The Sheffield School has been educating students in Interior Design now for 25 years.  More recently, we’ve added our Feng Shui Course and our Wedding and Event Planning Course.  And this march, we are officially kicking off the 25th Anniversary Celebration with a brand new edition of Designer Monthly.
In this month’s list of articles, we’ve [...]

Jennifer and I had a great time last week checking out Brooklyn Based’s Wedding Crashers Bridal Event in Brooklyn. The event took place at The Bell House, a very hip music and event venue located in a very hip part of Brooklyn near the Gowanus Canal.
This bridal event was a unique experience and - as [...]

I hope everyone had a lovely holiday season and a happy new year! The beginning of January is always an exciting time with thoughts, plans and goals for the New Year beginning to take shape. In particular, this is a key time for the wedding industry. Believe it or not, a huge number of proposals [...]

At a recent bridal event, a colleague and I were drawn to a large bar offering electric blue cocktails. The cocktails were not nearly as interesting as the bar, however, which had been carved from a solid block of ice. Beautifully detailed with a linear pattern and hollowed-out sections that perfectly accommodated the bottles, the [...]

I have always loved old-time photo booths, and through the years have collected a myriad of classic 4-photo strips - friends piled on friends; boyfriends making goofy faces; my little brother in consecutive states of confusion. It is hard to deny their nostalgic appeal.
While it’s difficult to find photo booths in traditional entertainment venues, they [...]

As promised, the topic of this week’s post is creating a website for your business.
When creating a website, it is important to start with a concept or idea of what you want.  Start with a list of things you want to display on the website, a list of things you want people to be able [...]

The economy may have tanked but ’tis still the season of abundance.  In December’s Designer Monthly webzine we explore several ways to design a wonderful setting for less.
In Wedding & Event Planning, explore how candles create a memorable party space. Under Decorating for Kids, very inventive toys and furniture can reduce the tedium of the [...]

Hi everyone! To those of you that celebrated the Thanksgiving holiday, hope you had a good one and a great weekend!
This week I would like to circle back to something with regards to knowing your area and business environment. It helps to not only know what venues and vendors are around, but even more to [...]

Where can you go to see fashion, fine cuisine, gardening and techie trends - all in one show? Give up? No, it’s not the View - it’s the Martha Stewart Show!
Sheffield interior design and feng shui students recently enjoyed a field trip to a live taping of the Martha Stewart show. Special guests include [...]

Hello! I am the “Wedding Belle,” a practicing planner who is literally starting a business as I write this. Many of you may be students or graduates who have considered self-employment, yet perhaps have had absolutely no idea where to begin. I assure you there is no fool-proof formula detailing how to start a successful [...]