Category Archives: Design Projects

Space Station Inspired Office Interior Design – Commercial Interior Design News

Perhaps one of the most difficult tasks for a design firms is to design your own office.  What would you create if you were one of the most creative Holland’s design firms?  Maurice Mentjens Design is a creative design and … Continue reading

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Before And After – 2011 Projects by Mindful Design Consulting – Commercial Interior Design News

Original text came from HERE. 3-Story Mixed Use Building Remodel in Sausalito Daniel Merriam’s New Gallery One of the most incredible projects we had a chance to work on this year is the remodel of this 3-story mixed use building … Continue reading

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Start a Coffee Shop in No Time! Commercial Interior Design News

by Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting Have you ever tried to start your own coffee shop?  I have!  How do you start?  It’s countless hours of research at the local library and online for any information available.  Now, after … Continue reading

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Paint Colors For Your House Exterior – Designer’s Recommendations

by Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting If you have not painted your home for over 6 years, it would be a good idea to freshen up the look.  Painting the exterior of your house is not only pleasing esthetically, … Continue reading

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Easiest Halloween Decorating Ideas – Commercial Interior Design

Feeling overwhelmed this year and have no time to decorate? No problem, I picked these ideas specifically for such busy people as us: entrepreneurs and business owners. If you missed our last newsletter on Suggestive Selling in Retail Environment, look … Continue reading

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How to Get an Excellent Quality Interior Design – Commercial Interior Design News

  By Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting Are you mindful looking for a designer to get a good quality set of drawings for your new business space?  After all you probably want a space that is created perfectly for … Continue reading

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Selecting Paint Colors For Your Interior

  Selecting colors for your interior can be a difficult task and that is why I see some of my clients being stuck with the same old colors (or white) of their interior spaces for years! They just feel safe.  … Continue reading

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Fun Interior Designs of Yogurt Shops – Commercial Interior Design News

Review By Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting Have you noticed how yogurt industry is rapidly picking up replacing ice-cream shops? Designing a yogurt shops is an exciting and at the same time challenging task. You have to combine branding … Continue reading

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Why You Should Trust Your Design Professional

I know in some situations the budget is the biggest “fun killer” on a design project.  But this is exactly  why I encourage business owners to work closely with your designer from the very beginning and to be open with … Continue reading

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Get a FREE Video of YOUR Business Space!

You are probably aware of YouTube Videos being watched by thousands of people on the Internet.  Have you ever thought about having YOUR own business on a video? What would you say if it was for FREE? If you are … Continue reading

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One-Way Vision Window Graphic Film

One-way vision graphics have been used as vehicle wraps for years.  We see it all around us on buses or cars. Using the same graphic film on buildings is becoming something very trendy in resent years. On this image you … Continue reading

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Glass Partitions Inspired by Nature

Glass has been an inspiration for many architects and designers.  Take a look at some of the amazing solutions using glass as art at the same time creating useful architectural elements.  All projects samples are provided by Glass Inspiration. A … Continue reading

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Branding By Interior E-Book

By Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting Have you ever walked into a business space and were shocked by the gloomy, uninviting surrounding created by bad lighting, crazy colors or even smell? What about those times you entered a business … Continue reading

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Commercial Interior Design – Before and After 2010 projects

Corporate Office Rebranding (Read the original text HERE.) A lot of large offices are in the process of rebranding their images at the same time as reorganizing and restructuring their companies. The economy has been tough on all of us, … Continue reading

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Interactive Architecture

Review By Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting It is really exciting to see more architectural projects creating interactive spaces. These projects react to surrounding sounds, touch and temperature changes around them.  I truthfully think that interaction will become one … Continue reading

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San Diego in Need of Improvement

By Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting How many of you would love to see some changes done to the building you live in or to the inside of your favorite coffee shop or a hair salon? There are a … Continue reading

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Cafe Studio Car Wash in LA – III

We’ve been approved by the Health Department and are ready to submit drawings for the Building Permit. We are also in a process of selecting colors and materials. This project is coming to life! To see this project from the … Continue reading

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Cafe Studio Car Wash in LA – II

We’ve measured the space and I finished some preliminary studies. To see progress of this project click HERE.

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Cafe Studio Car Wash in LA – I

I recently started this project in Los Angeles, CA.  It’s an existing Car Wash and the owner wants to add a cafe shop into the existing small shop space.  Let’s see how we can spice it up!  The building is … Continue reading

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Before and After – Hair Salon Design

By Ekaterina Kohlwes – Mindful Design Consulting This small salon needed not only a new facelift, it desperately needed a business identity! The salon’s overall floor plan was unnecessarily divided into a few small rooms, making the space look small. … Continue reading

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