Debbie Wiener's Blog

One of the perks of working in the Designing Solutions and Slobproof! office is definitely cake day. Every once in awhile there comes a time when cake needs to be had immediately… “May everyday be a cake day!” -Caitlin

Our new virtual client in Colorado purchased a beautiful old Victorian home with stained glass windows.  She’s a young newlywed with modern taste so she asked our designer Sharon to turn this 1905 house into a beautiful and comfortable 21st century home.  She has two active dogs and wanted a durable design.  Here are a [...]

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

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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.  [...]

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 [...]

You know how stripes can make you look fat- if running across your middle, or tall if running head to toe?  Well, that’s the kind of logic I used when carpeting a small basement.  Striped carpet not only looks cool- especially in lively colors- but makes the tiny footprint look fat and tall as well!  [...]

We love getting feedback from clients, and getting photos is even better!  We want to thank this client for sending us her feedback and along with some great room shots featuring our Slobproof! furniture.  We helped her pick out furniture and a new rug so we are very glad to hear that she (and her [...]

Ugh!  Sharing a bathroom can be a sticky situation, overflowing with controversies, like “who’s toothbrush is this?!”  Need help clearing the air?  We found simple solutions, all at O.co!   1.     Reverse it!  You can’t always tell which towel is his and which is hers, but with this patterned, reversible bath set, you can keep [...]

Follow our new virtual clients as we tackle long-distance design.  For starters, Sharon is working with clients in Denver on their newly purchased Victorian home.  With emails, phone calls, samples and Skype, she’ll transform their home into a modern day urban oasis. Looking for a long-distance design relationship? We’ll make it work with our new [...]