Gabberts May–June Calendar of Events

All events are free, unless otherwise noted.
Call the reservation line 952-928-3123, or make reservations online (Please check our website and phone line as events may be added to the calendar)
All events are held at Gabberts (unless otherwise noted) 3501 Galleria, Edina

Speed Design—Fast Impressions. Multiple Solutions.
Date: Saturday, May 3, 1–2 p.m.
You’ve heard of speed-dating. Say hello to speed-design. Take an hour of your valuable time to learn more about your home from our experts. Meet three of our design professionals in consecutive consultations and get their opinions on improving your living space. You will have three 20-minute sessions in which you can present your room dimensions, colors and concerns and then explore possible solutions for your room space. Each time the bell rings, move on to your next consultation. If possible, bring room dimensions and photographs. Very Limited Seating. Reservations required.

Trends For The Home—Spring 2008
Date: Thursday, May 8, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
How are we living this year? What influences our choices? How does clothing fashion translate into interior design? Reginia Payne, Creative Director for Vanguard, will share her insider’s perspective with us. (To be in the vanguard is to be in the leading position in a movement). Her insights in to housing trends, furnishings and fashion reflect the latest and best in the market.

Diane Matkaiti

Custom Home and Remodel Series: Redesign, Redo, Renew.
(This is the third in a series of three presentations designed to help you achieve the home you’ll love to live in.)
Date: Tuesday, May 20, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Make your dreams come true in your home. Diane Matkaiti, Allied Member ASID, CID, and Paul Kujawski of Builders Solutions, Inc. will demonstrate how to take your vision and utterly customize the interior of your home. They will share the processes involved in combining interior design expertise with creative building techniques.

Karen Hodgdon

Trends in Interior Design for 2008
Date: Thursday, May 29, 6:30–7:30 p.m.
Fresh from the High Point Market, Gabberts Senior Designer Karen Hodgdon, Allied Member ASID, will share the best looks and latest news in interior design. Gabberts is proud to share showroom photographs that will take you on a virtual tour of the largest home furnishings trade show in the world.

The High Point Market brings more than 85,000 people to High Point, North Carolina, every six months. Serious design studios and fine furnishings businesses can be found in High Point twice a year because if you can't find it in High Point, it probably doesn't exist.

Contemporary. Cozy. Creative.
Date: Tuesday, June 2, 6:30–7:30 p.m.

Karen Soojian

Sarah Goodrich

Connie Wersal-La Velle

Can a contemporary room feel warm? Can it be sleek and yet flexible enough for family activities? The designers of the 2008 ASID Showcase Home Great Room will explain how it can be accomplished. Karen Soojian, ASID, Sarah Goodrich, ASID and Connie Wersal-LaVelle, Allied Member ASID, have maximized the space and created an inviting place to relax, converse and dine. Learn how these concepts can be applied to your home.

Gabberts 10-Hour Design Series—At Home with Design
Choose either the Day Session or the Evening Session

Jenny Reed

Day classes meet Tuesday, June 3; Thursday, June 5; Tuesday, June 10; and Thursday, June 12. Class runs from 1–3:30 p.m. Taught by Senior Designer Jenny Reed, Allied Member ASID
 

 

Christine Sutphen

Evening classes meet Monday, June 2; Wednesday, June 4; Monday, June 9; and Wednesday, June 11. Class runs from 6:00-8:30 p.m. Taught by Senior Designer Christine Sutphen, ASID, IFDA, NCIDQ # 015101

 

 

Gabberts Furniture and Design Studio will host its popular two-week, 10-hour Design Series Workshop. This workshop is a fantastic opportunity for those planning an upcoming design project and will reveal to you a host of design essentials and proven techniques that can be easily put into practice in your own home. The workshop will cover:

• Identifying personal design styles
• Principles of good design
• Elements of design
• Floor plans and measurement
• Psychology of color

Classes meet four times over a two week time frame and each class is two and a half hours long. Registering for the first class covers all four sessions.

Fee: $95 for 10 hours of instruction, updated workbook, improved set of magnetic design templates and a free, one-hour, one-on-one design consultation with the instructor. Reservations are required. Space is limited.