Tuesday, July 13

11 a.m.: Design Embellishments CEU (.1 CEU, 1 hr)
Sponsored by Century Furniture

Presented by Chad Phillips, Wood Product Development for Century Furniture
Design House Conference Room, 5th Floor
This presentation will introduce the participants to outstanding techniques that can be applied to high-end casegoods furniture. The instructor will guide participants through construction, physical and finish distressing procedures. Several unique and invaluable Design Embellishments will be demonstrated - gold and silver leafing, dry - brush and hand applied wax.

Following the presentation please join us for a luncheon in the Century Showroom, Suite 609

12:30 p.m.: Communicating Color
Presented by Sam Robinson, founder of The Valley Craftsman Ltd.
J. Lambeth, Suite 117
Designers and artists need to communicate color concepts to their clients—explain choices and predict the effect of the color choice in the room. Sam Robinson, fine artist and founder of the decorative arts and finishes company The Valley Craftsman Ltd., will share vocabulary for color communication with your clients and review the principles of the decorative artists palette.
R.S.V.P. at 202.646.1774

1 p.m.: How to Present to Publications
Presented by Jennifer Sergent, blogger and freelance writer
Fabricut, Suite 221
Jennifer Sergent is a blogger and freelance writer in the fields of architecture and interior design. She was formerly the editor and chief of publications for HGTV and Food Network and then the senior editor of Washington Spaces magazine. She will tell you the secrets of how to present your work to local and national publications to have a better chance of getting your work published.
R.S.V.P. at 202.646.0815

1:30 p.m.: Choosing the Right Fabric for Your Furniture
Presented by Bruce Narolis, Director of Manufacturing for Duralee Fine Furniture
Duralee, Suite 317
Fabrics come in various styles, patterns and materials, some of which may or may not work when applied to a furniture frame. Please join Bruce Narolis as he instructs how to choose the best fabric for your furniture frame. He will explain how to steer your clients in the right direction in order to avoid furniture production delays and end with an educated and happy client with a beautiful upholstered piece of furniture that suits their needs.

2-3:30 p.m.: Greener Lighting in the Post-Incandescent World CANCELLED
Presented by Eleanor McKay, CEO of Niermann Weeks (CEU credits available)
Niermann Weeks, Suite 701
Join Eleanor McKay, CEO of Niermann Weeks, for a presentation on imminent changes in light bulb standards. Owners of chandeliers and sconces will soon have difficulty finding standard incandescent bulbs, because federal law has mandated phasing out inefficient incandescents beginning in 2010. She will show the positives and the limitations in the available alternative CFL, LED, and halogen light bulbs. Those in the interior design industry can still and must lobby to include esthetic considerations in the newly developing technology for light bulbs.