Interior Decorator or Certified Interior Designer...WHAT'S THE DIFFERENCE?

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What is the difference between an interior decorator and a certified interior designer?

Education, experience and examination.

A certified interior designer is required to have a combination of six years of education and work experience before they are eligible to take the NCIDQ examination.  NCIDQ stands for National Council for Interior Design Qualification.

What does that mean for you?  Your designer will provide you with the beautiful space you desire.  However, it is YOUR health, YOUR welfare and YOUR safety that is always at the forefront of all the decisions made for your project.  YOU are the most important element.

Are you or someone you know looking to beautify their home?  We'll provide the beauty and SAFETY.

Let's change the way we live! 

We can be reached at:

DESIGN FOR A LIFE SPAN LLC

jeanette@DesignForALifeSpan.com

480-695-1360

CHRISTMAS AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN

Universal Design is like Christmas.


Christmas is celebrated and embraced by every family member, from the the very young to the very old and every age in between. 


Like Christmas, a home the incorporates Universal Design is enjoyed by all family members.  It makes no difference if they are tall or short, thin or stocky, young or old, able bodied or not.  It is a home that is easily used by all.


Christmas and Universal Design is multi-generational.


Have you noticed that a particular person you care about continues to decline an invitation to your home?  Even to celebrate Christmas?  Is there something about the physical elements of your home that keeps them way?  Such as steps to the front door or the closet sized guest bathroom.  Don't be afraid to ask them.  It could be a simple fix.  We can help.  


You plan for your lifetime; we design for your lifespan


We can be reached at:

DESIGN FOR A LIFE SPAN LLC

jeanette@DesignForALifesapn.com

480-695-1360

Project Bea & Pearl…Bea’s Home and Her Beloved Possessions

Tattoos...Bea was a Rebel in Her Day

Oh my, it has been a while since I’ve posted a blog.  No good excuses.  Project Bea & Pearl was close to my heart and a joy to write about.  I loved watching the interaction between though two they were like “peas in a pod”.   Sometimes it was sweet and sometimes it wasn’t.  I can tell you that Pearl misses Bea, they had been together for a long, long time.  I too miss Bea.

The project has now taken on a different direction.  The process of breaking up her estate.  People, PLEASE do your loved ones and family members a favor and purge your homes.  Since August my sister Theresa, Pearl and I have spent our Saturdays putting her house in order so we can either sale it or ready it for a family member to move into.  What a daunting job it has been.  Bea saved everything!  It didn’t matter if she bought it, received it as a gift or took home another family member’s discarded item.  It was and is, in some cases, still in the home.  I found a trophy from my high school days!  I threw it out many years ago, I didn’t know she had it, so I threw it out, again.  Every item meant something to her.  She was very sentimental.  It has made it difficult for those of us let behind.  So PLEASE think of others and PURGE.

Theresa, Pearl and I have treasured our Saturday’s together.  It is tough at times as we go through her treasured items and they bring found memoirs back.  Pearl prefers to be surrounded by her “girls” as she sorts, cleans and gifts Bea’s processions.  I understand, I stood in her kitchen one evening by myself and felt the over whelming emptiness.  That’s when it really hits home, Bea is gone. 

Jeanette’s Memoir of Bea Tassche

"The Look of Love on Her Face"

Moments in Time

A Tribute to Grandma (Bea) Tassche

When I was born; she was there.

When my siblings were born; she was there

            which means she was there often!

When she came to Arizona for a visit; she always had a treat or gift for us.

When Mom had a baby; she was in charge

            she ran a tight ship

                        she feed us well

                        she kept us clean

                        she made us keep our rooms clean

                        and she made us go to bed on time.

She was quick to give us praise, hugs and kisses.

She loved each and every one of us and we knew it.

When she left town to go home, I’d cry and miss her so.

She came for my wedding and what a special day it was.

In the late 70’s word came she was moving to Arizona; and what a happy day that was.

When my children were small I wanted to give her a gift;

            The gift of watching her great grandchildren grow up.

            Because of the distance she missed many of the everyday events in mine and my siblings’ formative years.

            So for many years as the boys grew, the 1^st Monday of the month was “our time”.

            We had many glorious moments.

            They will always be special moments and memories for me, Pete, Jonathan & Derek.

When the great great grandchildren were born; there was her special touch, her hugs, her kisses and the look of love on her face.

Oh how she loved her family.

She was there when I was born; and I was there when she left us.

It's time to say GOOD BYE to Project Bea and Pearl

The post on this site has been at a standstill of late.  I’m sad to say that Project Bea and Pearl has come to an end.  Beatrice Lucille Tassche has passed from this life to the next.  She was my grandmother and Pearl is my mother. 

Beatrice Tassche (3-26-12 to 7-6-10)...is the inspirations behind Design for a Life Span. She lived ninety eight years on this plant. She was independent, strong willed, feisty, humorous, giving, loving and stubborn. She refused to live only in one place and that was her HOME, and there she stayed until the day she died. As she aged her 1977 home proved to be more hazardous to her than a comfort. She tried to adapt to it, however without the needed modifications it becomes more of a prison than a home. How many of you have loved ones that want to remain in their homes and need help modifying it to their needs? That’s what we do. Let’s keep our loved ones at home and SAFE.

Jeanette Knudsen

Design For A Life Span LLC

2036 North Gilbert Road, Ste. 2-214

Mesa, Arizona 85203

480-695-1360