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Please be advised that this show was pre-recorded on December 13th, before the true disaster which occurred on December 14th in Newtown, CT. Our sincerest condolences go out to the families, friends, and entire community of the twenty children and seven adults who were senselessly murdered by a clearly mentally ill young man. May your faith and the love of those around you somehow help you get through this horrible time and once again have some hope for the future. Avoid Holiday Disasters! The December 15, 2012 was our final holiday show of the year and we had Danielle Martini in the studio teaching us how to avoid holiday disasters. We announced Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year, Emerald Green and told what to pair it with, and also gave some gift wrapping tricks for your holiday gift giving. Click on the pink arrow below to avoid your own set of holiday disasters.   Schedule a FREE phone consultation with the Design Diva by emailing her at askthedesigndiva@gmail.com or calling 704-608-9424.

The December 8, 2012 show was about hosting the perfect party. The holiday party season is in full swing, but there are great reasons to throw a party all year through. Actually, you don’t even need a reason to throw a party! These tips and tricks can help your parties go from ho home to hot stuff. Titus Bartolotta, Business Development Manager at K/S Audio Video was in the studio and he gave us advise on how to bring life to our parties with music, and we also looked ahead to our Superbowl parties and talked about upgrading your TV for the big game. Click on the pink arrow below to listen. **Special K/S Audio Video- LG Blue-ray player, normally $99.99 only $59.99*** You can play Blue-ray disks, DVDs, and music! It is small and compact and makes a great gift. Call K/S Audio Video Monday through Friday 704-896-3900 to get yours. If you are thinking of upgrading your audio and/or video system, mention Ask the Design Diva to get a special deal. Some restrictions apply. See store for details.

The December 1 show featured Sandy Warren as our guest host and she was in the studio coaching us on dealing with holiday stress and the people who cause it. We talked about dealing with the common stresses of decorating, cleaning, family, diet, and grinches during the holiday season. I shared a “Big” trend and gave a trick for making your holiday decor look amazing. Listen in by clicking on the pink arrow below and learn how to cope for yourself!   Schedule a FREE phone consultation with the Design Diva by emailing her at askthedesigndiva@gmail.com or calling 704-608-9424.

The November 17th show featured guest host Danielle Martini, owner of 3 Way Plumbing and Choice Home Improvements. We had ten suggestions for making your home more entertaining friendly before the guests come in. Danielle also told us an easy trick for seeing if your toilet leaks and offered some other great plumbing related advice. Click on the arrow below to listen in and learn!   Schedule a FREE phone consultation with the Design Diva by emailing her at askthedesigndiva@gmail.com or calling 704-608-9424.

Beautifully Curved Deck The November 10th show was about painting. Our guest host was John Fioravanti of Avanti Painting. He told us that fall is the perfect time to pressure wash and stain a your deck but that their are a lot of people causing damage when they do it. John taught us how to avoid that problem and prepare our decks properly. We talked about a trendy paint color combination and our Trick of the Week tells you how to pick the right paint color for you.   Listen in by clicking in the pink arrow below and you will hear it all!   Schedule a FREE phone consultation with the Design Diva by emailing her at askthedesigndiva@gmail.com or calling 704-608-9424. If you need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, The Design Diva is an informative speaker who is passionate about connecting with her audience and delivering a positive, inspiring message. Contact her through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

Ladies’ Room The November 3rd show was about creating your own personal space to get away from it all and develop some balance and harmony in your life. Sandy Warren, owner of Wellness with Attitude was the guest host and helped us to understand why we need a sacred space and how to get it. Our trend was creating a haven at home and our trick of the week encouraged you to look at your home with a new set of eyes and use the square for good service.   Listen in by clicking in the pink arrow below and you will hear it all!  

Will Smith The October 27, 2012 Show had a visit from HGTV’s Design Star Season 2 contestant Will Smith. He is the owner of Interior Motives located at 2425 South Blvd, Charlotte NC. We caught up on what he’s been doing since the show and chatted about all the trends we saw at the International Home Furnishings Market last week. We each gave our perspective on what we thought was unique, and where and how you might want to use it. I gave a trick for dealing with ugly wall to wall carpeting and shared the hottest trend in furniture. It is a fun show, so listen in to the Podcast below, or you can download it from iTunes and take it on the road with you!

Dream Kitchen The October 20th show was about kitchens. Everything we are doing from here to the end of the year has to do with getting our homes and ourselves ready for holiday entertaining, so we talk about the best items to use when planning your kitchen for entertaining. Danielle Martini from 3 Way Plumbing and Choice Home Improvements was our guest host and she had lots of great suggestions from the plumbing and home improvement angle. I offered a trick for making a fake kitchen remodel and listed the trends in kitchen remodeling. Listen in and learn it all!   Schedule a FREE phone consultation with the Design Diva by emailing her at askthedesigndiva@gmail.com or calling 704-608-9424. If you need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, The Design Diva is an informative speaker who is passionate about connecting with her audience and delivering a positive, inspiring message. Contact her through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

