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 Though
she didn’t think of it as a career move at the time, Barbara Bain
got her start in the Interior Design field during her high school
years by taking an after-school job in a retail lighting store in
Northern Virginia. As
she selected lighting and accessories for customers and created
visual displays for the store, she realized that her interest in all
aspects of design would become a life-long passion.
She
then attended James Madison University in Harrisonburg, VA, where
she completed a degree in Interior Design.
After graduating, she worked in furniture, fabric and
lighting showrooms in the Design Center in Washington, D.C.
In 1991, Barbara moved to
Jacksonville, Florida, and worked on large and small-scale commercial
interior design projects.
This included space planning and selling office furniture.
Other experience included carpet and flooring sales and
facilitating color selections for a new homebuilder.
Wanting
to be more creative, she took a position with the nation’s largest
furniture retailer as the In-Store Design Coordinator for their five
Jacksonville and Daytona stores.
During her six years there, she designed and accessorized thousands
of room settings to maximize their visual appeal.
 After
seeing interior redesign featured in magazines and on HGTV's
Decorating Cents, Barbara decided to bring the concept to
Jacksonville. The response has been amazing. She has beautified
hundreds of homes in Northeast Florida. Barbara truly enjoys not only
the process, but the results--providing an environment that is new and
exciting, yet comfortable and familiar.
In 2004, Barbara was elected to the Board of Directors for I.R.I.S.
(Interior Redesign Industry Specialists)-the premier redesign
association in the industry.
Barbara Bain was a regular for 3 years
on The Morning Show on WJXT-Ch 4. Her Redecorating Spaces segments
featured decorating tips, ideas and trends. Look for her again in
the near future!
 Barbara
has bas been an exhibitor at the Jacksonville Home and Patio show where
she has received awards for her booth display.
Barbara is a
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