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NEWS
DESIGNER PARTY A glittering occasion occurred in Ringwood High Street this week on 25th January when the new Design Interiors shop flung open it's doors to welcome invited guests to an elegant launch party officially opened by Ringwood Mayor Cllr Michael Thierry. The force behind this creative business dedicated to taking the stress out of home decor, is Anne James. Anne and Rob have been running the highly successful Roban James Lighting & Furniture for two years in Lynes Lane, Ringwood. Customers were increasingly requiring interior design as well as elegant lighting. They wanted to take away the worries most people have on deciding on the best way to redecorate and redesign the interiors of their homes. Anne studied Art and Design at Lancaster later qualifying in interior design at the National Design Academy in Nottingham. Now she is in charge of the soft furnishings and interior design aspects of their business. Said Anne. “I decided to open the design side of our business because I would go to people’s homes to discuss their lights, and would be asked to completely redesign their rooms and I loved it." Anne works with her soft furnishings expert Dawn Moses who has been 16 years in the business. When they go to people’s homes the first thing they must find out is the real function of a room. Then they look at the shape of the room where the light comes from and what the focal point is. The design service includes coming into your home and offering professional advice on function, style, fabrics, colour and lighting. Where appropriate, colour drawings and plans of the potential designs can be provided. Anne said “Being able to source at wholesale means that our prices are very competitive. The style I am most often working around is 'contemporary cottage'. Most people love the idea of a little cottage, but they don’t like the traditional look that goes with it. I help them to achieve the contemporary look they want. “At the moment I am working on several styles, a minimalist penthouse in Poole, a converted barn, art deco bathroom and a traditional English residence, all very different, each with their own exciting challenges.” Anne is rather different from the run of the mill interior designer. As the daughter of a builder, Anne was always involved in the building business. Her father regularly took his two little daughters Anne and Rishy around with him on site. Their father encouraged them to learn various skills and work on his property developments. Anne is justifiably proud of her tiling, bricklaying and plastering skills. So this interior designer really knows when a job is being done properly. A chance meeting with Rob James, who was then studying business management, and a formidable team was formed. They decided to open the lighting shop together in Ringwood two years ago and now Design Interiors is launched! Customers will find that their worries of choosing which style, colours, fabrics and furniture are a thing of the past. From Belinda Charlton 01425 473813 www.bcamarketing.co.uk
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