{"id":1969,"date":"2010-08-14T03:58:00","date_gmt":"2010-08-14T03:58:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/decor-savvy-client-why-blog\/"},"modified":"2010-08-14T03:58:00","modified_gmt":"2010-08-14T03:58:00","slug":"decor-savvy-client-why-blog","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/vanessafrancis.com\/staging\/2010\/08\/decor-savvy-client-why-blog\/","title":{"rendered":"Decor Savvy Client + Why Blog?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>I sometimes question the time I spend blogging (which I know has been minimal this summer, by the way) and wonder if it is time well-spent.&#160; However, I love researching and writing posts and my hope is that others will connect to what I have written or what inspires me.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Receiving an email that begins with \u201c<em>It was my lucky day when I found your website and blog! I love the samples of your beautiful work and all the posts about what inspires you<\/em>\u201d confirms that yes, this is time well spent.&#160; As a decorator who blogs, I would be lying if I said I blog simply because I love it.&#160; Blogging is a way of marketing yourself to potential clients who read your blog.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>Alison, the author of the lovely email above,&#160; said she had searched online for two full days for a decorator and I was the only one who had a blog.&#160; She said she loved my tagline and what I had written about how a home should make you feel.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>I met with her this week and her inspiration file of images clipped from magazines contained a number of the same images that I had posted on the blog.&#160; We have similar design sensibilities which makes for an easy decorator\/client relationship going forward.<\/p>\n<p>Not only is Alison cute-as-a-button and as nice as her email would suggest, but her sense of style is impeccable.&#160; She contacted me to help with her living room and tweak some other areas in her downtown loft.&#160; <\/p>\n<p>I asked if I could snap some photos of her home for the blog and she was quite surprised that I would want to.&#160; (I\u2019m not the greatest photographer so these photos don\u2019t really do her home justice.) <\/p>\n<p>This is the first room\/space you see as you enter her home.&#160; It\u2019s used as an office on occasion.&#160; I thought she did an excellent job of styling the bookcase.&#160; She asked if I had any suggestions and I didn\u2019t really as I think it is just perfect!&#160; Closed storage boxes, baskets, books (displayed horizontally and vertically), teacups and teapots \u2013 all make for one stylish bookcase.&#160; Wouldn\u2019t you agree?<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUW_H9MXI\/AAAAAAAAClU\/QLDBozHskhw\/s1600-h\/DSC00603%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00603\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00603\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUXVG2WOI\/AAAAAAAAClY\/rfc1R-CA1Zg\/DSC00603_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>Her home is filled with affordable and creative art.&#160; In the kitchen, the framed cheery quote from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.etsy.com\/listing\/53568644\/so-very-happy-limited-edition\">Etsy<\/a> adds a graphic and fun element. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUXit5GqI\/AAAAAAAAClc\/EdIsZpW8jeA\/s1600-h\/alison23.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"alison2\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"alison2\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUYI4UZ-I\/AAAAAAAAClg\/hi2gRS8muV0\/alison2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"alison2\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"alison2\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUYI4UZ-I\/AAAAAAAAClg\/hi2gRS8muV0\/alison2_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a>&#160;<\/p>\n<p>Would you believe these framed prints are actually $5 sheets of wrapping paper from <a href=\"http:\/\/www.thepaperytoronto.com\/\">The Papery<\/a> in Toronto?&#160; This area in her home was one of the reasons she contacted me so it is a work in progress.&#160; <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUYYn_f1I\/AAAAAAAAClk\/iDI_tpvcdLg\/s1600-h\/alison13.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"alison1\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"alison1\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUYzGvZ4I\/AAAAAAAAClo\/RwiU-TeaamU\/alison1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"alison1\" style=\"border-top-width: 0px; display: inline; border-left-width: 0px; border-bottom-width: 0px; border-right-width: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"alison1\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUYzGvZ4I\/AAAAAAAAClo\/RwiU-TeaamU\/alison1_thumb1.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This is her bedroom furnished with an Ikea bed and dresser and bedding from HomeSense.&#160; Again, the framed maps are actually wrapping paper but you would never know \u2013 they look like vintage maps.&#160; I love the dark gray wall colour she chose.