Sewing Drapery Panels and Pillows

Make your own drapery panel! This is one of my sewing students, Danielle. I taught her how to measure, calculate, cut and sew drapery panels. Now, she can make her own drapery panels for any room in her house! The nice part about private sewing lessons is all the personal attention and detail you receive. Plus, you get to learn at your own pace.

Sewing can be flexible. Every student I have regardless of how young or old they are has their own sewing project that they would like to make during our sewing class. This is another one of my students, Sarah. Sarah chose to be comfortable cutting her sewing project out on the floor. It does not matter to me if your prefer to use the table or the floor to create your project!

I look forward to seeing both Danielle and Sarah at their next sewing lesson!

Contact me to set up your private or group sewing lesson for yourself or for your child.

Jan Britt

(404) 510 -3636

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Sewing is Back!

Sewing is the NEW thing for children and young adults to enjoy! Sewing allows you to be creative no matter how old you are. You can find pride in showing other people what you have accomplished for yourself. Be careful where you choose to take your sewing lessons!

Many times children and adults can get bored very easily when they take sewing lessons because the other students don't catch on as quickly as they do. Don't let this happen to you or your child! When your child learns quickly they get bored and don't want to take lessons anymore because they have to wait for every student to finish the project with the class. I do teach group sewing lessons for those who desire to learn to sew within a group. However, as an Interior Designer in Marietta  I specialize in private sewing lessons.

Private sewing lessons don't waste your time!  

I teach you sewing lessons at your pace, either a rapid or slow and steady pace. Private sewing lessons are $30.00 an hour. When you choose to take private sewing lessons you will receive all of the attention and expert help immediately. These lessons will allow you to learn how to make projects you have always wanted to make! Maybe you want to learn how to sew home decor or clothing projects.

Sewing allows you to have a beautiful home with up to date window treatments. You can also have the most stylish and unique wardrobe. You should consider taking sewing lessons. Not only does it save a considerable amount of money to sew these items yourself but you will have the satisfaction that you did it yourself! You set a goal and you will achieve it with my help.

You can learn how to make pillows, purses, clothing or special decorative items for your home.

As an Interior Designer, I have been teaching sewing lessons for many years. 

In the past six months the request for sewing lessons has exploded! If you or your child are interest in private or group sewing lessons please contact me. I am willing to accommodate your schedule.

Jan Britt

(404) 510-3636

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Give Your Bathroom a Face Lift!

There are many rooms in your house where you entertain your family and friends. Usually, these are called the "common" rooms. They are the living, dining, family, keeping room and bathroom. Sometimes the bathroom can be the most popular room in the house! Because this room is so important you need to make sure that your decorating style and color palette flows into your bathroom too. As an Interior Designer in Atlanta, I know many people who are updating their bathrooms to look attractive and to be much more functional.
My client, Adela, wanted to give her bathroom a face lift.


We worked together to produce an interior design plan to update her son's bathroom. I called in Mauro who is my talented handy-man and home fix-it specialist. We talked with Mauro about the plan for Adela's new bathroom. Adela's house is not a new house so her plumbing needed to be modified and updated to be able to have the new plumbing fixtures functional. Mauro explained what needed to be done and how long it would take. Adela and I went shopping to find the perfect tile for her floor and bathtub area. We also chose a new toilet, sink, cabinet, plumbing fixtures, mirror, lighting and shower curtain rod.

(Taking the tile out of the store and into the natural light to see the true color. )

All of the bathroom materials were purchased and Mauro carefully removed all of the old elements in the bathroom. After everything was removed, Mauro found mold. Mold is very dangerous to have in your house. He knew what to do to fix this mold problem. He tore out additional problem areas and killed the mold. I am glad I brought in an expert to re-do Adela's bathroom so we do not run into health problems in the future. The tile has been laid for both the flooring and bathtub area. Her sink, mirror, toilet and lighting all look fantastic in her new bathroom! Now that the bathroom has been renovated it is time to decorate and accessorize. Adela's original shower curtain was too short to be hung back up in the shower. We will be replacing the shower curtain with a new longer one that fits the length of the shower properly. Adela and I will choose a fabric to custom make this shower curtain. One of the colors I will look for in the fabric is the warm beige that is the main color of the tile. The beige in the fabric will help to "pop" the beige out of the tile and allow the tile color to show more dominantly. Adela loves the color red as an accent in Bryan's bathroom so we will find a fabric that combines red with the beige color to make this new shower curtain. We will also choose towels, pictures, rugs and accessories that will coordinate with our new color palette. Even though Adela has a small window in the shower, it is not necessary to add a curtain to this window.

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Adela is very pleased to have such an updated and attractive bathroom for her son to use!
Does your bathroom need updating? Send me pictures or any questions that you may have about updating your bathroom. Or, please give me a call and we can discuss different design ideas for your bathroom that will give your bathroom a face lift!

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Where Does Your Color Palette Come From?

