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A Gallery of our new Caracole Collection

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Here is a gallery of the great new Caracole collection.  Caracole is a fresh new idea featuring great designs, great  collections and clever names.  The collections are named Classic Contemporary, New Traditional and Naturally Casual.  Each is a sophisticated and updated execution.  Click on any images then page through the collection one image at a time.

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Bold colors add punch to the Mayfair sofa…

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We love color at by Design.  Here are the new Mayfair sofa and chair upholstered in fun, vivid colors.  It is so much fun when a customer chooses to show this much color and confidence in their room. The Mayfair is a beautiful new frame design.  Its most notable design element is the long sweeping [...]

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Glass Top Criss-Cross Table now at by Design

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Your dining area is the perfect place to make a design statement.  Selecting a dramatic table & wonderfully designed chairs creates that statement.  If your home is a narrative, a story about you, your life and your accomplishments… then the dining room is a great place to begin that story. click on an image then [...]

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Green fabrics and interior design in Des Moines

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Kravet Fabrics is a wonderful resource for me at by Design, the furniture store where I work in Des Moines.  Kravet has served the interior design industry for over 90 years, and they continue to innovate.  One of their newest ideas is “kravetgreen”, an eco-friendly fabric made with 100% polyester.  Kravet Green develops and markets [...]

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Joe’s “love for French design” Inspires this Table

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See his post about how his love for French design inspired this Loire tea table design. The table is available through by Design in Des Moines, Iowa!  Please come in and take a look at our store.

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The Ten Commandments of Interior Design

by Design wants to help you create a room that expresses your personal style.  But how do you know what that is?  Here are a few tips that will help you think about style.  Take a little time with this process, then work with your designer to put the entire profile together.  Remember, the process [...]

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Will your overnight visitors rest easy in your guest bedroom?

Ellen’s Blog at TheHome.com poses an important question about your guest room.  She also provides a check list “to see if yours makes the grade”.  A great perspective in creating a guest room might be to ask yourself “What I would expect for my stay from a great hotel room?”  Old stories about guests and [...]

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