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUZIstAfI\/AAAAAAAACls\/UKsE-6bB_eE\/s1600-h\/DSC00593%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00593\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00593\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUZlFP8VI\/AAAAAAAAClw\/1S-o85O0cEY\/DSC00593_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00593\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00593\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUZlFP8VI\/AAAAAAAAClw\/1S-o85O0cEY\/DSC00593_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>The previous owner of the loft was a costume designer and Alison was so smitten with his sketches on the chalkboard sliding door that she left them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUZ3MaagI\/AAAAAAAACl0\/eScLoMxVjcQ\/s1600-h\/DSC00595%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00595\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00595\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUaQoihYI\/AAAAAAAACl4\/Il0U3B7G-7k\/DSC00595_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00595\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00595\" src=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUaQoihYI\/AAAAAAAACl4\/Il0U3B7G-7k\/DSC00595_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>In the hallway, she framed inexpensive postcards she bought in Japan.&#160; <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh6.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUan19dJI\/AAAAAAAACl8\/G-9osx--faA\/s1600-h\/DSC00596%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00596\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00596\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUa2QyDhI\/AAAAAAAACmA\/RqoPBK1lop0\/DSC00596_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00596\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00596\" src=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUa2QyDhI\/AAAAAAAACmA\/RqoPBK1lop0\/DSC00596_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>I love how she styled this.&#160; The books, the rustic bench and a lantern she bought in Japan create visual interest.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUbKxV2dI\/AAAAAAAACmE\/El8DcwlLiX4\/s1600-h\/DSC00597%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00597\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00597\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUbaQJXcI\/AAAAAAAACmI\/F7O8jpNEn8o\/DSC00597_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00597\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"529\" alt=\"DSC00597\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUbaQJXcI\/AAAAAAAACmI\/F7O8jpNEn8o\/DSC00597_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"704\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<p>This beautiful painting was done by a friend of Alison\u2019s, who paints as a hobby, during the blackout in 2003.&#160; What a great way to wile away those long hours in the dark.<a href=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUbkHup_I\/AAAAAAAACmM\/q5iZwUwio58\/s1600-h\/alison4rev%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"alison4rev\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"alison4rev\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUcBBmowI\/AAAAAAAACmQ\/nOuViI3T0ug\/alison4rev_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"alison4rev\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"alison4rev\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUcBBmowI\/AAAAAAAACmQ\/nOuViI3T0ug\/alison4rev_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>Again, framed graphic wrapping paper over a pretty desk paired with a Ghost chair.<a href=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUccXx3_I\/AAAAAAAACmU\/UjVc1cO7VxQ\/s1600-h\/DSC00606%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00606\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00606\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUc_xXSNI\/AAAAAAAACmY\/5ULBqDtgung\/DSC00606_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00606\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00606\" src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUc_xXSNI\/AAAAAAAACmY\/5ULBqDtgung\/DSC00606_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a><\/p>\n<p>This print was purchased at a fundraiser and leans casually on the diminutive fireplace mantel. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUdNopCVI\/AAAAAAAACmc\/r34_xpdlJeQ\/s1600-h\/DSC00607rev%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00607rev\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00607rev\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUdXGnAVI\/AAAAAAAACmg\/HGAW3yNd9ME\/DSC00607rev_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00607rev\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00607rev\" src=\"http:\/\/lh3.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYUdXGnAVI\/AAAAAAAACmg\/HGAW3yNd9ME\/DSC00607rev_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><\/noscript><\/a> <\/p>\n<\/p>\n<\/p>\n<p>In her bathroom, she framed old photos of her aunts and uncle when they were young.&#160; I\u2019m sure she smiles whenever she sees them.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/lh4.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYgf3A-GeI\/AAAAAAAACmk\/nqIwVbMGNKE\/s1600-h\/DSC00611rev%5B3%5D.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00611rev\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00611rev\" src=\"data:image\/png;base64,iVBORw0KGgoAAAANSUhEUgAAAHoAAAB6CAQAAADaUI9vAAAAi0lEQVR42u3PAQEAAAABIP6fNkQ9qDlUaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWlpaWnpFwODAQB7gWIzIgAAAABJRU5ErkJggg==\" data-src=\"http:\/\/lh5.ggpht.com\/_Pp-4J9vThO8\/TGYggMQOnhI\/AAAAAAAACmo\/DeEXD96inGQ\/DSC00611rev_thumb%5B1%5D.jpg?imgmax=800\" width=\"529\" border=\"0\" \/><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" title=\"DSC00611rev\" style=\"border-right: 0px; border-top: 0px; display: inline; border-left: 0px; border-bottom: 0px\" height=\"704\" alt=\"DSC00611rev\" 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