BlogTour is proud to return for its fourth and biggest tour ever to KBIS, The Kitchen and Bath Industry Show in January 2016! BlogTour will be covering the show for two full days and report back live from the show and via blogs post show on all things innovative and jaw dropping. The team will also report from visits with tour sponsors: Thermador, TOTO, BLANCO, Top Knobs, WoodMode, Mr Steam and Wilsonart in addition to covering exclusive events and private exhibits in Sin City, so stay tuned for a lot more. Please follow the hashtags: #BlogTourKBIS #KBIS2016 and #designhounds for all the latest information. But first…meet the team!
Arianne Bellizaire is a Baton Rouge-based interior decorator, writer, public speaker and trend spotter. She has parlayed her extensive design knowledge, keen eye for style and industry connections into a thriving design business and a growing social media following. Known for her effortless ability to mix high and low, old and new, colorful and neutral, bold and nuanced, Arianne has the distinct ability to create uniquely beautiful spaces that are perfectly suited to the lifestyles of her clients. Through her popular blog
Inspired to Style, Arianne shares decorating tips, curates design inspiration, reports on the latest trends to sweep the design world, offers a behind-the-scenes look at her latest design projects. Readers and viewers love her down-to-earth approach to design and her entertaining how-to videos.
Arianne has been featured in Rue Daily, House Beautiful Online, GoodHousekeeping, InRegister, Editor-At-Large and USAToday, and she has had the esteemed honor of serving as a 2015 High Point Market Authority Style Spotter! Follow Arianne on
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As the principal of Lisa Mende Design for over two decades, Lisa is known for her bold, modern interiors rooted in tradition. Vintage pieces and antiques mixed with modern classics and original art are hallmarks of her design aesthetic. Lisa harkens back to her southern roots to create custom interiors centered around family life, tradition, and heritage. Her portfolio includes a vast range of projects that include everything from historic preservation to new construction. As a Blog tour Alumni, Lisa had participated in Blogtour London, KBIS/Vegas and Ambiente/Frankfurt. Lisa is an Allied Member of ASID as well as a member of both Thermador and DXV by American Standard’s Design Councils for 2015. She has been published in local, regional and national magazines such as Traditional Home and Southern Cottages.
Lisa is a sought-after speaker for industry events and a national media consultant for designers and brands. She is known for her
eponymous blog, which serves as a venue for her to promote products and peers she deems trendsetters in the design industry. Connect with Lisa via her
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Designer Cori Halpern’s approach to designing a space is about achieving that perfect combination of classic and contemporary, mixed with traditional, but also fun, fresh, modern, and always done with style. Cori loves meeting new people, creating new things, and is always excited by interesting experiences and adventures. From Cori’s perspective, Interior Design is the perfect way to marry everything I enjoy. Based in Toronto, Cori is a professionally accredited Designer (NCIDQ) of over 20 years, with a degree from the Ryerson School of Interior Design, working extensively in both Commercial and Residential Design. Owner and founder of
Cori Halpern Interiors, Cori’s knowledge, experience, and obsession with fabrics, colour, furniture, travel, art history and architecture inspires her to create unique, custom, and creative interior spaces for her clients. Cori continues to be inspired by her love of traveling to beautiful places, great food, mother nature, my family, wonderful artwork, ‘80’s movies, and a perfectly made cocktail. Get to know Cori via her
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Arpi Nalbandian is a writer, editor, blogger and Social Media consultant who is passionate about tile, design and architecture. With more than 20 years of editorial experience in the tile industry, she brings a unique feel and perspective to her articles thanks to her many years of travel and personal experiences. She is the owner and founder of
Tileometry, a regular contributor to Avente Tile’s “Tile Talk” blog, Associate Editor/Social Media Director for ProInstaller magazine, and Associate Editor for Premier Flooring Retailer magazine. Follow Arpi via her
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As a former professional photographer Linda Holt is no stranger to merging her creative eye with aesthetic appeal, having worked with more than than 3,000 celebrities, actors and models as one of Boston’s top head shot photographers. Today she uses her skilled photographic eye to create her signature style of carefully edited, soulful rooms that reflect her love of color, pattern and art. She works with mid to high end residential clients who value a stylish, fresh and relaxed home that is reflective of their unique personality and lifestyle. A self professed “color lover”, she has been featured in both House Beautiful Magazine and The Huffington Post for her color expertise. She started her blog,
Linda Holt Interiors, in 2011 as a way to combine her two passions of photography and design. Connect with Linda via her
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Carla Aston is a designer and design blogger from the Houston, TX area. After graduating with her BFA in interior design, Carla worked in architectural and design firms with corporate, hospitality and high-end residential projects. She took a break after 9 years and lived overseas with her family in Australia and Norway, enjoying the lifestyles and culture found in their travels. Upon return and a move to the Houston, TX area, Carla built the design studio of her dreams with a supportive staff and enjoys a steady stream of projects in a wide range of styles. She shares her love of good design on her blog,
Designed w/Carla Aston, and on
Instagram,
Facebook,
Pinterest, and
Twitter.
