Finish Before You Start: Integrating Interior Finishes into Your Designs

1:00 PM - 2:00 PM
Las Vegas Convention Center, South 231

Format: Building Knowledge Session
Level of Content: Novice
Track: Design, Development & Community Planning
Continuing Education: NAHB - 1.00 CE hour(s), NKBA - 0.1 CEU(s)
Appropriate for: Remodelers, Designers, Architects, Engineers & Planners, Single Family - All

Speaker(s): 
Amanda Forrest, Amanda Forrest Interior Design Group, Milton, ON
Stephanie Moore, Moore Design Group, Dallas, TX
Jan Rutgers, Metrie, Vancouver, BC

What It’s About:
Interior finishes touch every room of the home yet they are not often planned into the upfront design process. Professionals often lack the vocabulary to easily describe the products, concepts and important role they play in creating atmosphere and personality in every room, thus leading to costly mistakes and flat design concepts. In this session, you'll explore interior finishes, their value in enhancing spaces at a variety of price points and decor styles and the optimum time to incorporate them into your design. By being one of the first to advance your knowledge of these products, you'll quickly elevate your projects in the marketplace.

What You'll Learn:
Acquire knowledge on products that make up the category of interior finishes and how they can be used to attract buyers.
Discover how to integrate interior finishes in the design process, therefore eliminating the "chaos of choice" in this category.
Gain insights into the importance of the consumer in the design choices in the home.
Learn helpful language to assist in communicating with customers about these products.

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