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Welcome Diversion
“The reality is that media is taking the place of traditional focal points,” Miller says. “I think people are more comfortable with the reality of television and online media as being a central part of our daily life.” Miller says that this realization has prompted designers to be less inclined to hide media and more inclined to showcase it. “It is just a modern day reality. It used to be that we’d put the TV’s in an armoire and conceal them, but in our contemporary and even minimalist work allowing media to be there is real.”

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Rules Were Meant to Be…
Breaking the rules of real estate can lead to excellence in design for the day to day. “It used to be that everyone would follow the real estate rules and they’d have their dining room, living room, kitchen and family room,” Miller says. While some families do have uses for each of these rooms, Miller says that these days, most don’t. “I am seeing people being a little bit more adventurous and designing their houses to reflect their real-life lifestyles.”

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Treetop Textiles
Reflected on interior fabrics is the leaf-changing nature of autumn. Quiet botanical patterns of branching structures or willows help to solidify a natural aesthetic appeal. “These patterns can be used in rooms throughout the home from the family room to the kitchen to bathrooms, and you can do this with contemporary, transitional or traditional styles,” Bailey says.

To Learn More:
David Michael Miller Associates 480.425.7545, www.davidmichaelmiller.com.
Debra May Himes Interior Design 480.497.2699, www.dmhdesign.com.
Paige Bailey and Associates 480.941.8954, www.oneposhplaceaz.com.