With over 3o years and after creating thousands of custom windows, slipcovers, upholstery, bedding and pillows. Caryn Shaw is ready to answer all the question.

In one way or another you find a degree of divine inspiration in the simplest acts. The colors you see, fabrics you feel, the memories you have, all contribute to your own personal design.

“You can’t wait for inspiration. You have to go after it with a club.” – Jack London

Every Designer needs inspiration to produce inspired design. And sometimes, it can come from the unlikeliest sources. We want to help inspire the world with good design, on this page you find some our entries that didn’t win but do encourage good design and may help you with your next project.

Design Like a Designer is developed by the same folks that brought you designer fabrics at discounted prices for over 30 years! Our sister site Swatches and More, our home base, was designed to inform you about our store. The site, although was informative, needed to have a place to give advice and teach customers how to use their wild and creative side. Here you find more ways to use your inner designer!