Interior designers, flooring specialists and other home improvement experts will be under one roof this weekend, offering products and tips to South Floridians seeking to give their homes a fresh, new look.

The annual Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show begins Friday and continues through Sunday at the Broward County Convention Center at 1950 Eisenhower Blvd. in Fort Lauderdale.

This year's event touts 750 booths, including exhibits from hurricane window suppliers, custom cabinet makers, kitchen and bath remodeling firms and more.

Amelia Rozas, an interior designer serving customers across South Florida, will host seminars each day showing attendees how to best display art around their homes.

"A lot of people struggle with that," the Miami-based designer said. "They don't know what will be the right placement, how to work it with dcor, the right framing, scale. People sometimes pick something too big or too small for their space."

Architect, designer and TV personality John Gidding, host of HGTV's "Curb Appeal," also will be on site Saturday and Sunday at 2 p.m. and 4 p.m. to talk about his experience with clients around the world.

The home design and remodeling show held at the Broward convention center since 1991 attracted about 50,000 visitors last year.

Organizers are hopeful this year's show also will draw large crowds, considering South Florida's recent recovering housing market.

"When there's a real estate boom, the home improvement market also booms," said Sharon Berube, spokeswoman for the Fort Lauderdale Home Design and Remodeling Show. "Those two things tend to go hand in hand. We anticipate we'll see even more attendance this year as people are feeling more confident about investing in their homes."

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Crystorama Lighting and Libby Langdon announced today new collections that reflect the interior designers easy, elegant style.

Langdon, whose designer skills and extensive portfolio have been featured in numerous consumer magazines and national television programs, has a signature style that combines classic lines with chic, modern twists to complement contemporary lifestyles.

Crystorama has a history of quality craftsmanship inspired by the world around us, said Brad Kleinberg, president of Crystorama Lighting. The new Libby Langdon for Crystorama collections combine our lighting expertise with Libbys interior design experience for beautiful, elegant lighting that will light up any home.

In her first lighting licensing partnership, Libby Langdon is introducing three Crystorama collections: Jennings, Masefield, and Sylvan.

The Jennings Collection offers dynamic design, stunning light spread and just the right amount of bling. Jennings features a chic and timeless polished nickel pattern that gives a graphic feel without overpowering a space. The Jennings pattern is a best-selling Langdon original. An inner linen shade adds texture while a diffuser softens the light. Jennings is offered in five fixtures; large and small pendants, wall sconces, a semi-flush ceiling mount.

Im thrilled with the look of the Jennings Collection, Langdon said. Its a soft geometric pattern that looks modern and fresh but is rooted in classic design. My goal was to design a collection with an updated look that will be relevant for many years. I really love the way the pattern is highlighted differently throughout the various fixtures. The large pendant shows the full scale version of the pattern whereas the wall sconce and the ceiling mount highlight a section of the pattern, allowing people to use several pieces from the same collection in the same space without it feeling too matchy-matchy.

The Masefield Collection was inspired by the many clients Libby works with that want a classic yet fashion forward look. The bamboo frames of the fixtures gain a fresh perspective with an angular, sleek inner shade and an Olde Silver finish. The Masefield Collection is a new take on timeless design elements and the perfect balance between form and function. Masefield is offered in seven fixtures; large and small pendants, wall sconces, ceiling mounts.

I find that bamboo can live beautifully in many different environments, Langdon said. It crosses the line between modern and classic. The shapes in the Masefield Collection will appeal to many different homeowners. This collection would work just as well with what I call a Modern Preppy style spaces infused with bright colors and geometric patterns as well as in more traditional rooms. I look forward to seeing how designers and homeowners will take this collection and put their own spin on it.

The Sylvan Collection was created for homeowners who love lighting that is grand in scope but not clunky and oversized. Sylvan is the perfect combination of traditional and contemporary. The sleek lines and angular detail of the outer frame is softened by the texture of the shades and the curved lines of the arms. This collection features graceful, sloping, polished nickel arms and white linen shades. Sylvan is offered in three fixtures; two chandeliers and a wall sconce.

