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Every other Friday, on air hosts, Susan Featherstone-Schemm and Sherry Burton Ways, the Principals of Design Scheme Interiors, LLC, will discuss home, interior décor and art. Guests will include décor experts, authors and artists who work with home interiors. INSIDE DESIGN will also give you the latest news in home decorating trends from around the country and the world!

DSI Principals Schemm and Ways will answer any problem decorating questions you have. So call to participate in the topic at 301-560-6992 in the DC/MD/VA area or dial 1-866-856-5903 nationwide. E-mail your questions during the show to insidedesign@im4radiodc.com . Tell all of your friends and family that the BEST LIVE INTERIOR DESIGN INTERNET RADIO is on EVERY OTHER FRIDAY from 10:30 am – 12:00 noon, EST at www.im4radiodc.com.

Meet host Kim Myles, from Myles of Style.

Kim has lived in New York City for more than 10 years but it was her childhood in the suburbs that initially drove her to explore interior design as a personal interest. “Growing up in suburbia gave me an aversion to sameness,” she says. This hairdresser, who got her start designing her own clothing, jewelry and hats, has no formal design education but uses her city surroundings as inspiration in her design styles, which she describes as “global urban elegance.”

Check out Kim’s official website at http://www.kimmyles.com

Kim will be sharing with us some tips and ideas for holiday decorating as well as what is new with her hit TV show, “Myles of Style” on HGTV.  YOU DON’T WANT TO MISS THIS ONE!  Tune in on Friday, November 28, 2008 at 10:30 am on WFLO, the Flow, www.im4radiodc.com!

Cristina Acosta

Cristina Acosta is a vibrant artist with a magical style.  Lush, beautiful color and dynamic design are the hallmarks of her art.  She creates art that transmits the joy of the moment.

She applies her artistic vision to a variety of mediums, receiving national acclaim for her artwork.  Her artistry has been featured in a variety of books and magazines, including Artist Magazine, Better Homes and Gardens, House Beautiful, Latina Magazine, Good House Keeping and Woman’s Day home publications.  Museums, galleries and collectors nationwide exhibit or collect her work. 

Besides her art career, Cristina is an accomplished color expert for interior and exteriors as well is the designer of a line of home decor items including ceramic and tile designs for the home!

Cristina will speak to us about choosing the right color for the EXTERIOR of your home, as well as some of her interior decor product lines.  Tune in to www.im4radiodc.com at 10:30 am EST on Friday, November 14, 2008.

On our October 17th show, we are proud to host Mr. Larry “Poncho” Brown.   Poncho will be discuss the importance of collecting art that reflects your culture.  He will also provide our listeners information about the differences between commercial and fine art.  

Larry “Poncho” Brown, is a native of Baltimore, MD was born December 19, 1962. He started his first business at the age of 17 as a signwriter and he has been a full time artist ever since. Poncho received his Bachelors of Fine Arts degree from the Maryland Institute College of Art, Baltimore, MD. His art, both fine and commercial, has been published nationally in Upscale, Ebony, Ebony Man, Essence, and Jet magazines. In February ‘99 his art was featured in the UCLA Fowler Museum of Cultural History Textile Series No. 2 book entitled “Wrapped In Pride”. His most popular artwork titled “Black is Black” and works from “Egyptian Queens” series has been featured on the former hit TV show “A Different World.” “Sidesteppin” was featured on the HBO mini series “Laurel Avenue”, and “One Love” has been featured on “In The House”. His work adorns the walls of the likes of Bill Cosby, Dick Gregory, Anita Baker, Susan Taylor, and Bernard Bronner just to name a few.

In pursuing his philanthropic goals, he founded “The African American Youth Art Exhibition” which recently celebrated its 10th Anniversary. He also co-founded Artistic Legacy, a not for profit organization that sponsors art workshops for youth. 

Admirers often site rhythm, movement, and unity, as favorite elements in his work. He primarily works in acrylic, although he uses a variety of mediums and styles to express his interests in Afrocentric themes, Ancient Egyptology and dance. Poncho’s unique style combines past and present art stylizations to create a sense of realism, mysticism, and beauty, which gives his art universal appeal. His contemporary paintings are a reflection of his personal values and pay homage to ongoing themes of family, community and spirituality.   Don’t miss this exclusive interview!

We all love to select art for our spaces.  However have you considered visiting an art gallery and selecting art pieces for your home?   Hear 20 year art consultant, curator and owner, Myrtis Bedolla, of Gallerie Mrytis in Baltimore, Maryland walk you through the world of art and working with galleries.  Learn what to look for in art pieces for your home and how to develop a relationship with a gallery as a source of art for your home.  This will be a great discussion so we want you to join in!     