Get Prepared! The October 13 show is about preparing for cold weather. We had Shawn and Steve from Absolute Comfort Heating and Air Conditioning in the studio and they were letting our listeners know how to prevent problems from occurring with their heating system. They also talked about programmable thermostats, saving money on your heating bill, and how bad fireplaces are for energy efficiency. Our Trend Report was about Blankets and Throws and the Trick of the Week was about Allergy Proof Decor. Beth from A+ Garage Door was also in studio and announcing a great contest for the next 10 weeks. You can enter each week to win garage motors, keyless entry systems, and maintenance plans, and then the final week a Grand Prize of a COMPLETE GARAGE DOOR MAKEOVER will be given away. Click here to enter.   Schedule a *F*R*E*E* phone consultation with the Design Diva by emailing her at askthedesigndiva@gmail.com or calling 704-608-9424. If you need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, The Design Diva is an informative speaker who is passionate about connecting with her audience and delivering a positive, inspiring message. Contact her through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

The October 6th show included Guest Host Sandy Warren of Wellness with Attitude talking about how to prepare your home and yourself for visits from the grandchildren. Our Trend of the Week was Multi-Generational Living, our Trick of the Week taught how to create a temporary playroom that will keep your home neater, and we also offered safety tips for when your grandchildren visit. If you missed any of it or loved it so much you want to hear it again, click the link below to listen to our podcast.   You can tune into “Ask the Design Diva” live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9 on WAVO1150AM in Charlotte, or hear it live on our “Listen” page. You can also download podcasts of every show if you’ve missed any along the way. If you are looking for help decorating your home or office, or need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, contact The Design Diva through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

Sandy Warren the body-centric life coach of of Wellness with Attitude was co-hosting our show about making the most of small spaces. She had an incredible amount of wisdom to share about cutting the clutter in our lives and our minds, allowing ourselves (and our furniture) to breath, remaining flexible with our floorplans and our lifestyles, using mirrors to add depth and light to our lives and keep our vision clear. We also talked about what not to do in small spaces, which includes having too many colors, too many patterns, and decorating the way your friends tell you to, rather than the way that suits your life better. Listen in to our podcast and let us know what you think!   You can tune into “Ask the Design Diva” live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9 on WAVO1150AM in Charlotte, or hear it live on our “Listen” page. You can also download podcasts of every show if you’ve missed any along the way. If you are looking for help decorating your home or office, or need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, contact The Design Diva through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

The September 22 show was all about making home improvements in your bathroom. “The Car Chick,” one of the hosts of “America’s Garage” was co-hosting in the studio and we had a blast. Whether you were starting new construction or renovating a bathroom you already have, we gave you 5 Steps to the Perfect Bathroom. We also talked about using bold wallpaper as a great way to decorate powder rooms. For those on smaller budgets we had 10 Easy Updates for the Bathroom, and we even gave some tips for giving your bathroom more of a “spa” feeling. We packed a lot into that hour, so if you missed any of it, or want to hear it again, listen in to this podcast!   You can tune into “Ask the Design Diva” live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9 on WAVO1150AM in Charlotte, or hear it live on our “Listen” page. You can also download podcasts of every show if you’ve missed any along the way. If you are looking for help decorating your home or office, or need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, contact The Design Diva through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

The September 15th Show was all about ways to improve your home now that the weather has cooled off a bit, but before it gets too cold. We have the Top 10 Home Improvements to take care of now, my Favorite 5 Home Improvements for selling your home. Our trend report gave you an idea to turn a summer staple into an eye-catching fall display, and we also tell you the DON’TS of home improvement. Listeners sent in lots of questions, so tune in for those answers, too. If you like what you hear, tell your friends to take a listen!We are on air live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9, but available anytime of the day or night via podcast right here on our website.   You can tune into “Ask the Design Diva” live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9 on WAVO1150AM in Charlotte, or hear it live on our “Listen” page. You can also download podcasts of every show if you’ve missed any along the way. If you are looking for help decorating your home or office, or need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, contact The Design Diva through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

The September 8, 2012 show was all about decorating for fall. We talked about decorating for fall from the perspective of entertaining and making it look and feel very special when you welcome guests into your home. We take you from the outside entrance, into the foyer, the living room, the dining room, and even into the kitchen and bathroom. We cover it all. Our Trend Report advises you of the new-found popularity of white pumpkins and our trick of the week is a really neat wine chiller made from a pumpkin that you can see in our gallery from yesterday, Fun Ideas with Pumpkins. You can tune into “Ask the Design Diva” live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9 on WAVO1150AM in Charlotte, or hear it live on our “Listen” page. You can also download podcasts of every show if you’ve missed any along the way. If you are looking for help decorating your home or office, or need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, contact The Design Diva through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424.

The September 1st Show was about creating the perfect baby nursery. September is one of the busiest months for births, so we are here to help you plan the perfect room for your new bundle of joy. Even though babies are tiny little creatures, they need so much stuff, we also share ways to keep everything organized because being able to find what you need when you need it is a big time saver. Our trend was again owls, but this time it was how trendy they are in nursery decor. What are your favorite items for a baby nursery?   You can tune into “Ask the Design Diva” live Saturday mornings from 8 to 9 on WAVO1150AM in Charlotte, or hear it live on our “Listen” page. You can also download podcasts of every show if you’ve missed any along the way. If you are looking for help decorating your home or office, or need a fun and entertaining speaker for your next event, contact The Design Diva through her company Sensibly Chic Designs for Life. The phone number is 704.608.9424. Tags: Ask the Design Diva, baby nurseries, baby nursery, changing table, crib, decorating baby’s room, decorating ideas, decorating the nursery, diaper stacker, dresser, Podcast, Sensibly Chic Designs for Life, Sensibly Chic Interior Design