Getting what you want

First step to getting what you want: know what you want.

Once you know what you want, convey clearly what you want.

Knowing what you don't want helps too.  It is good to be clear about the things that you do not want to see in your house.  No apologies.  It's your house.

Collect tear sheets, peruse design sites and blogs, organize those tear sheets & images, take notes.  A binder keeps me organized and is divided by room.  Post-its help.

note to self: discard dead flowers.