I started My Design Secrets more than a year ago with one goal in mind: Help people who love home decorating by giving them professional advice and easy access to the best online interior decorating sources. After receiving a lot of wonderful feedback and learning that close to 100,000 people visted the database last year, I realized that My Secret Database was the answer to many of your decorating prayers! So, I was determined to continue sharing my interior design advice and resources.
A couple of months ago, I announced that we would be making some upgrades to the website. Now, the time has come! We wanted to make My Design Secrets even more useful, interesting, and fun for all of you decorating enthusiasts. (And for those of you who don’t know, my husband, Tim, is the what turns “me” into “we”.)
So, here is what’s in store…
Improvements to My Secret Database *
The new database is PHENOMENAL.When it comes to home decorating, My Secret Database blows any search engine out of the water. Take that Google! Here’s why:
Search through hundreds of online retailers for the product(s) you need and in the specific style you want.
View a wide assortment of photos of specific products from the vendors in My Secrets Database.
Check out the the handy $-$$-$$$! These icons will help you stay within your home decorating budget.
*While we wanted to keep doing all this for free, a girl has got to make a living! With all these great new features, we are confident that you will recognize what a great value it is. So starting this Wednesday at noon, My Secret Database is going to become a membership only site. We are sure you will agree that the nominal charge of $9.95 per month is a fair price for access to this incredibly valuable, time-saving database.
Hot New Topics and Inside Tips in the Blog (Free)
The blog will continue to be free of charge and will offer my professional design tips as well as introductions to some of the hottest new decorating sources on the web. I have lots of great ideas for new topics and, as always, you are welcome to make suggestions. Feel free to search my existing blog entries covering over 350 decorating topics!
Great New Giveaways
We know you all love a Great Giveaway, so those are definitely going to continue. We have some great ones lined up for high quality paint, gorgeous home furnishings, and fabulous interior decorating/design books. And remember, your paid membership will automatically enter you into the giveaways.
Thank You…Thank You…Thank You
I have appreciated your support over the last year and sincerely hope that you will find these upgrades very helpful as you continue to put your personal decorating stamp on your home.
Have you grown tired of your living room decor? Would you like to start with a fresh new look that doesn’t break the bank? An interior redesign, which involves using your existing furnishings and accessories for the design, may be just the thing for you! With a little creativity and some elbow grease, you can transform the look of your living room in less than one day, on less than one dollar.
The intriguing photo above is a little hint as to what we have in store for you today! It’s time for me to unveil another one ofMy Design Secretsand you are going to love this one. Not too long ago I received a postcard in the mail introducingWhite Lotus Collection. I visited their website and was immediately taken in by the fantastic selection of lovely Asian furnishings. When I visited their 6,000 square foot warehouse I was completely in awe. So if you are in South Florida, you must pay them a visit….but don’t despair if you live further away. Manager Michael Sullivan is there to help. Just give him an idea of what you are looking for and he can send you photos and details lickity-split!
~Lorrie
P.S. If you happen to live in South Florida, they are hosting a Free Fung Shui Event with expert Chriss Barr on April 29th. So mark it on your calender and learn more about feng shui while enjoying a private viewing of the collection.
WHITE LOTUS COLLECTION, today’s giveaway sponsor, sells some of the most beautiful hand-crafted Asian furnishings and accessories. Hand-selected from rural China and Indonesia, each piece has been chosen individually for its fine quality, attention to detail, and simplicity of design. The collection, equally at home in contemporary and traditional homes, offers a sophisticated alternative to many of the furnishings available today.
WHITE LOTUS COLLECTION was inspired by the peace, elegance and tranquility that the white lotus flower evokes. A water flower that grows in fresh water lakes and ponds, the white lotus is symbolic of a total state of purity and spiritual perfection in the Buddhist tradition. These unique furnishings are intended to bring this type of serenity and sophistication to the most treasured spaces; both inside and outside of your home.
Today, thanks to WHITE LOTUS COLLECTION, we are very happy to offer this hand painted Tibetan Groom’s Box. Per Chinese Wedding tradition, the grooms family prepares a gift of food for the bride-to-be and places it in this decorative box.
The box has a retail value of $290.00!
This beautiful box could be used to store special treasures or as a lovely accessory. 18L x 11 ¾D x 11 ½H
Would you like to win this Hand Painted Tibetan Grooms box ($290.00)?
