Two Examiner Blogs Share HGTV Designer Vern Yip Tips Prior to 4-25 Seattle Design Center Event

Citizen journalism sites such as those you can find at Examiner.com can prove to be powerful partners in sharing your event news with well targeted communities.  You can search the categories to find the perfect avenue to share just about any message with the right people.   Then, you simply connect with the blogger by email to suggest a winning story idea that is on target to serve the readers.   You have to read the blog first to know that it is a fit.  When you do, good results await for your message.

Case in point.  Here are two blog interviews with HGTV Designer Vern Yip that offer useful tips to organize your home office and create an eco-friendly space from an expert who is coming to Seattle this Saturday, April 25 for Eye on Design 2009 at Seattle Design Center.

Thank you Seattle Women and Business Examiner Karen Rosenzweig and Eco-Friendly Design Examiner Amy Woidke for sharing useful tips to inspire others to life their most organized and eco-friendly lives through the power of interior design tips from Vern Yip.

And, here are even more tips from Vern to inspire your interior design efforts:

How can I get  organized and still be stylish?

Organization can seamlessly go hand-in-hand with being stylish. Look for pieces that offer  you storage opportunities such as end tables that have drawers and doors,  large ottomans that have storage inside in lieu of coffee tables, and  bookcases and cabinets that have doors that allow for useful closed  storage instead of open storage solely for display. Culling through your  things to determine what you really love and need versus what has  outlasted its purpose or usefulness can also reduce clutter and get you  organized. Having fewer things…that have meaning, impact and style…will  take you farther than having lots of things that lack meaning and purpose  in your life.

Small spaces can  be made to seem larger through monochromatic color schemes that reduce the amount of contrast  in a space. By staying within a defined color  palette, you can expand the visual plan by creating less visual  breaks. Additionally, buying fewer but larger pieces instead of many  smaller items will create a sense of more space. Painting your ceiling a  slightly lighter version of your wall color will help diminish the  separation between your wall and ceiling planes…and hanging curtains all  the way up to the ceiling line will create a greater sense of height in  the room.

What is the  best way to decorate an open, multifunctional space? For instance, a great  room that is used as both a dining room and living room.

The  best way to decorate an open, multifunctional space is to stick to some defined consistencies that still allow you freedom to express personality.  For example, picking a common wood tone for furniture…whether it be maple,  cherry, wenge, walnut or some other color… allows you to have flow from one space to the next. Individual pieces do not need to be exact matches,  but if they are at least tonally similar, it will create a visual link  that will visually unite the separate functions. Sticking to one paint color and drapery material for the entire space creates a consistent envelope  that then allows differentiation with accents such as throw pillows and  decorative accessories. The key with an open, multifunctional space is to  have common visual threads that will also allow for areas of  experimentation, differentiation and lots of personality.

A common  color  palette in the  Northwest is “subdued neutrals.” How can we infuse our homes with some  color without going overboard?

Subdued neutrals  are great for people who like a lot of change because color can always be infused through easily changeable items such as art, drapery, throw  pillows and decorative  accents. All of these elements are opportunities to inject color in  concentrated amounts. The key to doing it successfully is to limit the infused color to one or two…allowing that color to have powerful impact and punch.

In Seattle,  we really appreciate green products and green design. What are some of  your favorite environmentally friendly pieces?

Being  environmentally friendly and stylish is easier than it’s ever been. Of  course low VOC or no VOC paints are becoming widely available through many paint  manufacturers. Additionally, Crate & Barrel has the majority of their  upholstered pieces now manufactured from hardwood frames certified as  coming from sustainable forests and cushion filler made from a soy-based  product. I also am a big fan of incorporating antiques into a home…even a  modern one. Design these days is not limited to one style in a house…or  even in a room…and antiques are a wonderful way to employ an existing  resource instead of buying a new one.

Thanks Vern for these timely and helpful design tips.  Even more tips await, thanks to the panel of Seattle-area interior design experts who will be contributing to the panel discussion.

By the way, did you buy your Eye on Design 2009 tickets yet?  Here is the link to make it easy.  See you there.

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Four Local Interior Designers Join Vern Yip at Eye on Design 2009. Enter by 4-17 to Win Free Tickets!

$10 Tickets for Eye on Design 2009 with HGTV Interior Designer Vern Yip at Seattle Design Center are selling quickly, thanks to word spreading far and wide about the extraordinary value and access to top quality local designers and one of national reputation such as Vern Yip. Special thanks to Robin Daly and Seattle-based Interior Designer Christian Ursino for interviewing Vern Yip for their April “Design Files” column in the Journal newspapers.  You can read their interview at this link.

