Iglesias Design Group

10/13/2026

Mixing k***s and pulls starts with one question: What opens how? K***s suit doors that swing, pulls suit drawers that slide, and a pull about a third of the drawer width keeps the run balanced.

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10/01/2026

How high to hang art with tall ceilings: multiply the ceiling height in feet by 7 for the center, in inches. A 10-foot ceiling puts the art at 70 inches, just above the middle of the wall, so the room feels balanced.
Send this to someone with tall ceilings and bare walls. 🖼️
Follow along: a new WHYteriors™ every Wednesday!

09/26/2026

In interior design, every calm room hides a why: the tile pattern, the fabric, the height of the art, the warm colors that sit side by side.

WHYteriors™ is our new series, and Wednesdays are now Why Wednesdays. Each week we take one decision in a room and show the why behind it, from how herringbone tile leads the eye to the height we hang art.

Once you know the reason, you start seeing it in every room you walk into.

Send this to the friend who always asks why. 🤍

09/26/2026

Tonight, try this: dim the ceiling light and turn on a lamp beside each seat. 🤍

That's layered light, and it's how we plan living room lighting in every home we design. Three layers, three jobs:

Ambient: the soft, even base. A chandelier or ceiling lights, on a dimmer.
Task: light where you read. A lamp by each seat, shade near seated eye level.
Accent: light that sets the mood. Sconces and firelight draw the eye to the art after dark.

Keep one warm white in every fixture (2700K on the box) so the layers read as one room.

Layered light also grows with you, since our eyes want a little more light over the years. It's in step with the American Society of Interior Designers' 2026 Trends Outlook, which points to homes designed for well-being.

Which do you turn on first at night, the ceiling light or a lamp?

Share this with the person in your house who always turns on the big light.

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09/24/2026

Five decisions turn a primary bath into a retreat. The first one comes before a single tile is chosen.

In our new Journal post, we share the order we follow: plan around your routine, give each zone room to breathe, layer warm light, keep materials few and tactile, and plan storage so the counters stay clear.

Read the full guide on our Journal.

Plan a spa bathroom at home: a calm layout, layered warm light, natural materials and storage that keeps counters clear. A Naples design studio explains how.

09/10/2026

The ASID (American Society of Interior Designers) released its 2026 Trends Outlook, and here is what we are seeing land in Southwest Florida homes ☀️

The lanai counts as a real room now, not an amenity. Natural material is doing the work decor used to do, plaster, travertine, white oak, linen. And air and daylight moved out of wellness talk and into the actual spec, low VOC finishes included.

We look at where the light falls before we choose a single finish. That is what makes a room feel warm instead of decorated!

Outdoor room or better daylight, which would you fix first?

09/09/2026

Every material in this primary bathroom remodel was chosen to feel warm before the sun comes up. Here is how.

The vanity wall does the heavy lifting: light oak cabinetry, a quartz countertop with a 3” mitered edge and soft veining, and aged brass fixtures throughout. We wrapped the mirror wall in a neutral grasscloth instead of paint, because texture is what makes a bathroom feel layered instead of flat. Then the shower flips the palette, large-format tile, floor to ceiling, with garden windows that pull in real greenery while you rinse off.

The detail everyone misses on the first watch: the toe-kick cabinet lighting. A single warm LED line beneath the vanity turns a nighttime bathroom trip into a soft glow instead of a blinding overhead switch. It is one of the smallest line items in a bathroom remodel and one of the most requested once clients live with it.

Save this one if a primary bath renovation is on your list!

09/08/2026

Twelve showrooms. Four rounds of samples. Six weeks of picking tile.

And that's just the backsplash.

We like the version where you get your Saturdays back and spend your time on the things you love.

We work through the selections together, and it ends with a clear direction we can build the whole space around.

Fill out the questionnaire to get started. 👇

Start a design consultation with Iglesias Design Group today.

09/03/2026

Quartz and quartzite share four letters and two very different origins. Here is how we choose between them.

Quartzite is natural stone, quarried in slabs, with veining formed over geologic time. Quartz is engineered, ground stone bound with resin and pigment, so the pattern you approve is the pattern you receive.

Both are good decisions. The difference is in how we work with each one.

Quartz samples come to the site with us and sit against the cabinet samples in the room’s own daylight, because a warm white can shift once the afternoon light comes through. Quartzite is chosen slab by slab at the yard, and that single selection is what makes a kitchen feel custom.

Then the details are settled together: edge profile, seam placement reviewed on the drawing before a cut is made.

The surface is chosen once, on paper, before the slab is reserved. Everything after follows from it.

Quartz or quartzite for your space? Vote below!⬇️

09/02/2026

Planning a renovation and looking for a structured design process? That is exactly how we work.

Every project moves through the same stages, in the same order.

We begin with how you live, develop the design, and present the finished rooms in full before a single piece is moved in the home.

You see drawings and renderings of every space. Selections documented, dimensions confirmed, each material chosen against the cabinetry, the light, and the rooms on either side of it.

Once you approve, we handle sourcing, ordering, and on-site coordination.

Whole-Home Design. Kitchen and Baths. Entertainment Centers. Furnishings and Window Treatments. Smart Home Integration.

One plan, one team, carried from the first drawing to the final piece placed.

We take a limited number of projects each season, and the earliest conversation is the most useful one.

Naples, Bonita Springs, Estero, Fort Myers, Cape Coral, Marco Island.

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Kitchen first or primary bath first? 👇