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Despite what you may think famous interior designers are not thin on the ground, and there are a great many of them gracing the halls of celebrity today. Another words, there are plenty of them who are making an excellent living at designing. We just haven’t heard of them and may never hear of them. They might not be as well known or as prolific as some artists and fashion designers are, but they do exist nevertheless. The reason for this almost unheard of fame can be solely attributed to the fact that interior design

didn’t truly take off until the latter half of the 20th century.

In fact until the 20th century there weren’t necessarily any famous interior designers per se. Yes, there were famous interior designers for dissimilar era’s but fame as we infer it didn’t come until very newly when there was a flock of interest in all things DIY. And for those of us to don’t know what DIY is – it is short for Do It Yourself. And specifically refers to the TV Network. Hence, since interior decorating and some of its off shoots, can be reasoned to DIY that’s when the world really became aware of interior decorating. And it wasn’t until a few years after that that dissimilar interior designers started to make a name for themselves amongst the ecumenical public. Just like many things in our society it takes a while before it hits main stream. Things of this nature usually start with the rich and wealthy and then move on from there.

For the most part these famous interior designers gained their fame through the usual means of achieving fame, through the TV. They appeared in numerous Television home improvement programs, and they held numerous, televised DIY (Do It Yourself) programs and fundamentally got their face well recognized to the public. And that’s how famous interior designers of the last decade of the twentieth c achieved more than a meek fame.

There are of course more famous interior designers than the ones you see on TV. Others who might be television camera timid. And could very often be just as good as or even better at what they do than the more media savvy interior decorators. As I said earlier, there are sure to be a bundle in this category and we will never know about them. Ones who decorate the famous, such as George Clooney, Jerry Rice and the like.

Then there are the famous interior designers who have been about for what seems like forever and a day and who have made a family name for themselves through their relentless efforts. Yes, it isn’t all play, many times it is long hours to get to that place of fame.These interior decorators are much lauded in their world and are the pundits from whom the new generation of interior decorators learn their craft. Many of these “Old School” decorators if you will are now teaching their trade.

So as you look for the names of famous interior designers you need to understand and accept that you won’t be able to find all of them just because you look through interior magazines. Sometimes these famous interior designers like to keep their celebrity under raps. Working behind the scenes, so to speak, and enjoying life without all the paparazzi.

Famous interior designers aren’t host, but there are a sizable number of them, and they all have gifts of talent and one thing in common. They have a good eye for design and decorating and they can put together a room to make the very best out of all its features. Ok, so that was two things they all have in common! Just remember, you could one day walk right past a famous interior designer and not even know it.

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Submitted on October 17, 2009
By Sean Lintow Sr.

SLS Construction Cullman County

Ok, I admit it, I had no clue and this is its 22nd year of it being observed. Obviously though I am not the only one, as one site that lists all the different “National Fill in the Blank Month’s” has over 30 listings just for October and not one of them is about energy. Ok, maybe the Auto Battery Safety Month deals somewhat with an energy source, but that is as close as we get. I think we may have a slight failure on the government’s part here on getting the message out. Speaking of failing to get the message out, how about that $1500 tax credit for Energy Efficient upgrades? Most every homeowner I talk to has not heard about it or even if they have heard about it, they do not fully understand how it works. Please note: we at SLS Construction are not lawyers, accountants, or tax professionals and we strongly recommend you contact one of them if you have specific tax or legal questions.

What is a credit?

First, the $1500 energy tax credit is part of the ARRA of 2009. If a homeowner makes certain eligible energy efficient upgrades to their main residence during the 2009 and 2010 years, they can qualify to get a credit on their taxes. A tax credit is pretty cool as it counts as money paid in and reduces the amount you owe unlike a deduction, which only lowers your taxable income. A quick example – let us say you make $40,000 this year; your federal tax owed would be $6,188. A deduction of $1500 would save you only $375 ($5813 still owed), while a credit would drop what you owe down to $4688.

Here is a nice little item for those of you that file married but filing separate – you can actually double the credit. (i.e. one claims the roof, while the other claims the AC Unit upgrades)

What’s the catch?

That sounds great, but what are these “eligible” upgrades and what’s the catch? Well let’s break this up and deal with the eligible upgrades in the next section. The first catch is that even if you purchase multiple products you can only get a maximum of $1,500 over the entire 2-year period. If you get the entire $1,500 credit in 2009, then you cannot get anything additional in 2010. The second catch is installation costs are not included in some popular upgrades like window replacement or adding installation. Another catch is that you must fill out a special tax form and will need to get and keep a “Manufacturers Certificate” in case you are audited. The final catch is that it only covers 30% of the cost – so to get the full $1500 you have to have invested a minimum of $5000 to perform the upgrades.

A quick reference chart of eligible upgrades

Do Not Forget – all items require a Manufacturers Certificate that it meets the Tax Credit Standard in case of an audit.

So is it for me, and any suggestions?

As for the first question, that is only a question you can answer. If you were planning on upgrading your AC, redoing your roof, etc… in the next few years, it may be worth it to push it up. If you want the most bang for your buck, get an energy audit done – it doesn’t make much sense to replace your windows if your AC unit is 20 years old, or all that nice cool air goes straight out your attic.

But wait, there’s more…

For additional tax credits related to Geo Thermal, Biomass, Solar, Wind, & Fuel Cells; EnergyStar Website

For additional information on policies, programs, or incentives offered by your local utility, local government, state government, or federal government that promote renewable energy and energy efficiency click here & choose your state; http://www.dsireusa.org/

For Business, Public Utilities, and Manufacturers there are some other tax breaks available also; http://www.energy.gov/additionaltaxbreaks.htm

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