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A blog by JASON BALL interiors
JASON BALL interiors is a Portland-based team of interior designers committed to thoughtful and creative design. This blog is our voice in the design world beyond our project work. We share advice, favorite styles, new products and talk about the day-to-day workings of a design firm. Stop by the Residential Portfolio page to see our work or the Commercial Design to learn about how we work with businesses to transform their interiors. More than anything, enjoy interior design, because we certainly do!
Posted by JBi on May 21, 2013 in decorating, interior design, room design | 0 comments
A recent family event got me thinking about how we honor our family (both past and present) in interior design. As a designer it is so easy to create a space devoid of all personalization and personal effects. But in reality this isn’t the way in which we live or we should live. For most of us family represents our path through this life and honoring them highlights their impact on who we are. I’ve had the honor to work with a two couples recently in which the design for either the entire home or just a few rooms revolved around...
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Posted by JBi on May 17, 2013 in interior design, kitchen design | 0 comments
Houzz.com put out a great article on how best to design a one-walled kitchen and when this type of layout is most appropriate. JASON BALL interiors is honored to be included in the line-up of perfect examples of how to do it correctly. It’s a great read, so take a moment to learn if this type of kitchen design is right for your space. A Single-Wall Kitchen May Be the Single Best Choice Discover inspring landscaping ideas and find a top local landscape contractor or residential landscape architect to plan your garden landscape. Select...
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Posted by JBi on May 14, 2013 in decorating, interior design, kitchen design, remodeling information | 0 comments
I was invited by Sub-Zero & Wolf to visit their wold headquarters in Wisconsin a couple of months ago. It worked out perfectly that I was able to wrap that trip into the JBi trip to High Point, NC. Sub-Zero & Wolf invites cabinet makers, interior designers and kitchen designers to come see their products, tour the factories and learn about what sets their products aside from the competition. This particular session was special because they invited top designers and cabinet shops from all over the US to introduce their new product line...
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Posted by JBi on May 7, 2013 in decorating, interior design, room design | 0 comments
A trip to High Point Furniture Market for an interior designer is pure heaven! We get to see great new products, meet up with our trusted reps and gather new vendors from which to select products for our clients. The last blog entry focused on the new gold we’re seeing in finishes and fabrics. The other big trend is a return to color. We’re not talking about a few subtle shades, but big and bold jewel tones. By combining the jewel tones with softer versions of themselves or neutrals, the bold colors become a real sophisticated...
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Posted by JBi on April 30, 2013 in custom furniture, custom lighting, decorating, interior design, lighting design, room design | 1 comment
Twice a year ten of thousands of interior designers converge on the little sleepy town of High Point, North Carolina to attend the International Furniture Market or High Point Market. This year the design team from JASON BALL interiors made the trip across the country to see the latest and greatest furniture, lighting, accessories and lighting vendors are bringing to market. For an interior designer, it’s like being a kid in a candy store! We spent 4 days walking miles each day looking through a hundred different show rooms (maybe...
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Posted by JBi on April 9, 2013 in decorating, interior design, room design | 0 comments
We all know that interior designers like to make a statement in a room. Whether a really cool light fixture or a one-of-a-kind furniture piece, having that one element in a room is sometimes what pushing design right to the top. In designing a space, we are constantly on the lookout for interesting ways to push the envelope in ways that create a more interesting room scape, but also test our clients’ boundaries. The JBi team has always felt that great design should stir an emotion, cause a visceral reaction and that most often happens...
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Posted by JBi on April 2, 2013 in custom furniture, decorating, interior design, remodeling information, room design | 0 comments
It might possibly be every guy’s dream to have a bar in his basement – a place he can call his own to hang out with friends and just enjoy life, away from everything else. The interior designers at JASON BALL interiors have been working on designing a bar as part of a full basement remodel. When first working with our client, he really only had in his mind he wanted something really cool, different than the rest of the house and artistic (he’s a stone sculpture by trade). So began the design process of understanding and...
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Posted by JBi on March 27, 2013 in bathroom design, decorating, interior design, lighting design, remodeling information | 0 comments
With the huge number of houses built in the 1990s built throughout Portland, there are a glut of houses ready to be remodeled, particularly the master bathrooms. As was popular in that era in home building, bright brass was used everywhere. When these clients approached JASON BALL interiors, they had already updated the rest of their home but weren’t sure how to tackle the master bathroom. As the design team began to understand the clients’ aesthetics, it became clear they wanted a bathroom with an elegant feel, but not out of...
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Posted by JBi on March 20, 2013 in custom furniture, decorating, drapery, interior design, kitchen design, lighting design, remodeling information, room design | 0 comments
We all love the Before & After pics of projects. They show what is possible with a space. The story of this one is simple. A couple with school-aged children contacting JASON BALL interiors to update their new home – what they are considering their dream home. The project included completely remodeling the kitchen, opening up a wall between the kitchen and family room for a great room feel, redoing a fireplace in the family room, and new furniture in the living and dining rooms. Because the home is more traditional in nature, we...
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Posted by JBi on March 11, 2013 in custom lighting, interior design, lighting design, room design | 0 comments
For anyone in the interior design world, the lighting world today provides us with so many great options with which to make a real statement in our designs. Lighting can either be functional or decorative, and sometimes both. This blog post focuses not just on decorative lighting, but on the fixtures that make a real statement in a space. Look around your house or apartment. What do the light fixtures say about you? Do they show your sense of adventure or your artistic side? If not, let’s remedy he situation and bring some real lighting...
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