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Absolutely! Aqdus Saleem's home decor brand is deeply committed to giving back to the community. Here are some of the ways we get involved: 1. Local Artisans Support: We collaborate with local artisans, providing them with fair wages and opportunities to showcase their craftsmanship. This not only helps preserve traditional skills but also supports the local economy. 2. **Sustainability Initiatives**: We actively participate in tree-planting drives and other environmental conservation efforts to promote sustainability and reduce our carbon footprint. 3. **Educational Programs**: We sponsor educational programs and workshops for underprivileged children, focusing on arts and crafts to nurture their creativity and provide them with valuable skills. 4. **Charity Events**: We regularly organize and participate in charity events to raise funds for various causes, including healthcare, education, and disaster relief. These initiatives reflect our commitment to making a positive impact on the community and the environment. How do you feel about these programs? Are there any other community involvement ideas you think we should consider?

I’m looking for 20 residential interior designers who want business or design practice advice on a business problem in July or August. It’s £30 for a 30 minute slot, with all money going to St Michael’s Hospice in Hereford. Smallprint: I don’t promise not to mention Bootcamp :-) but I do promise to spend almost all the time focused on your particular business or practice issue, and I will do my very best to help you. If you need help managing a client situation, thinking about your ideal client, attracting that client, planning your business, working out a fee proposal, how to integrate AI into your business, or pretty much anything else interior design related (but not how to work with layers in AutoCAD!), or if you want to chat to me about Bootcamp - with zero obligation - then book here: https://lnkd.in/evM_NQGU

This article highlights some of the missteps that people encountered when downsizing. 1) Downsizing can be daughting and there are professionals who can assist. Better to sort everything what’s coming with you, donations, sold, trash, gifts to family and friends. 2) Try to avoid long term storage in offsite storage. The self-storage business is a $44 Billion industry with 11% of all households renting at least 1 unit per month. 3) Think about keeping an extra bedroom available for guests and family. 4) Build extra storage on site if necessary. In this article several local professionals were noted for assisting in the process. Merci Magdalena a professional organizer, whose company Great Moves sorts out a home and Lisa Tornello, an interior designer with Millroad Studio in San Anselmo, CA. #Housing #moving #realestate #downsizing #Marin #SanAnselmo #storage #SanFrancisco #WSJ

If you need help with grant writing or fundraising strategy, Ben Chambers, CFRE is your guy. If you need help putting furniture together...you might want to find someone else. This week, read about Ben's misadventures in home improvement and how they relate to fundraising. #grants #nonprofit #fundraising

I'm currently reading the 2006 book, "The Architecture of Happiness" by Alain de Botton. I highly recommend it. It's a personal look at how design/architecture connects us to our emotions -- namely happiness and misery. It's particularly poignant in light of the fires in and around Los Angeles and the devastation so many have experienced. Many of the recent news reels I've watched on social media are about one's connection to the house, the home, they lost. Their home was everything to them -- memories made there, the life lived there, the photos, mementos, the windows, doors, floors, and more. Many recounted how they had renovated and remodeled the house, preserved a historic house, and, with profound grief, acknowledged that their work, real intense creative work, was reduced to rubble in a matter of hours. It reminds me of some of the passages in Botton's book. One of the sentiments from the book that sticks with me is the act of noticing how sunlight hits the walls or floors of a house's interior and the beauty that light brings to the surface -- the color of the wood, the hue of a tiled floor. This is not to say, however, that everyone loves where they live or live there because they think it's beautiful. It's not necessary to honor the play of sunlight or value interior colors or be in awe of exterior landscapes. Homes are more than their designs. They are places of shelter and refuge, examples of hard work, a necessity. Yet all those who have suffered loss from these fires were familiar with their neighborhoods, the trees that lined the streets, the vegetation at the intersections, the local retailers they frequented, the crosswalks -- everything they saw and did daily that is now gone. Community has been lost. They were drawn to the neighborhood they lived in or the neighborhood became, over time, as familiar as a friend. There are many in need of help in southern California. Here is a link to verified fundraisers assisting those impacted by the fires or by fighting the fires: https://lnkd.in/evTKDNPU

Our quarterly newsletter is out now! 👏 Known as ‘TCFC Talk,’ our newsletter is a way we can keep our employees, customers & suppliers up to date with everything TCFC! This quarter covers the following: ·      Charity & sponsorship 🫴 ✨ ·      Director in Focus: Kane Tunaley 🔎 ·      The importance of company values 💭 ·      Office refurbishment case study 🏢 To read more, please visit our website: https://lnkd.in/ergiKMQZ #TeamTCFC #TCFCTalk #companynewsletter #Q3newsletter #Q3 #businessupdates

