furniture are the cornerstones of traditional design.         Architectural Details …