He was actually not prepared for this, he was just amazed. How can one mans trash be another mans’ treasure?

It was a windy and cold Sunday night when he thought about trying out something new, something he never done before but heard so much about.

He sat down in front of the computer and said the word out loud to himself, thought for a bit and then spelled the word on his browser’s search bar and pressed enter. Never did he think that it would change his life.

The first person he saw completely made him gasp for air, was she true? What was this? A joke? What is wrong with her? – So many questions, so little time, so he wrote hello and it all started from there…

They talked for minutes, hours, days and months. Time flew by like the sand in an hourglass and feelings grew like never before, like the first flower of spring until it fills up the garden of love. That’s how he felt, like the first flower on the field.

I recently watched the movie Snow White while babysitting for a friend’s daughter so she could get out.  The last time I had seen the movie was many years ago when I watched it with my kids.  As I have witnessed many times in the past couple of decades, the message of Positive Self Talk was loud and clear. 

When the evil queen asked, “Mirror, mirror on the wall, who’s the fairest one of all?” The mirror’s reply, “Snow White” made the evil Queen furious. You see, it wasn’t enough for the Queen that she was beautiful.  Instead, the Queen chose to see that she wasn’t enough. There was someone more beautiful than she.

This is the Fourth of an Eight-Part Feature on the designers’ vision and progress at the DC Design House, which is underway and set to open on April 14th.

Designers are mixing new and old in this year’s DC Design House to give the spacious home warmth and character. For instance, Sharon Kleinman of Transitions in Potomac, MD, http://www.4transitions.com, designed a custom bench for Space 11, the Master Bedroom. “I use modern pieces such as the custom bench with acrylic base and combine it with an antique black lacquer wedding chest,” says Kleinman, who is thrilled to be able to use her work as an interior designer to support such a wonderful cause.