🌟 New Blog Post Alert! 🌟 We are excited to share our latest blog post, "Open Floor Plans: A Key to Aging in Place Comfortably." 🏡✨ As we age, the desire to stay in our own homes becomes more important. Designing a home that adapts to our changing needs is crucial, and open floor plans are a fantastic way to achieve this! In this post, I explore how open floor plans: Enhance mobility and accessibility: Spacious layouts make it easier to navigate with mobility aids and minimize tripping hazards. Improve natural light and well-being: Fewer walls mean more sunlight, creating a bright, inviting, and mood-boosting atmosphere. Encourage social interaction: Open spaces foster a communal environment, perfect for spending quality time with family. Simplify cleaning and maintenance: Decluttered, organized spaces are easier to maintain, promoting a safer and more comfortable home. Open floor plans not only modernize your home but also make it a safer, more adaptable place to live as you age. Whether you're planning for yourself or helping a loved one, this design strategy can significantly enhance comfort and independence. Check out the full post for more insights and practical tips! Your feedback and experiences are always welcome. 😊 👉 https://lnkd.in/gV57BETP #AuroraIndependence #AgingInPlace #HomeDesign #OpenFloorPlans #SeniorLiving #Accessibility #SafetyFirst #HomeImprovement

✨ New Year Prep Pro Tip for 2025 ✨ Start the year off fresh by decluttering your home! 🏡 Whether you’re tackling one drawer or an entire room, these tips make it easy to get started: ✔️ Use the 12/12/12 Rule to organize (12 items to donate, 12 to toss, 12 to put away). ✔️ Try the 20/20 Rule—if it takes less than $20 to replace and 20 minutes to retrieve, let it go. ✔️ Create a timeline and stay on track with bite-sized goals. For more decluttering strategies, check out this guide: https://loom.ly/hADajwI Which space will you start with? Let us know! 🗓️ #NewYearPrep #Declutter2025 #FreshStart

Another great example of how vertical deflection can be used on arterials! Bainbridge Island has joined the ranks of Cincinnati, Honolulu, Philly, and others, who are all piloting using raised crossings, speed tables, and speed cushions with great success in slowing speeds and reducing crashes on arterial streets! https://lnkd.in/gyXqXyED

This (landscape design) part of my business is my 'passion' project. I believe that our private and public landscaping could be done in more sustainable designs in order to live more in harmony with nature and other inhabitants of our earth. We run a bnb from our home (bnb management also a service offering) and have the pleasure of meeting some amazing people, from all different walks of life. One lady from Belgium had a fascinating role with a company who supplies orchardists with bugs. Imagine taking orders for 3,000 ladybugs! This is part of a bigger picture of a better way to provide the community and society at large with healthy food sources. Another part the the eco-friendly approach is companion planting, permacuture and food forest design principles, and in an urban environment where you may not have ample space, working in collaboration with your neighbours and council selecting better plantings in private home gardens, 'grass' verges outside homes, public parks, roadside berms along town roads, highways .... Basically any and every green space can be accommodating and productive. Bonus is the beauty with the changing season, oh and almost forgot - relatively low maintenance (that's my favourite part because I love to create - blessed with a creative and problem solving mind - but out of necessity do maintenance tasks, therefore keep them to a minimu with ALL my design work). So here about roadside berms.... Perennials are (of a plant) living for several years. Biennials are plants that (of a plant) take two years to grow from seed to fruition and die. Annuals are plants that are single season plants. So, it's pretty easy to know which TYPE of plant is ideal (PERENNIAL). Trees also, but the tree size and behavious must be considered. Evergreens would be best in certain locations, and deciduous would best be in other certain situations. Some locations are suitable to fruit, some not. Here are some lists of bugs and their favourite plants: • Bees - borage, lupin, meadowfoam, monarda (any bee balm variety), phacelia, lavender, aster, coneflower, foxglove, yarrow, agastache, hyacinthoids, cardoon, crocus, sage, thyme, rosemary, Salvia, catmint, ornamental onion, false sunflower, hebe and so many more. They also love the blossoms of fruit and nut trees including plum, peach, feijoa, citrus, berries and more ... • Butterflies - all of the above and: swan plant, cosmos, scabiosa, clover, sweet pea, daisies, dianthus, verbena, pittosporum, sophora, tree Lucerne • Bumble bees - tomato, comfrey, dahlia, aquilegia, geraniums, California lilac, buddleia, echium, onions, brassica, dill, fennel, kowhai, tree Lucerne and more.... • Tūī, bellbird, silver eye birds are great pollinators, so for birds - fruit trees, sophora (kowhai), coprosma, hebe, pittosporum, pohutukawa, corokia, harakeke, grevillea, bottlebrush, puriri, magnolia, prunus capanulata (sterile) and more.... For more info/to book online: https://lnkd.in/g7xS2UiP