Blog: Garrison Hullinger

Here is a look at the busy month of April for GHID Taking a quick glance at our calendar in April, you can quickly tell that we've been "bizeee!" (Side note: Garrison should trademark the spelling on that word before some else does). The calendar above outlines tasks that we have that go above and beyond our daily activities as well as new client meetings. For more on what we've been up to, keep reading and I'll give you a quick synopsis of these activities that have kept us all so bizeee and fairly heads down at GHID: HBF Gala, 4 client installs, GHID moved office locations, we won the first...

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We are only days away from the Kentucky Derby, which led me to this blog post. I wanted to shed light on what the Kentucky Derby is and some fabulous rooms that feature horses. In the rooms, you'll find that some of the horses make larger statements than others, but if you're a horse lover, you're bound to love one of these spaces. A Quick Look Back At What The Kentucky Derby Is According to Wikipedia, the Kentucky Derby is a race that is held annually in Louisville, Kentucky, on the first Saturday in May, capping the two-week-long Kentucky Derby Festival. The race is one and a quarter...

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Identifying What Your Design Style Is A few weeks ago, we kicked off a blog series that will help you identify your interior design style, so if you haven’t taken the test yet, stop reading and take the test here. Make sure to read last week's blog post about being Maniac for Modern interior design to get a better understanding of modern interiors and how to easily identify it. If you have taken the test and answered mostly “d,” congratulations, you are most attracted to tradition interiors and decor. You may be asking yourself what that means and what are some pieces of furniture...

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Garrison Hullinger Write Up Not all of you may have known (I just found out), but Garrison Hullinger is from Wellington, Kansas - not necessarily the interior design mecca. Tracy McCue, who co-owns Sumner News Cow, a Wellington, KS website, interviewed Garrison and published the interview on his website, which takes a closer look at his journey to becoming a successful small business owner, marketing expert and top notch interior designer. 1983 WHS Grad Garrison Hullinger is now a nationally renown interior designer in Portland, Oregon Wheat photo via Reuters It has been quite...

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Celebrating Earth Day On the heels of Earth Day, I wanted to bring a creative spin on ways to enjoy natures littlest beauties through eco-friendly interior decor and all in the comfort of your own home. Read on for your personal guide to buying eco-friendly products that will help you celebrate Earth Day all year round! Paint According to Gary Rideout of Tech News, one of the best ways to create an eco-friendly interior is by using low or zero volatile organic compounds (VOC) paints. These paints contain less or no toxic chemical substances that can cause harm to human health. Due to the fact...

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Identifying What Your Design Style Is Last week, we kicked off a blog series that will help you identify your interior design style, so if you haven't taken the test yet, stop reading and take the test here. If you have taken the test and answered mostly "b," congratulations, you are most attracted to modern interiors and decor. You may be asking yourself what that means and what are some pieces of furniture or decor that are modern, but I'm here to help demystify that for you. I want to give a quick disclaimer regarding my definition of modern interior design. I fully understand that there...

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National Painting Week National Painting Week – Inspiration for the DIY Designer – kicked off this Monday. If you haven't heard of National Painting Week, have no fear, National Association Of The Remodeling Industry (NARI) and Sherwin-Williams named this week (April 15-21) National Painting Week to help consumers jump-start their spring paint projects - pretty clever marketing tactic! It's meant for you to gather color inspiration, project ideas and helpful tips for your spring painting and home improvement projects on their website. In true GHID fashion, we not only want to show...

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Making A Rug Work For Your Room  It's always a daunting thought to find the right sized and shaped rug for any given room, but I'm here to do the research and have as much information jammed into one blog for you. Ok, maybe not jammed, but simplified and easy for you to get as much from this post in the hopes of limiting the amount of stores or websites you need to visit. Surprisingly - or not so surprisingly - I've realized that my rug doesn't fit my space, so I get to go shopping this weekend to find the right rug size for my bedroom. Some Rules To Keep...Or Not To Keep The...

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Dilemma At Hand A frequent dilemma people have in their homes is that they want a smaller space to seem bigger. As many of us already know (and if you don't know), mirrors are a great way to create the illusion of a room looking bigger. We're going to take a look at creative ways to make a smaller space seem bigger all through mirrors and proper placement. Mirror, Mirror On The Wall, Make My Space Seem Bigger Now that you're geared with some helpful hints, are you going to be moving around some mirrors? Or are you going go buy some mirrors...

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Term Breakdown We've all heard the terms modern, traditional, contemporary, and eclectic, but how does someone fully understand what these terms really look like? Not only are you about to find out about what each term means, but you're also about to learn which style is YOUR style. Below you'll find a small quiz to help narrow down what interior design styles you're most attracted to and will hopefully help you identify most with a specific design style: modern, traditional, contemporary, and eclectic. Grab your pens & paper, and let's get started! Remember, there are no right...

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