Joining Vern Yip and Christian Ursino on the panel of interior design experts at Eye on Design 2009 will be Diana Cutler, Dana Hamel, Jennifer Randall.   Please visit the active links for each designer’s name to learn more about how each contributes to making Northwest homes look and live well.  Each would be delighted to answer your most pressing interior design questions and earn the opportunity to bring your interior design dreams to life as your interior designer of choice.

There is still time to enter Seattle Homes & Lifestyles magazine blog contest to win free event tickets, and you can enter at this link. You must enter by Friday, April 17.   Otherwise, you can purchase your high value and very affordable $10 event tickets at this link and simply look forward to a visually inspiring day.  Why not purchase a bundle of tickets to share with all your interior design loving friends and make a day of it?  I look forward to meeting you there, as do all of the participating designers.

Christian Ursino and Robin Daly

Jennifer Randall

Diana Cutler

Dana Hamel

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This Week Only — Get a Prosperi-Tea Cup when You Register for the Publici-Tea™ or Winning Bio Workshop or Purchase the Media-Savvy-to-Go Publicity Toolkit

Special Promotion – This Week Only: Anyone who signs up for an upcoming Publici-Tea™ or Winning Bio Writing Workshop or purchases a Authentic Visibility Publicity Toolkit in person or online this week will receive a Prosperi-Tea cup as a special bonus gift.  The message on the inside of this inspiring mug reads, “The condition of having good fortune while drinking tea.”

We are all thirsty to welcome more abundance during these challenging times.  These popular, high-value workshops and this well reviewed toolkit can help you get the mission accomplished.  How is that for a reason to get into action?

Speaking of which, the “Thriving in Challenging Times” event takes place today from 1 – 4 p.m. at the Sammamish Plateau Club.  The address is 25625 E. Pleateau Drive, Sammamish, 98074. Why not grab a girlfriend and come on over to benefit from the connections, the Extreme Dark Chocolate Truffle Bar gifts from Seattle Chocolate Company, and the useful and inspiring presentations about fierce conversations, banking, finance, publicity, and extraordinary self care?

I’ll be there to talk about DIY publicity and answer your pressing questions.  You can even sign up for upcoming Publici-Tea™ and Winning Bio Writing Workshops from my display table.

Admission is just $25, and you can pay at the door.   I understand there will be some lovely raffle prizes.  In fact, I’ll be giving away two sets of tickets to the Eye on Design 2009 with Vern Yip Event taking place at Seattle Design Center on April 25, along with two sets of the Authentic Visibility Publicity Tips Booklets that are packed with 147 powerful ways to profit from free publicity.  Each prize package is valued at $30.

You have much to win and gain by joining in.  Hope to see you there.

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Meet HGTV Interior Designer Vern Yip at the 4-25-09 Eye on Design 2009 Event at Seattle Design Center

Mark your calendar for Saturday, April 25 from 10 a.m. – 4 p.m.  That is your rare opportunity to enjoy the beauty and the bounty of Seattle Design Center and meet and benefit from the great interior design ideas of Award-Winning HGTV Interior Designer Vern Yip and a panel of other talented, Seattle-based interior designers at the Eye on Design 2009 event. Eye on Design 2009 is open to the interior design loving public to preview all that Seattle Design Center has to offer.  Now more than ever, the timing is perfect to source environmentally friendly design solutions, edit home furnishings to achieve a fresh, inspired look for Spring, and get answers to your most challenging interior design dilemmas.  Best of all, tickets are just $10.  In today’s demanding economy, that is the deal of the century.  You can learn more and claim one of the 600 tickets as your own by visiting this link.

Want to interview Vern Yip? If you write an interior design blog or column for the Puget Sound media or produce a radio or television show that is perfect to showcase the latest interior design trends, get in touch at 425-641-5214 or by email at nancy@nsjmktg.com.  I’ll gladly arrange an interview with Vern Yip and/or the talented Seattle-based interior designers who are part of the Eye on Design 2009 event.

Feel free to share the Eye on Design 2009 event opportunity with design loving people in your community and social networks.  We expect the 600 tickets to sell out quickly and don’t want you or those you know to miss out.

DIY Publicity Tip: Don’t be afraid to share a little personal information about what you love on your Twitter profile.  Mine says I love HGTV. Now, I am helping to promote an event in my own backyard that features one of the station’s most popular interior designers.  How cool is that?  This just goes to show that if you have the courage to tell the world what you love and what you are best at supplying, the Universe provides.  Love that.   Try it and see what magic manifests for your business.  You have little to risk and much to gain.

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