Summer is officially over when school starts.  It doesn’t seem to matter if you have children in school or not, we all seem to be tuned into the September to May calendar.  Design projects tend to run along the same dates.  Once the kids are back to school, we realize how hard they were on the home-front during summer vacation.  Now is the time to start planning your next design project.  (Remember when you offered to host the entire family for Thanksgiving or Christmas dinner this year?)

But there is nothing worse than being rushed when making big purchases.  That’s when you can make costly mistakes.  You are better off taking your time.  It’s the rare client who can make a decision without spending days and sometimes weeks, thinking about it.  I’d rather see you throw a quilt and new pillows on the old sofa than be unhappy with your choice.