http://dujardindesign.com/blog Thu, 03 May 2012 16:57:58 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/sitting-pretty/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/sitting-pretty/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:57:03 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2826 Whoever said “ignorance is bliss” surely wasn’t talking about environmentally friendly home design and furnishings.  When you curl up on your sofa with your family around you, or snuggle into a comfortable chair with a good book, chances are you … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/sitting-pretty/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/walk-this-way-on-may-12th/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/walk-this-way-on-may-12th/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:56:48 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2845 “I always wondered why somebody didn’t do something. Then I realized I was somebody.”—Lily Tomlin The opportunities to be of service to our communities are boundless.  There are so many good people and organizations doing heartfelt work in the world, … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/walk-this-way-on-may-12th/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/the-power-of-social-networks/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/the-power-of-social-networks/#comments Thu, 03 May 2012 16:55:47 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2867   I’m finding that there are so many upsides to our engagement with each other via the internet.  My website, blog, and Facebook page do take time to create and update, it’s true, but it is unprecedented in the history … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/the-power-of-social-networks/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/daffodils-and-earth-day/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/daffodils-and-earth-day/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:54:22 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2667 Where can you go to see three million daffodils in bloom, along with a parade, an antique car show, and breathtaking vistas of sea and sand?  Nantucket Island celebrates its Annual Daffodil Festival this year on April 27 to 29th.  … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/daffodils-and-earth-day/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/anchoring-the-present-to-the-past/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/anchoring-the-present-to-the-past/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:53:55 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2695 The Spring issue of Nantucket Today features an article I wrote on restoring the Captain Parker house on Flora Street in Nantucket.  Historical preservation and reverence for the past is key to the work I do when working with older … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/anchoring-the-present-to-the-past/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/a-deeper-shade-of-green-at-the-philadelphia-antique-show/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/a-deeper-shade-of-green-at-the-philadelphia-antique-show/#comments Wed, 18 Apr 2012 12:53:37 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2698 This year, I was honored to be asked to speak at the prestigious Philadelphia Antique Show, taking place at the Pennsylvania Convention Center from April 28th to May 1.  Although previous commitments meant I had to decline a speaking role, … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/a-deeper-shade-of-green-at-the-philadelphia-antique-show/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/eco-friendly-pet-toys/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/eco-friendly-pet-toys/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:25:59 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2584 If you’re a regular reader of Holistic House, you know I’m an animal lover.  I have three beautiful bichon frises:  G.G., Ellie and Tuffy, and my husband Frank and I consider them a part of the family.  That’s why when … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/eco-friendly-pet-toys/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/a-visit-to-my-nantucket-fisherman%e2%80%99s-cottage/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/a-visit-to-my-nantucket-fisherman%e2%80%99s-cottage/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:19:50 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2589   I’m delighted that my summer home on Nantucket is featured in the April issue of Traditional Home Magazine, on stands now.  My husband Frank and I fell in love with this older home in Madaket, near the most beautiful … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/a-visit-to-my-nantucket-fisherman%e2%80%99s-cottage/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/creating-beach-house-style/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/creating-beach-house-style/#comments Wed, 14 Mar 2012 13:16:09 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2569 There’s a period of time that comes at the tail end of winter, when it isn’t quite spring, but it seems the daffodils are urging themselves forward with unseemly haste, the snowdrops are dipping their heads before the last of … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/creating-beach-house-style/feed/ 0 http://dujardindesign.com/blog/guest-blogging-at-new-england-home-magazine-2/ http://dujardindesign.com/blog/guest-blogging-at-new-england-home-magazine-2/#comments Fri, 10 Feb 2012 16:01:42 +0000 Trudy Dujardin, ASID, Leed AP http://dujardindesign.com/?p=2543 New England Home Magazine has invited me to be a guest blogger.  I’m excited to share my thoughts on good design and good living with readers of this wonderful magazine. Mark your calendar for February 21st, when I’ll be writing about … Continue reading →]]> http://dujardindesign.com/blog/guest-blogging-at-new-england-home-magazine-2/feed/ 0