Blog Archives - The Styleprint Design System by Karen Powell

Do not read this book if you’re expecting some theoretical treatise on interior design. This book is full of practical, hands-on advice on how to decorate a room in a simple but elegant manner. Usin… Read more

Brian K. Miller CFE, COOPatrice & Associates, Franchising, Inc., and franchise industry expert

The Styleprint Design System takes what can be the overwhelming task of redecorating and breaks things down into simple planning steps. To have worksheets that help you organize your decisions along t… Read more

Rosemarie Hartnet, CFE presidentAbrakadoodle

I pleaded, I begged, I even made that face (you know the one) to get her not to include trademarked information, but Karen was insistent on sharing the inner secrets to decorating gleaned over her thi… Read more

Linda T Gottlieb, MA, CFE director of educationDecor&You

Karen wrote this book for me! I am a lifelong ‘do-it-yourselfer’ decorator with many ‘it seemed like a good idea at the time’ decorator projects under my belt and at various levels of completi… Read more

Joan Marlow life and wellness coach, educator

Karen Powell unselfishly lays out not only the trade secrets to redecorating and redefining your living space, she gives you the worksheets to do it! This is a must-read for anyone that wants to sharp… Read more

Melanie Bergeron, CFEchair of the boardTwo Men and a Truck; International Franchise Association, 2015 chair

The StylePrint Design System provides an excellent road map for creating beautiful spaces that people love to live in. This common sense, step-by-step system takes the guesswork—and the stress—out… Read more

Amy Boesen, CID, certified color specialist, Decor&You franchisee, decorating design coach, former chair of advisory council, interim vendor relations liaison, member of the D&Y education team

Karen is a professional who turned her passion into her career. Our homes are our place of safety, enjoyment, and rejuvenation. Deciding to take on a decorating project in a home can interrupt our san… Read more

Ed Schultek founder and managing partnerSandler Training/Peak Sales Performance

I thought The Styleprint Design System was very practical and concrete. It is not meant to be a quick fix solution book. It requires serious thought and consideration of the situation and the process.… Read more

Janice Walshbusiness educator and coach

The Anatomy of a decor project and the Styleprint Design System created by Karen Powell is thought provoking while instilling confidence that we can all be active and successful participants in design… Read more

Art Mulliganinsurance and finance advisor and business owner

Karen Powell, an icon in the decorating and franchising industries, has written this simple step-by-step book to take the mystery and angst out of home decorating. Your home will become the envy of fr… Read more

Mary Ellen Sheetsfounder, Two Men and A Truck, first woman recipient of the International Franchise Association’s Entrepreneur of the Year Award, 2004