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Interior Design Special Advertising Section An Eye Our home is our sanctuary. We like to be comfortable and in an environment that meets our needs. Interior designers can help you meet this goal and avoid costly mistakes when designing, remodeling or building your home. Professionally trained to coordinate shapes, colors and textures, an interior designer will create the look and function that you desire. Involving an interior designer at the beginning of new home construction, starting with the blue print stage, will help avoid problems later. Windows and walls that prevent optimum furniture placement or lighting fixtures in the wrong location can easily be adjusted. A "room gone wrong" can be avoided with a designer involved. When remodeling your home, an interior designer works closely with you to create new rooms that will be harmonious with the rest of your home, while giving each room it own unique look and feel. Designers will help you avoid furniture that is too big or too small for the space available and at the same time help you choose fabrics that fit your lifestyle. For example, while leather sofas may be a little more expensive than upholstery, in the long run they will last longer with cats, dogs and kids. Designers create a pleasant environment for Design How interior designers can help create the space of your dreams By Kelly Hofmeister for you to live in, as opposed to just a shelter. Inspiration is drawn from many sources and designers will often begin the process by building the room around a single item. The family heirloom, Ori- ental rug could be used by the designer to set the tone in selecting compatible colors and patterns for the surrounding space. An onsite visit ensures that the designer knows how the furniture selected will fit in your home and complete the overall effect. Designers have the skill to complete the look and feel of a room by adding accessories—making an ordinary room extraordinary. Pillows on the leather sectional will pick up the colors of the rug and lamps can provide just the right amount of light to make the space feel like home. Just as pillows on the leather sectional will enhance the look of the rug, and lights provide the correct amount of brightness for the dining table, a designer will help you furnish your sanctuary comfortably. Kelly Hofmeister is an interior designer and store manager of Woodworks Furniture & Design, 6641 Watts Rd., Madison; (608) 274-8199. 26 BRAVA Magazine October 2011