After a break from blogs and newsletters, I welcome a new year of interior design inspiration. Books and magazines occupied my time during the break. In this issue I share Tony Duquette to awaken your senses. Enjoy this issue of the FSID Newsletter and please forward this newsletter to anyone you think might find it interesting! Wish you had a friend in the design business right now? Call us today, we're here to help. 206.437.8000 Lavish Visions, Inspired Design by Tony Duquette Duquette had a large and loyal film industry clientele. Among them: Hollywood tough guy James Coburn. In the actor's foyer, vividly painted turquoise with a coral-colored staircase railing, Duquette created a massive chandelier centered on a mirrored disco ball. The chairs and settee are intricately carved Indian designs. Drums serve as side tables and, in the corner, as a pedestal for a ceramic pagoda, one of Duquette's favorite decorative items. This master bathroom designed by Tony Duquette Studios has walls covered with blowups of pen-and-ink drawings made by Duquette in Venice, Italy, in 1947. This book, More is More, Tony Duquette by Hutton Wilkinson is one of my favorites for inspiring design ideas. "If you don't go after what you want, you'll never have it. If you don't ask, the answer is always no. If you don't step forward, you're always in the same place." - Nora Roberts