Interior Design With Christy Collection in Columbus

We are knee deep in some amazing design projects. We are sorting through notes, checking figures, finalizing custom quotes and generating proposals for amazing clients. This spring to summer season is more manic than most. We cannot help but believe that our lovely clients have woken from a short nap of worry and discontent. Now they see that indoor spaces and outdoor spaces must be joined. Now they are sharing the open windows, or hot day air conditioned rooms with children enjoying every inch of the house during summer.

We love almost summer in Columbus. We put tops down on our convertibles, pull out the patio umbrellas, and water our planters, every day. Our children watch dinner emerge from the grill and the refrigerator, trying not to turn on the oven. Our families gather around platters of corn on the cob and large bowls of potatoe salad. We all marvel at wet bathing suits hung over the backs of chairs, and children with more energy than we ever remember possessing. We soak up the last remnants of sun in a day, save time for weeding, and remember how truly short summer is. Ninety days of summer vacation goes by so quickly that before we know it 4th of July is over and and we are knee deep in August. We all long to stretch this out. We all long to just hang out with our babies, and bask in their summer spirit.

Design is all about living. Design supports our attitudes, our dreams and our play time.
Design is not about fussy and worrying about ruining fragile items. Design is about living in a space and not stopping to tell someone to take their shoes off, or stop drinking their lemonade in that area. Good design works with the space. It supports all the functions that take place and does not make us make adjustments.

There is nothing more luscious than entertaining with seamless ease. There is nothing more relaxing than just enjoying family and friends with laughter and a light heart. Design supports the best in life.

Design is a Vehicle for Change

Very few things in life are permanent. I know that large purchases seem like it, but in reality, we all have changes in our lives that necessitate making changes in our environment.

We all remember adding a first child (big changes!). Then multiple children, and more changes. Then other things happen. Parents get older and need help. Spouses get older and need help. The world revolves around us and helps us to see that change is good, and most importantly we can do it.

As a designer, I embrace the change of others. I adjust interiors to support life changes. I help with Universal design when physical abilities change. I make beautiful interiors that are kid friendly spaces that work for the whole population of your life. When we change and address it with form following function, everyone can live in peace.

It is when we do not embrace change that the tough stuff starts. Furniture that is too fragile. Finishes that do not hold up to abuse. Flooring that is not slip resistant enough, or washable enough. Textiles that do not hold up to wearability needs, waterproof needs, or wipeability needs. Being a problem solver in design is necessary and just a part of the job. There are no problems that problem solvers cannot tackle. There are so many beautiful choices that are not secondary at all, but can lead decisions.

And then there is the green movement. The biggest problem in our environment can be traced back to yards and yards of non recylceable carpeting that lays in landfills and will never go away. We are smarter now. We address issues and make it all a part of the process.

I applaud problem solving designers. Lets prove that good design makes sense and makes lives easier. Lets embrace solving problems from the specification phase, not the installation phase. It is the only design attitude that really works in a life full of change.