`Designer for a Day' - the Ultimate Mother's Day Gift; American Society for Interior Designers To Offer Residential or Commercial Design Consultation During Interior Design Week in Houston.Lifestyle Editors/Feature Editors HOUSTON--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Feb. 23, 2004 The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of the American Society of Interior Designers The American Society of Interior Designers (ASID) is the oldest and largest professional association for interior designers. Through education, knowledge sharing, advocacy, community building and outreach, the Society strives to advance the interior design profession and, in the (ASID ASID American Society of Interior Designers ASID Address Space Identifier ASID Access, Searching, and Indexing of Directories ASID Advanced Secure Information Dissemination ASID Application Specific Integrated Device ASID Advanced System Integration Demonstration ) will give the term "spring-cleaning spring-clean·ing n. A thorough cleaning, especially of a residence when winter is over. Noun 1. spring-cleaning - the activity of cleaning a house thoroughly at the end of winter " new meaning during its upcoming Designer for a Day program to take place during Interior Design Week in Houston Houston, city (1990 pop. 1,630,553), seat of Harris co., SE Tex., a deepwater port on the Houston Ship Channel; inc. 1837. Economy The fourth largest city in the nation and the largest in the entire South and Southwest, Houston is a port of entry; , May 10-17, 2004. The public will have an opportunity to challenge an ASID volunteer designer with a design project for a special rate of $150 for a two-hour consultation. Consultations must be booked and design sessions completed by June 10, 2004. Proceeds will benefit ASID community projects. "Our goal is to demonstrate to the public that no project is too large or too small to enlist en·list v. en·list·ed, en·list·ing, en·lists v.tr. 1. To engage (persons or a person) for service in the armed forces. 2. To engage the support or cooperation of. v. professional help from an interior designer at a reasonable fee," said Diana Walker, ASID chapter president. "Whether a designer transforms an outdated out·dat·ed adj. Out-of-date; old-fashioned. outdated Adjective old-fashioned or obsolete Adj. 1. kitchen into a modern day dream space, or provides consultation on space planning, furniture placement or selection, accessorizing a room, or wall covering and/or paint color selection -- maximizing the potential of a living or work environment can improve a person's well being," said Walker. ASID designers view Designer for a Day as a win-win-win for all involved. The potential client sees what a designer can do for them and immediately helps them to spruce up spruce up Verb [sprucing, spruced] to make neat and smart Verb 1. spruce up - make neat, smart, or trim; "Spruce up your house for Spring"; "titivate the child" their living environment, and the designer has the opportunity to make new contacts and to give back to the community. Early registration is encouraged, as only a limited number of consultations will be accommodated. Mother's Day is May 9, 2004, and Designer for a Day gift certificates are available. For more information or to purchase a consultation, call the ASID office at 713-626-1470, e-mail asidtgcc@sbcglobal.net or visit www.asidtgcc.org. The Texas Gulf Coast Chapter of ASID is a member-based organization whose mission is to serve its members and the public by demonstrating the value of interior design through education, advocacy of interior designers' right to practice, knowledge sharing and the strengthening of the partnerships with industry and related professions. ASID's Houston office is located in the Decorative Center at 5120 Woodway, Suite 5001, Houston, TX 77056. |
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