Debbie Wiener's Blog

No, but it’s a wonderful treat when my clients have grandchildren!

My favorite job here is definitely “Photoshop Wizard”. Here is an inspired piece of Slobproof! marketing I made as a joke once… What can I say, a girl has to have fun at work sometimes! -Caitlin

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The Problem:  We wanted to give our client the look of wallcovering without damaging his walls. Our Solution:  Order wallcovering and have it applied to wood panels that can be mounted to the wall!  We painted the edges of the panels to give it a finished look and then mounted them behind our client’s bed.  [...]

One of my jobs here at Designing Solutions and Slobproof! is to fix everything. Phones, computers, email, iPads, copiers, you name it and I have fixed it. So I guess I shouldn’t have been surprised when I found this note on my desk…     P.S. Happy Thanksgiving everyone!   -Caitlin

It’s time for the second installment of Desk in the Middle Mondays! If Debbie has ever done a Designing Solutions appointment in your home, you probably know that she loves the cold. Sometimes the office is so cold in the winter that Sharon and I keep our coats on inside. The good news is that [...]

Hello everyone! If you have called Designing Solutions or Slobproof!, you have probably talked to me. I’m Caitlin, Designing Solutions’ very own quirky young employee. I’m here to keep Debbie and Sharon on their toes…well that and fix their computers when something goes wrong. Anyway, Debbie has given me the go ahead to start Desk [...]

Have you seen our new Slobproof! Adventures page? We are always looking for new and exciting places to take our Slobproof! furniture, so let us know where you want to see Slobproof! next!