When you start to decorate your home the color palette is usually started with one of the colors within your couch, chair, area rug or bedspread. Sometimes, your color palette is started from something that is special to you, like a piece of artwork. When I went to my client Helen's house in Marietta for an interior design and paint color consultation one of the first things she showed me was a special piece of artwork that she absolutely loves.We decided to decorate Helen's media room with this piece of art in mind. I designed a decorating plan for furniture, wood flooring, window treatments, a special bookcase and a great entertainment system.The plan also includes a separate section for her child's play area. The multitude of colors within this painting are vibrant and beautiful and are a perfect beginning for Helen's decorating plan. We chose her paint color for her walls from one of the colors within this painting. The color I chose was perfect for Helen because she loves bright paint colors on her walls.We replaced the carpet with a laminate flooring because it is a high traffic area and it is easier to keep clean. The colors in the fabric of the window treatments color coordinate with the oil painting.
This entire room was inspired by this oil painting that is loved by Helen and her family! As an Interior Designer in Cobb County, I can design a special room for you too that reflects you and your families personality and needs. If you have any questions please contact me.

The color palette and Contemporary decorating style came from this oil painting.

Before the design plan was implemented.

The paint color was chosen from Helen's oil painting.

The Window Treatments are installed and we are waiting for the furniture and other accessories to complete this "NEW" room!

Jan Britt
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Are You Having A Party?

If you are planning to have the party or a wedding at your house then you may need a quick "re-design" for your home. Regardless if your house is small or very large, As an Interior Designer in Atlanta I can come in and make a difference on the look and the feel of your home for this event! Within a few hours to a few days I can transform your house. As an Interior Designer I have carpet cleaners, maid service and organizers available to assist me. I will use your furniture, pictures, accessories and other household items to preform your re-design. It is a possibility that I will need to go shopping for a few items that will help to complete this transformation.

These are examples of before and after pictures of my client Ramona's house that I redesigned for a wedding! She wanted updated window treatments. We only had a few days to complete this project so we went shopping at JCPenny's to purchase curtains. She purchased ready-made curtains and I made them to appear like custom made window treatments! The drapes she chose helped to add the "WOW" factor to her room. We went to different sections of the house to borrow pictures to hang in the living room. I moved furniture around to give the living room a new updated look.

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When you are ready to have a party or special event I will be happy to help you with the decorating!

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Mold in Your Bathroom Can be Dangerous

Bathrooms are getting classier and classier with every decade that passes by. Many people are choosing to re-do their bathrooms in their homes to provide an updated look. Some of my clients are choosing to totally upgrade their bathrooms. Once the flooring is removed many times they find mold. Mold is a surprise you do not want to find in your bathroom!

Mauro Pradella who is my talented Handyman and Home Fix-It Specialist was tearing out all of the old surround areas of the shower, removing the flooring and updating the plumbing so that the new fixtures and new granite top cabinet could fit properly. As he was removing the flooring he found mold. He brought the mold to our attention, took steps to fix it and stopped it from ever happening again. My client Adela and I worked together and produced a plan for an updated design for her son's bathroom. Once we decided exactly what updated bathroom design she would like to have we called in Mauro to begin the next step! His expertise was amazing!




The bathroom is looking great! The tile Adela and I chose was installed. The cabinet with the granite counter top is in place and is working perfectly! There is much more to tell you about this updated bathroom. The finished product will be coming soon for you to see!

Jan Britt
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Do You Want to Start a Design, Re-Design or Staging Business?

Decorating and Design your home: Beyond the Basics
In this Kennesaw State University, CCPE class I will be able to give you hands-on experience that you will need to be productive in your own business!

You will be learning:

You will create a storyboard for a room in your home.
During our last class we will go to one lucky student's home to give decorating ideas. This field trip will also be a class project! Two students will be assigned to each room of the house. They will come up with a decorating plan for that particular room. We will all join back together and hear the decorating plan they feel would be best for that room. I will listen to all of the plans and give the positive and creative feedback as necessary.

This is a class different from any other class that you will find! Take advantage of this opportunity!

Come to my class and learn many interior design skills that you never heard before. It is always good to come to class and learn beneficial decorating tips and concepts that will help you decorate your home and will also make you look good when you decorate other homes.

This class is a great way to reinforce the decorating skills you have already learned!

I hope this Intermediate to Advanced Decorating Class is the class you have been looking for to help give you confidence to think about starting your own business or to pursue further education!
This is what the KSU catalog says about the class :

Decorating and Design for the Home: Beyond the Basics   NEW! This class will take you beyond the basics of color palettes and decorating styles and will boost your interior design skills. This hands-on course will focus on more in-depth interior design methods that will enhance the positive energy of a space. Learn about the latest trends in sustainable and environmental designs, exterior window treatments, kitchen designs, and developing home theatres. Take a more in-depth look at fabric treatments via site-visit to a local fabric store. Students will plan a story board for a room in their home. The last class is a site-visit to one student’s home to give decorating tips and ideas.

Class will be taught in 2016

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If you have any questions or would like more detail about this class please contact me!

Jan Britt

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