Jul 20th, 2009 by Mark
Hi All. Sorry that I haven’t posted in a while, but I’ve been finishing a project and traveling, so it’s been challenging to get myself to sit down at the computer.
I was in Marblehead, Massachusetts for the 4th of July and would not have wanted to have been anywhere else on earth. There’s something so perfect about 4th of July in New England; sailing with good friends, eating ice cream, eating seafood, watching a parade and shopping the wonderful shops filled with “New Englandy” things…and I say this with all of the home sick and warm fuzzy feelings in my heart…this is my neck of the woods…having grown up in Western Massachusetts and lived in Boston for years before making the move to Los Angeles 11 years ago. Continue Reading…
Jun 7th, 2009 by Mark
I was working with a client last week and something dawned on me. He was asking me about certain decorative details and finishes and I kept referring back to the paint.
It dawned on me just how much I rely on paint to make a room come alive or to set a mood. Certain painting techniques also add drama and accent certain architectural features (or create the illusion of an architectural feature where none exist). Paint also works wonders to hide imperfection, unevenness and unbalance in a room. Continue Reading…
May 20th, 2009 by Mark
I think that it’s that time again…new car time. Nothing is really wrong with the old one is just like…you know…when your running or workout shoes are fine but just seem a little soft, broken in…old?
I tend to drive my cars into the ground, since I firmly believe that a car is the worst investment that you can make, only losing value year by year…to me, buying a really expensive car is like leaving a fine oil painting on the sidewalk and then getting upset when a bird relieves himself on it or someone bumps up against it. Continue Reading…
May 20th, 2009 by Sherri
Hollywood called last night, and What Would You Do With This Room came knocking. Mutineer Magazine’s national launch party at Falcon in Hollywood was a rousing success, attracting hundreds of people and raising money for AIDS/LifeCycle.
With doors opening at 7 p.m., guests were treated to the works—Hollywood style—with a red carpet and popping flashbulbs intro, to a sophisticated wine and beverage tasting, to a nicely presented silent auction table.
What Would You Do With This Room’s association with Mutineer Magazine came about after the Mutineers featured Mark Lewison in an article on interior design meets beverage lifestyle (written by yours truly) in their fourth issue. Mutineer is a magazine for all things beverage. Continue Reading…
May 14th, 2009 by Sherri
Who likes a party? We do! That’s why we here at What Would You Do With This Room LLC are supporting our friends at Mutineer Magazine at their National Launch Party Monday, May 18, 2009 in Los Angeles.
At the party (located at sizzling hot Falcon nightclub in Hollywood), over sixty fine beverages from around the world will be poured. Along with these fine beverages, enjoy passed hors d’oeuvres and artisanal cheeses. The party will be hosted by Zane Lamprey of The Food Network’s Three Sheets. Continue Reading…
Apr 25th, 2009 by Mark
One of the courses that I teach is Lighting Design. Lighting also happens to be one of my areas of concentration in Interior Design.
I love lighting. I have a secret, or not so secret, obsession with lamps and light fixtures…so it really is…all about lighting. I have a whole closet of lamps to prove it.
Anyway…to the point. Continue Reading…
Apr 11th, 2009 by admin
I feel like Kathy Griffin turning a molehill’s worth of publicity into a mountain, but yesterday I learned from TheAppleBlog.com that our Mark On Call™ virtual interior designer app got to be an “extra” (if an app were a person) in a new iPhone commercial called, “Office” (ad below). Our friend, Gregg, extended our app’s appearance in this version of the commercial.
The Mark On Call™ icon appears on the user’s app menu screen after the Print N Share application is demonstrated. Continue Reading…
Apr 9th, 2009 by admin
“Designed for the interior designer with an iPhone or an iPod Touch, it’s the next best thing to hiring a designer or having an assistant…” Apartment Therapy
The Mark On Call™ Virtual Interior Designer—a recent New & Noteworthy iTunes featured selection rapidly taking the design world by storm—is the design tool created by interior designer, Mark Lewison, based on his home decorating book, What Would You Do With This Room? My 10 Foolproof Commandments to Great Interior Design.
Available exclusively in the Apple® App Store, Mark On Call™ offers its users the ability to create accurate custom-sized rooms, access and re-size 154 furniture and architectural elements, lay down surfaces, and render fabrics chosen from a palette of preset options or custom-created using the phone’s camera or photo library.
Owners of the application can also make and share detailed shopping lists, and email their room designs to clients, family, and friends. Continue Reading…
Mar 31st, 2009 by John
Discover ways to work with an interior designer even with a limited budget. Your new home or room makeover can be affordable, and it’s always rejuvenating to update and renew your space! Continue Reading…
Feb 25th, 2009 by John
Tyna from We Heart This (a site that “is a little bit of everything, a whole lot of love”), who’s room is featured in the “Dear Mark” section of our book, has applied some of Mark’s commandments and shared her experience via commentary and “before” and “after” images of the room.
I’ve included the beginning of the post below. Please click anywhere on the excerpt to read the post in its entirety on the “We Heart This” site.
Today’s post is all about one of my favorite things ever – the makeover. Continue Reading…