Kim Salter is owner of Design Thoughts Studio in Nashville, TN,as well as the writer of
Design Thoughts Blog. Kim’s passion is authentic living, and she is known for helping people connect more fully to their homes through Intentional Interior Design, and more fully to their most authentic life, through Authentic Living guidance and EFT/Tapping. For Design Thoughts Studio, and Kim’s clients, connecting to your space through design as well as designing a connection to your life, are the ingredients needed for a well designed life. Learn more about Kim and her design process via her
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Susan Cohan, APLD is well-known in the landscape and design communities for both her design work and for her writing about design. She is the principal of
Susan Cohan Gardens, an nationally award winning boutique landscape design studio specializing in residential design projects in the New York/New Jersey metropolitan region. Collaboration with other designers and craftspeople allow the artisanal details, creative use of traditional materials and fine craftsmanship are hallmarks of her landscape design projects. Susan is an in demand speaker about garden design, social media applications and strategies for designers and creativity and travels frequently to speak to around the country. Follow Susan via her
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Kathleen DiPaolo guides clients to invest in the most cost-effective solutions for their luxury homes. She assesses the bones of the home to help determine an action plan for additions, remodels or a new build. Once the plan has been developed, she layers in the perfect interior design and the best finishes while keeping an eye on the bottom line of the project. This holistic approach to design is the cornerstone of Kathleen’s business philosophy. She has flipped over 300 homes and owns, operates and manages apartments. This experience combined with her MBA and Real Estate Brokers license gives her the unique ability to determine the return on the investment in your home- or as Kathleen calls it,
Return on Interiors™. Kathleen’s business balances her creative design vision and understanding what that means to the bottom line of the project. No matter how big or how small a project, there is always a responsibility to get the most bang for your buck. Her business approach to design rewards her with many of the same clients returning for more projects. Her work has been featured in Coastal Living, Better Homes and Gardens and HGTV. Follow Kathleen via her
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As an award-winning luxury residential interior designer, Robbie Maynard has 30 years of experience and is considered one of Southern California’s leading interior designers. Robbie’s work has been featured nationally on HGTV’s Designer Challenge and published in Better Homes and Gardens magazine. She has received the prestigious Home of the Year Award for Interior Design from San Diego Magazine and has appeared on the cover of San Diego Home Garden/Lifestyles. Robbie has a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Interior Design and has been a professional member of the American Society of Interior Designers (“ASID”) for over 20 years. She is also NCIDQ and CCIDC certified. To see Robbie’s unique spectrum of design styles you can visit her website and blog at
Robbieinteriors.com . Get to know Robbie via her
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Deborah von Donop holds a BFA degree from California State University, Long Beach and is a licensed Interior Designer. She has worked for several multinational companies prior to starting her own business and blogging site
dvdInteriorDesign.com which is based out of Greenwich Connecticut. Deborah offers her experience, inspiration and perspective on interior design and industry events. Additionally she is Editor of the online magazine BlissfullyDomestic.com and a Contributor to the Décor column. She has recently joined industry thought leader and kitchen designer, Chuck Wheelock as Designer and Director of Social Media. When not busy writing about industry trends, you will find her cheering her kids at sport events, concerts and plays, or pursuing photography with her camera in hand. She is blessed to be the wife ofone, the mom of three boys, and caretaker of a dog, and two fish! For live coverage and sound bites follow Deborah on
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Natalie Reddell,
Commander in Chic, is an interior designer and lifestyle blogger who has a contagious passion for all-things-fabulous! Natalie began her career as a designer at the age of four, when she began collecting toothpaste tube tops as buffet lamp lampshades for her dollhouse. When she’s not dragging furniture around or swooning over fabrics, she can be found at home with Prince Charming, Sugar-britches (17-year-old son, Schuyler) and Scarlett O’Hara (their Cavalier King Charles Spaniel). Natalie received her undergraduate degree in interior design from Florida State University and studied the history of design at Parsons University, Paris, France. Fifteen years in design has given Natalie a broad range of work experience. She has worked in kitchen and bath design, home-staging, historic-restoration, buying, commercial and residential design. She loves it all! Learn more about Natalie via her
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Live your vibe with the creative modern designs of
MODmadeNY, an Interior Architecture + Design studio emphasizing a masculine yet luxe Interior Architecture. Founded by award-winning Interior Architect Michele Alfano, MODmadeNY creates life enriching interiors infused with your purpose, your passion and your vibration. Michele believes that experiencing your vibe spatially will elevate your everyday and quality of life. Michele’s design philosophy translates into her blog
MOD Design Guru. More than a site, it’s a “design tank”. The mission: to investigate how innovators are changing the way we live our lives today and tomorrow from emerging artists to premier design voices in the fields of architecture, interior, product and décor. Follow Michele via her
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Iris Havekes from C-More interior design, has a background in fashion. That’s where she developed her sense of color, material, shape, design and trends. “Most important for me is that you feel comfortable in the space and that it makes you happy. I listen carefully for the needs of the costumer, the space itself and the users of this space and then make a design that goes well with these wishes. Dimensions and proportions, materials, light and color play a major role in this.” On her blog
Interieur Advies she shares her love for design, travel, fashion and lifestyle. Learn more about Iris and her fashion sense via her
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