A Fresh Look

One Day Decorating Service

Helping you create beauty, order and harmony in your home

Kit Davey, Interior Designer

18 Years in business - Over 2,600 homes transformed!

Classes

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Scheduled Classes

New Class: Matchbox Art

Tuesday, June 29th, 9:00 am to 12:00 pm
Location: Palo Alto Adult School (Palo Alto High School Campus)
Room: Greendell P 3, 50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
Cost: $35; $5 materials fee payable in class. Call 650-329-3752 to register.

Come find out how to make tiny works of art using matchboxes. We’ll make mini-shrines, necklaces, pins, books, dolls, cards and more! This is the perfect class for beginners and for experienced artists, too. You’ll be guided through each project with simple-to-follow demonstrations. Most materials will be provided. $7 materials fee payable to instructor in class. Please email me for any supplies you might need during class: Kitdavey@aol.com, or visit my art website for more information: www.Found-Object-Art.com.


New Class: Altoid Tin Art

Wednesday, September 22nd, 6:00 to 9:00 pm
Location: Palo Alto Adult School (Palo Alto High School Campus)
50 Embarcadero Rd., Palo Alto
Cost: $35, plus $5 materials fee payable in class.

What do you do with all those really cool tins? Make art! We’ll create mini-shrines, wall hangings, book boxes, jewelry, spirit dolls and more! I’ll demonstrate the projects and you’ll have time to make several works of art. No experience necessary! Most materials will be provided. Please email me for any supplies you might need during class: kitdavey@aol.com.


New Class: Interior Design for Beginners

Saturday, Dec. 11th, 2010, 9:00 am to 12:30 pm
De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Cost: $65, plus $7 materials fee. Bring $2 in cash for parking
Call 408-864-8817 to register by phone or

To register and for classroom location: Call Foothill De Anza Community Education
Short Courses Office: (408) 864-9917 or www.fhda.edu. In this three and a half-hour course you’ll learn the step-by-step basics of how to create a beautiful and comfortable home, including:

Whether you’re filling a room with new furniture, redecorating a furnished space, or just want some ideas to enhance your home, you’ll get cost-effective, easy tips and useful handouts.


Class: Shadowbox Altars

Spring 2011
To register, please call: 50-329-3752 or visit paadultschool.org
Cost: $35, plus $10 materials fee. Free parking!

Have fun with a new art form—the shadowbox altar! This class is perfect for beginners or for those who have lots of art experience. I guarantee it will be easy and fun! You’ll learn how to create your own 3-dimensional work of art. Our theme will be “In My Garden”. We’ll use a small, sturdy box to house our “altars” and add layers of depth with paper, ephemera and found objects. You will be pleased with and amazed by your creation! I will provide most materials, but please email me for supplies to bring to class.

Please visit my website to see samples of Shadowbox Altars: www.found-object-art.com, click on “Assemblage”.



New Art Class: Playing Card Art

Spring 2011
To register, please call: 650-329-3752 or visit paadultschool.org
Cost: $35, plus $5 materials fee payable to instructor. Free parking!

Everyone has a deck of cards somewhere with a card or two missing. Now you can use those old cards to make art! Come learn 10 ways to use playing cards in quick and easy art projects. I will demonstrate how to alter, cut, fold and bend the cards in unique ways so you can create amazing little masterpieces. We’ll make tiny boxes, wall hangings, mini-books, bookmarks, paper dolls and more! No art experience is necessary! Please email me for a list of materials you’ll need in class: kitdavey@aol.com. Questions? Call me at 650-367-7370, or e-mail me at kitdavey@aol.com.


Class: Staging Your Home for Sale: How to Maximize Your Profits

Spring 2011
Palo Alto Adult School; $35, plus $5 materials fee payable in class
To register, and for class location, call: (650) 329-3752.

Find out how to invest your time, money and energy so your home sells quickly at the highest possible price. You'll learn what potential buyers are looking for in a new home, which improvements and updates give you the most bang for the buck, how to give your home "curb appeal" and how to stage each room of your house.


Learn how to stage your home for sale.

For just $5 you can purchase the course booklet, "How to Stage Your Home for Sale: Practical tips for getting a quick sale at a great price!". Just send a check or money order for $5 along with a self- addressed, business-sized envelope, with $0.60 in postage affixed, to:

A Fresh Look
1539 Granger Way
Redwood City, CA 94061

Please don't forget to include the correct postage ($0.60 in stamps) on your return envelope!



Decorating Class: "I Love This Room Now---Room Re-Design Secrets”

A Wednesday evening in Spring of 2010
Foothill College, El Monte Rd., Los Altos Hills
$39, plus $7 materials fee.
Take $2 in quarters or dollar bills for parking.
To register call:  408-864-8817 or visit www.fhda.edu.

Would you like a more comfortable, functional and beautiful home? Learn how to redecorate your house by creatively rearranging the furniture and artwork you already own. You'll discover how to define your personal style, how to create new furniture arrangements, and how to balance a room with color. Quick, easy accessorizing techniques for bookcases, artwork and displaying collections will also be shared


Can't attend the "I LOVE This Room Now!" class?

For just $7 you can purchase the course booklet, "I Love This Room Now! How to create a more beautiful, functional and comfortable home by rearranging what you already own!". Just send a check or money order for $7 along with a self- addressed, business-sized envelope, with $0.60 in postage affixed, to:

A Fresh Look
1539 Granger Way
Redwood City, CA 94061

Please don't forget to include the correct postage ($0.60 in stamps) on your return envelope!


Class: Backyard Decorating: How to Create an Enchanting Garden

Sat., Oct. 2nd, 2010, 10:30 to 12:30
Cost:  $35 (includes materials).
Location:  Common Ground Garden Center, 559 College Ave., Palo Alto
To register, call: (650) 493-6072
Do you love to putter in your garden?  Are you looking for ways to improve
and tweak it?  Would you like your garden to look and feel more creative?  Come
learn how to add humor, mystery and spirit to your garden.  You’ll learn how to:
•Use unusual objects to decorate your garden
•Give your home even more curb appeal
•Create and enhance zones for outdoor living,
•Create vignettes or scenes viewable from inside your home
•Make mosaic/pique assiette orbs and stepping-stones.
You’ll be inspired to create a garden that truly expresses who you are!



Class: Fun, Easy-to-Make Cards

Fall 2010
De Anza College, 21250 Stevens Creek Blvd., Cupertino
Call to register: (408) 864-8817
or visit www.CommunityEducation.fhda.edu.
Cost: $49, plus $10 materials fee, payable to instructor in class.
Parking is $2.

Come learn how to make your own all-occasion art cards. This class is for those with no art experience or for those with lots. You’ll get quick, easy ideas, using everyday materials---no experience necessary!

Please email me for supply list:  KitDavey@aol.com or if you have questions about the class: kitdavey@aol.com. Or call me at: 650-367-7370.




Contact Kit

or call (650) 367-7370