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Article: Interior decorator cites listening skills as key to satisfying clients.
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- The Walton Sun (Santa Rosa Beach, FL)
- Article date:
- June 2, 2007
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Byline: Joyce Owen
Jun. 2--It's happened to all of us. We have a vision and hire a professional to make that dream a reality. What we get instead is the professional's vision -- whether it's a room, a house or new suit. Interior decorator Dierdre Brightman's goal is
to turn a client's house into a home. Not just any home -- she wants it to be a place where her clients will feel comfortable.
"I want them to be able to say, 'I feel like I'm at home,' when they are there," she said.
To discover what home means, Brightman spends more time listening to clients than telling them about her knowledge of decorating or what she believes their ...