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Starting an Art Collection

Contributing Writer: Keffie Lancaster, Associate ASID  Our design team recently had the pleasure of escorting a client through the process of starting an art collection.  We met in West Palm Beach at the prestigious Wally Findlay Gallery for a weekend of learning and exploring the art world.  Their wonderful gallery represents many artists from the […]

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All in the details!

Design Tips from your Local Sarasota Interior Designer Contributing Writers: Keffie Lancaster, Associate ASID  One of the main reasons people seek out an interior designers is to help them take their great ideas and make them happen.  Interior designers are trained to focus on pulling trends & ideas together,  as well as perfecting the details.  […]

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Contemporary v. Modern Design, by Christina Maccani, Lube of Sarasota

This month we asked Christina Maccani, Designer/Sales at Lubé of Sarasota, to give us some insight. What is the difference between Contemporary and Modern interior design? This is hard to explain without defining Modern first (with a capital M – as in Mid-century). Modern interior designs emerged during the 1920’s and lasted well into the […]

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The Great Outdoors

Design Tips from you Neighborhood Design Team Keffie Lancaster, Associate ASID Summer time is here and it’s time to enjoy the great outdoors! Outdoor furniture has taken on a new life and many pieces are even made from marine-grade plastics that can outlast traditional materials with very little maintenance. Outdoor fabrics are now coming in […]

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5 Basic Window Treatments

  Feeling the need to make some minor changes and mix up the look of your space? Adding a little style and flair to your windows is the perfect option to provide your space with an instant mini-makeover! Window treatments are undoubtedly the best way to add instant style, color, and pattern while maintaining the […]

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Bringing youth to the family trade, Keffie Lancaster Interior Designer

Growing up in the family business, Keffie Lancaster was exposed to remodeling, fabrics and furnishings all her life — her mother, interior designer Bonnie Lancaster, has owned a well-regarded design firm in Sarasota since 1979. In college, Keffie studied both business and fine arts. After graduation, she joined her mother at Lancaster Interior Designs in […]

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ASID Showhouse 2011

Sarasota Herald-Tribune, December 1, 2011  A good home show for bad times Using a color palette of wasabi green, taupe and cream in the double-volume foyer, Lancaster chose classic pieces and had the walls faux-finished and the drapery panels and area rug hand-painted. Fortunately, her daughter Keffie, who is a fine artist and a designer, […]

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