Want to learn about how to cover those naked windows in your home?  Tune in as Lisa Laster of LL Consulting and Creations and H.E. Wesley Barriteau of Home Blinds give us the 411 on hard window treatments (blinds, wovens, etc.) and soft window treatments (cornices, draperies, etc.)  Learn how to properly measure your window treatments, determine the best treatment for your space and other fun ideas!  Don’t miss this informative show. 

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LISA SHEPARD STEWART award-winning author and designer specializing in the use of African fabrics and world crafting techniques for decorating, sewing, crafts & quilting will be with us to discuss the latest techniques in using craft and fabrics for decorating your home. In her how-to project books, African Accents, Global Expressions, and On The Go!, Lisa encourages others to express their creativity through culturally relevant techniques and materials. Her company, Cultured Expressions, Inc., offers her books, kits, imported fabrics & embellishments, lectures, workshops, projects and more. She also organizes retreats & special events internationally, combining her other personal interests of travel, holistic health and entertaining.

Lisa writes regularly for various web sites, and trade and consumer publications. She has demonstrated several projects & techniques on HGTV and DIY networks, along with Discovery Channeland sewing & quilting programs onPBS. In her most recent on-air project, she shares ideas & projects as the recurring House & Home Decor expert on “Daily Connections”, a women’s lifestyle program airing on satellite station EBRU TV. For four years, she was the bi-weekly craft columnist for the Star-Ledger, New Jersey’s largest newspaper with a daily readership of over 450,000.

Lisa will share do it yourself craft and decorating projects that you can do to enhance your home or office!

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This show will feature Joel Moodie, a certified yoga teacher since 2002  and an independent researcher of green issues, specifically in the areas of technology and natural ways to build homes/businesses. 

Joel will discuss a new approach to outdoor landscape design called “Intelligent Landscape Design.”  

Intelligent landscape Design works to harness
multiple levels of natural and spiritual resources in order to cultivate a space that is rich in life and “energy”.  

The overall design is low-to-no maintenance and instills a sense of calm for those who experience it. Generally, “Intelligent Landscape Design” is similar to Wabi-Sabi design in Japan, and works seamlessly with Feng Shui and the indoor living space.

Joel will share with us how to develop an ”Intelligent Landscape Design for your home.  Join us for the discussion, Friday, August 22nd at 10:30 am, EST. on im4radiodc.com, WFLO, the Flow, surpassing fm and xm!

Don’t miss this intriguing discussion!  

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This show is is a rebroadcast of our July 11th Inside Design Show, a first in a series to encourage listeners to collect, buy and purchase artwork in their interiors! 

Sharon Burton of Authentic Art Consulting and Michelle Parrish of The Thick Art Collaborative will share with us techniques and information on how to work with an art consultant to select and place art in your home or office.

Sharon Burton is the owner of Authentic Art Consulting (www.authenticartonline.com). Her firm was founded in 2005 as an art advisory and independent curatorial service in the Metro Washington, DC area.  Ms. Burton serves private and commercial clients including individual collectors, galleries, and nontraditional art spaces. Her firm partners with a variety of art and interior design professionals to present contemporary art that is accessible and affordable to the novice collector and attractive to established art connoisseurs.  Sharon’s mission is  

• To provide affordable and accessible art for her clients
• To assist them in appreciating the value and beauty of art in their homes and offices

Michelle Parrish is the owner of the Thick Art Collaborative (www.thickart.com).  Through her firm, Michelle works as an artist and consultant specializing in wall design and layout.  She shows the client how to make space work.  Under the slogan,”no bare walls,” she truly envisions ways to fill every space in a home or office and amazingly manages to do it without cluttering or overwhelming the space.  Client services include color, texture, and style selection, art placement, and installation.  She can assist you in installing your own collection or she can assist you in developing a new one.  Michelle also consults as a curator to assist exhibition spaces select and install work.

Both Sharon and Michelle will share with us how to select the right art work for the home and answer your most challenging questions about the differences between original art work verses prints, etc.  Join us for the discussion, Friday, August 8th at 10:30 am, EST. on im4radiodc.com, WFLO, the Flow, surpassing fm and xm!

Ramona Dorsey launched Ethnic Inspirations by Marshae in April 2002.  The proud mother of three children, Ramona was inspired to create a company when searching for wallpaper for her daughter’s room.  Unable to find any wallpaper that featured African American children, she went on a mission to create her own line and acheived her goal.  Ramona will discuss her line of inspirational wallpapers and accessories for children’s rooms!

Sharon Keyser-Jackson was born and raised in Washington, D.C.  When she was a young girl, her great-grandmother taught her to sew.  Sharon quickly took to the craft, and soon discovered that she had a passion for fabric.  In 2005, she launched SK Creations an ethnic home accessory business.  SK Creations offers high-quality, uniquely designed decorative pillows and throws, with an emphasis on luxurious styling.  Their products are handcrafted from a wealth of fabrics, ranging from authentic African mud cloth to beautiful dupioni silk. 

Sharon will discuss her ethnic accessory line and products for the home!