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Madonna has remembered her late interior designer friend David Collins by writing an emotional tribute as the introduction to an upcoming book of his work.

The Material Girl star mourned the loss of Collins last summer (Jul13), when he died just weeks after he was diagnosed with an aggressive form of skin cancer.

Madonna cleared her schedule to pay her respects at his funeral in Ireland and now she has written a foreword for David Collins Studio, a new book featuring his design work, which is due for release next month (Jun14).

She writes, "Yes, David helped me decorate my homes in New York and London... When I think of David, I think of blue. Then again, when I think of David, I feel blue - because I miss him! When I look around my houses in New York or London, I am struck by what an influence he has had on me. He has left his souvenirs everywhere: his touch, his taste, his flair and his blue. He has influenced the way my homes look, of course, but he's had a much bigger impact on my life.

"He showed up when I was feeling lonely and working in London for a long period of time without a single friend to drink with, gossip with or cry on the shoulder of."

She continues, "After I gave birth to my son Rocco, I was feeling fat and unattractive and convinced that I resembled a milk truck. David took me shopping, bought me slimming clothes... He threw a corset at me and insisted we go dancing to sweat off those extra pounds of baby fat - such a sensible man!... In my darkest hours (and there were plenty of those) he always managed to say something that made me laugh and stop feeling sorry for myself...

"When he found out he was sick, he underplayed it. And because of this, I was not able to be there for him in the final weeks of his life and I never got a chance to say goodbye. So David, wherever you are, I hope you are reading this. I miss you."

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Ask the interior designer Nate Berkus about a piece of dcor in his New York home, and youll very likely discover its a souvenir from one of his travels abroad.

The 15-pound black geode sitting on his coffee table? A memento of Paris Left Bank. It may not be as typically Parisian as, say, a watercolor of the Eiffel Tower, Berkus conceded. But when I look at it, it brings me back to the day. He added with a laugh, Ill never forget lugging that thing around in my backpack in Paris.

Your home should tell the story of who you are its a decorating adage Berkus often repeats to his clients and, these days, on American Dream Builders, the design-competition reality show he hosts on NBC. And I cant think of a more personal, interesting way to do that, he said, than with the things you brought back from the places you were lucky enough to see.

Recently Berkus gave tips for finding those kinds of souvenirs textiles, pottery, furniture that double as dcor. Following are edited excerpts from the conversation.

Q: How do you learn about markets?

A: Taxi drivers are the holy grail. I always ask taxi drivers and hotel concierges where they buy their pots and pans, where they sell their furniture, when that market is. No matter where you are Sri Lanka, Rome, Mexico theres always a market where the local population brings their things.

I was in Naples, Italy, and we had this driver, Signore Palladino, who had been driving for 40 years. Everyone knew him. Hed honk his horn, and the gates would open. A driver can really introduce you to things you would never have had access to. But you dont find that out unless you ask.

Recently I did a buying trip to Peru for One Kings Lane, and we had appointments with all sorts of artisans. But then the bus driver told us about this local artisan market in Cuzco where we found textiles, bowls, pottery, woven rugs, jewelry, everything we needed. So when you find out about something great, cancel your itinerary.

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Sub-Zero/Wolf recently hosted a press lunch at its Atlanta headquarters, where renowned designer Matthew Quinn shared his expertise on national kitchen trends, as well as some regional trends specific to Atlanta and its surrounding areas. Quinn, co-owner of ADACs Design Galleria and owner of his new kitchen and bath hardware showroom the Matthew Quinn Collection designs spaces for a variety of clients in Georgia and beyond, as well as products for a variety of well-known manufacturers.

The layering of talent architect, interior designer, kitchen designer and even lighting designer makes for the most successful projects, said Quinn.

Some of the Atlanta-regional trends he has noticed include:

The Wolf/Sub-Zero Atlanta showroom, part of which was designed by Quinn

Some of the more general kitchen trends Quinn has seen all over the U.S. include:

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