Timber

There are so many ways timber can be used in an interior - be it residential or commercial. Here's a few pics to get you inspired...

Designer Closeup: Greg Natale - Modern Glamour

Here are a few pics to inspire you from designer Greg Natale. He has a very contemporary, glamorous and ecclectic style. These are some of his residential designs but to see his full portfolio (including hospitality and commercial designs) have a look at http://www.gregnatale.com/.

Database Help

So I've found a few links to help you set up your database in Access.

Microsoft has a sample database you can download to practise the different things available - it's great to have a sample to get ideas and work out how someone else did it! Visit it here:
http://www.microsoft.com/downloads/details.aspx?familyid=C6661372-8DBE-422B-8676-C632D66C529C&displaylang=en

This site has a list of examples by Microsoft as well:
http://www.databasedev.co.uk/samples_and_downloads.html

About.com has a lot of information on how databases work in general, as well as tips and instructions for Access. This particular page shows you some basic fundamentals.
http://databases.about.com/od/access/l/aaaccess1.htm

Please let me know if you find any other useful sources of information when creating your database so I can let everybody know.

Creating a database contd.

I have written the next set of instructions for creating your own database. These show you how to create 'forms' which are much easier to look at than tables, and what I use in my own database.

The screen shots don't appear large enough on the blog so please email me if you would like a copy (anna.r.williams@hotmail.com).

Bricks & Conrete

M4 was one of my favourite assignments - I love the contemporary (and traditional) effects you can achieve with brick. These are some of favourite interiors.

Below is a very subtle way to incorporate brick, just sand back the paint a touch to let a little of the rustic red through.

Creating a Database

I noticed a few posts on the Rhodec Bulletin Board discussing the options for making a database. I had the same issue when I started and was horrified at the thought of spending $300 on a program. I once worked at a medium-size business with 7 employees that used Access as their working database and it was very successful - particularly because as the business grew the database could be changed to suit their needs. So I've created my database (with quite a lot of swearing and frustration!) and I thought I would offer a few tips on how it was achieved to make it a little easier for someone else.

It was much too long to put up in a post and you can't see the screen shots properly but if you email me (anna.r.williams@hotmail.com) I'll send you the full word doc.

Please let me know if you have any trouble, I'm happy to answer questions. Here's a little pic of my database to help you get inspired: