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Rethink, Retrain, Return

Posted on Monday, July 27, 2009

Have you heard of Reduce, Reuse, Recycle? Spin it and join us for “Rethink, Retrain, Return” where we will learn how to rethink the way we live in this challenging economy and environment...read more here from Foresight Design.

Here is info for the event:

July 29, 2009
7–8:30pm

Chopin Park
3420 N Long Ave (2nd floor Auditorium in the fieldhouse)
Chicago, IL 60641

RSVP at lafleen@gmail.com

K Marsh

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In Chicago event free Merchandise Mart Seminar showroom

Design Event: First Tuesday Seminar/ Chicago

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It's that time again for the first Tuesday seminar held at the Merchandise Mart in Chicago. This month the seminar is focused on Green Retailing presented by Karydes Consulting. Not only will you be joining other designers in the event, you will be treated to a complimentary lunch and the first 50 guests receive a gift bag!

RSVP at shall@mmart.com or 312-527-6448

The info is:
Tuesday, August 4
11 am - 1 pm
The Merchandise Mart, Suite 1493

K Marsh

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In Craigslist free sofa

Craigslist deal of the day- free Chesterfield sofa

Posted on Sunday, May 3, 2009

As I'm sure others do often, I scoured the free section on Craigslist for looking for any amazing items that someone is getting rid of. Upon looking I saw this gorgeous white, chesterfield sofa. It would be amazing if it were recovered in leather or bold suede.

Here are some fine examples of traditional and funky upholstered sofas.

K Marsh

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In Craigslist free furniture green

Operation: Furnish House with Craigslist- NY

Posted on Saturday, March 14, 2009

With the economy being so tough, it is difficult to try to purchase new furniture for your apartment or home, especially if you just moved. Fortunately we have Craigslist! Not only can you purchase furniture but you can find a huge assortment of free goodies.

Here we start Operation: Furnish Home For Free With Craigslist...or FHFFWC for short...alright, maybe just Operation: Furnish House. We will randomly choose a city and to see what free goodies are posted that can be used to furnish a room. If you are in the area and have a vehicle and an extra hand you might be in luck.

City- New York Room: Living Room
Here we found a light fixture, sofa, coffee table, bookshelf, TV and stand.

Modern black light fixture

32" Sony television- No picture but I'm sure we have an idea of what a tv looks like.

TV stand- Can be really nice with a can of primer, expresso paint and caster wheels

Sofa- Ok, so it's not attractive but it can be dressed with a slipcover and some throw pillows...and it's free

Black metal bookshelf- Can be cleaned or spray painted silver for a more modern look.

K Marsh

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In free Sketchup software

Dream it up with Skechup

Posted on Monday, February 9, 2009

There are many different design programs on the market: AutoCad, Viz, SmartDraw just to name a few. The problem is these can be pretty expensive and are usually only readily available on a school campus or by downloading for a short demo period. Fortunately there is Google Sketchup- a free downloadable program that allows you to design furniture or an entire room by creating sketches, 2D and 3D presentations. Not only can you create your own custom pieces, you can also download items from the 3D Warehouse.

SketchUp allows you to create an entire atmosphere and to become part of the SketchUp communities in which you can upload your creations for others to view, see hundreds of other models, and upload and animate your design to put on YouTube.

Here is one video of what Sketchup has to offer.