{"id":20083,"date":"2020-04-28T07:00:31","date_gmt":"2020-04-28T07:00:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.qcdesignschool.com\/?p=20083"},"modified":"2020-04-28T07:00:31","modified_gmt":"2020-04-28T07:00:31","slug":"refresh-your-home-while-socially-distancing-with-these-5-tricks","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.qcdesignschool.com\/blog\/2020\/04\/refresh-your-home-while-socially-distancing-with-these-5-tricks","title":{"rendered":"Refresh Your Home While Socially Distancing with These 5 Tricks!"},"content":{"rendered":"[vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Tammy Hart, I.D.D.P, CAPS is a graduate and tutor of\u00a0<\/em>QC Design School<\/em><\/a>, as well as a Certified Aging in Place Specialist from the National Association of Home Builders. She is the owner and award-winning designer for the\u00a0<\/em>Designer Chick Co.<\/em><\/a>, and the Past Director on the National Board for DDA (formerly CDECA).<\/em>\n\nTammy is a professional speaker at venues such as IIDEXCanada and the Small Business Forum. She\u2019s been featured in East in the City Magazine, as a guest spot on Daytime Durham and Rogers TV, and has won the HOUZZ Service Award 2017.<\/em>\n\nTammy places strong focus on working to empower young women to become successful future leaders, and is an advocate supporter of ocean clean-up efforts.<\/em>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]Though COVID-19<\/a> has given me the gift of spending more time with my family, it\u2019s also posed its fair share of challenges to design and interior decorating businesses alike. One of the ways I\u2019ve seen it affect my colleagues in the industry?\n\nThe ability to shop!\n\nIndeed, because many non-essential businesses are closed, shopping for project-related items has become difficult. Personally, I was redesigning my daughter\u2019s bedroom this past week and went to order d\u00e9cor online. When I did, I discovered that because d\u00e9cor is non-essential, the materials I require won\u2019t be shipped until at least May 20th<\/sup>!\n\nIn general, I love shopping online because of how convenient the whole process is. There are a lot of great, reputable online businesses, especially for designers. But because there\u2019s such a high demand for shipping companies right now, we need to find a work-around if we have any hope of completing projects now<\/em>.\n\nHere\u2019s the good news: all those DIY<\/a> posts you\u2019ve been pinning in your folder are finally going to come in handy!\n\nBelow, I\u2019ve complied 5 of my favorite DIY projects that will help inspire you to reduce, reuse, and restyle items you already have in your home. You can also feel free to recommend these to your clients, too.\n\nThese DIY projects<\/a> are so simple (yet brilliant) that even the most non-crafty decorators can do them with just a bit of direction, guidance, and most importantly, safety![\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][image_with_animation image_url=”20087″ alignment=”” animation=”None” border_radius=”none” box_shadow=”none” max_width=”100%”][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row type=”in_container” full_screen_row_position=”middle” scene_position=”center” text_color=”dark” text_align=”left” overlay_strength=”0.3″ shape_divider_position=”bottom” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column column_padding=”no-extra-padding” column_padding_position=”all” background_color_opacity=”1″ background_hover_color_opacity=”1″ column_link_target=”_self” column_shadow=”none” column_border_radius=”none” width=”1\/1″ tablet_width_inherit=”default” tablet_text_alignment=”default” phone_text_alignment=”default” column_border_width=”none” column_border_style=”solid” bg_image_animation=”none”][vc_column_text]\n
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