Archive for the ‘Inspiration’ Category

’tis the season // to help others // the salvation army

Tuesday, December 16, 2014
Debbi DiMaggio

The Salvation Army serves a great number of children, families and individuals in need. The goal of the Oakland Chapter is to give a Hand Up, Not a Hand Down and to Make Poverty Uncomfortable.

Take a moment to learn more about the many programs provided by the Salvation Army; I think you may be surprised, I know I was. I actually had no idea the variety of services provided by the Salvation Army. Thank you to long time friend, Peggy Huntington and board member Mary Theroux for inviting me to a charity luncheon this Christmas season at the Claremont Country Club – Pageant of the Trees – a lovely luncheon, fundraiser and presentation. Of course, hearing the story told by a dad who was served by the Salvation Army was incredibly touching and as always, made me want to help. [Read More..]

Rising 50 // Living in Style with Gratitude

Wednesday, July 9, 2014
Debbi DiMaggio

Living in Style @50

with family and friends 🙂

Finding Inspiration in Daily Life

1       The # of times per month I rearrange the furniture.

2       The # of cups of coffee I drink each morning before anyone else gets up.

3       The # of times I apply Rodan + Fields Skincare per day.

5       The # of i’s in my daily life. My iPhone, iPad, iMac, my intuition, my ideas and my interesting clients.

6:25     The time I open my eyes every day, weekends included.

10         The # of minutes I run behind.

12         The amount of times i am in and out of my car each day, if not more

14,000+  The number of emails in my inbox ( you never know, you may need to refer back to one of them )

Q. Where do you find your inspiration?

  • Magazines, Swimming Pools, Travel, Architecture, Landscapes and Family.
  •  Inspiration is found in the way we dress to how we live.

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if you build it … they will come

Saturday, May 10, 2014
Debbi DiMaggio

The Transformation of 227 Magnolia Avenue in just 2.5 weeks.

Before

After |  A little paint and landscaping goes a long way to beautify a lovely home.

The new house color and trim compliments the brown roof while blending in with the landscape and environment surrounding the home.

 

Stage One: Empty Home including window coverings, carpeting and most lighting.

Stage Two: Refinish Hardwood Floors – Add where necessary.

In this case we installed new hardwood floors in the family room, master bedroom, master bedroom closet, master bathroom, hall bath and powder room. We also refinished the floors in the kitchen and hallway to match the rest of the home.

Time: 10 Days [Read More..]

the importance of staging // before and after

Wednesday, January 29, 2014
Debbi DiMaggio

 

Before | After

What a difference! Take A Look for Yourself. “Staging is Fashion for the Home.” Debbi DiMaggio [Read More..]

Collages, Vision Boards and now, Pinterest

Friday, December 27, 2013
Debbi DiMaggio

when i was a young girl i began creating collage boards. i am sure you did too. i loved cutting out my favorite things from the pages of fashion magazines. my friends and i would create our collages together or give our creation to one another as a birthday gift. we would string together descriptive words like – You’re A Fox, Foxy, Best Friends. Best Friends Forever, Go SCOTS! Go Piedmont! Sexy, Cute and the like. it was so much fun 🙂 i continued collaging into my teenage years and even into my young adult life creating boards of inspiration depicting my goals and dreams. collages are now more commonly referred to as “vision boards”.  vision boards are a great way to let your imagination run wild, to become inspired as well as to visualize and chart your goals. and, today we have Pinterest, it’s my latest addiction. i try to carve out a few moments from time to time where i can imagine, surf and pin to my hearts content. oftentimes when i am getting dressed i refer to my own Pinterest boards for a bit of fashion inspiration, like this one… it’s just so much fun! [Read More..]

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