MAY 2007 VC SEMINAR CONGRATULATIONS  left to right Cristina Courtney-Boland, Miami, FL - Terri Zioerjen, Tampa, FL June Michel, Vienna, VA - June Mazzoni, Vineland, NJ   BEFORE  AFTER  BEFORE  AFTER BEFORE  AFTER   GREAT JOB LADIES!       HAPPY NEW YEAR from Everyone at VC Headquarters Archie - VC Goodwill Ambassador Thoughts for 2007 "Reclaim old friendships, nourish new ones and live gratefully"   COMPLETE | January 21-26, 2007 | Stuart, FL - Private Residences COMPLETE | February 26 - March 2, 2007 | The Woodlands, TX - Marriott - The Woodlands COMPLETE | May 6-11, 2007 | Stuart, FL - Hutchinson Island Marriott - Stuart,FL OPEN | October 21 - 26, 2007 | The Woodlands, TX - Marriott - The Woodlands CLICK HERE TO REGISTER FOR CERTIFICATION COURSES NOW!     It is our pleasure to inform you that Carole Talbott will be included in the 2006/2007 METROPOLITAN WHO'S WHO AMONG EXECUTIVES and PROFESSIONALS "HONORS EDITION"         LOOK FOR US IN               Look for Visual Coordinations in HOMESTYLE MAGAZINE November 2006 issue TOPIC: Holiday Dining and Decorating.           We are pleased to announce that Carole will be a featured speaker at the October 2006 International Home Furnishings Market in High Point, North Carolina on Thursday, October 19th from 4-5 pm at the Retailer Resource Center. Topic: "The DaVinci Code of Design" See you there!   Why are we smiling?   Visual Coordinations is headed to Costa Rica for one week of "makeover magic" at Oasis On The Beach in Playa Zancudo. Go to www.oasisonthebeach.com for a tour of our "Job Location". Before and After photos will be available upon Carole's return. From volcanoes to crocodiles, monkeys to iguanas, rolling Pacific waves to deep russet papayas, mountain roads (loose term) to mountain landslides, it was an experience. Here are the first results in - of the Costa Rican Visual Coordination makeovers (more to follow) BEFORE   BEFORE   AFTER AFTER     Welcome to the "New" LORELEI www.loreleifloridakeys.com  Design, Color and Theme Concepts By Visual Coordinations by Carole Talbott, Inc.     THOUGHTS FOR 2006   To reach for another is to risk involvement. To expose your feeling is to risk exposing your true self. To place your ideas, your dreams, before a crowd, is to risk their loss. To love is to risk not being loved in return. To live is to risk dying. To hope is to risk despair. To try is to risk failure. But risk must be taken, because the greatest hazard in life is to risk nothing...They may avoid suffering and sorrow, but they cannot learn, feel, change, grow, love, live. Chained by their attitudes, they are a slave, they have forfeited their freedom. Only a person who risks is free.   -ANONYMOUS CHICAGO TEACHER   THE GOOD - GOODBYE Dear Carole, It is with mixed emotions that I read about you leaving the teaching aspect of your business. I am very happy for you knowing you can pursue whatever makes you happy and it is also sad to think about all the people who will not have the privilege of attending your class. You have had a profound influence on my life and career and I am most appreciative. I know the team now in charge is well-trained and will carry on the Carole Talbott name with pride. You are not only a great teacher, but you are one of the most dynamic people I have ever met. Thank you for all you have done for me. Ann S. Hodges WE SAVED THE BEST FOR CAROLE'S LAST CLASS! Visual Coordination Certification Course Through the “eyes” of a student Day One Wow! I loved going into a client’s home on the first day of training and observing Carole and Joanna while they worked their magic. It was fascinating to watch Carole calmly consider the possibilities for the transformation of the room. Does she wiggle her nose? The client’s furniture and other treasured objects that initially appeared awkward or completely invisible were gently guided into place by the “dream team”. The humble VC’s to be were dazzled by the dramatic results. How do these women take a home that some described as “cold”, “chaotic” and “frightening”, and turn it into a warm, inviting refuge? Further, how could this possibly be accomplished in less than two hours and without adding or deleting a single piece? Where’s the agony? I’m sure these questions and more will be addressed in due time…perhaps during day two? I know nothing. I am a sponge ready to absorb more. Thanks for an inspiring first day. Day Two Carole explained that learning the formula was going to remind us of kindergarten. Yippee! We’re going to put a puzzle together, sort of. We’re given a puzzle piece to remind us to take one step at a time. We begin by identifying basic room shapes and determining where the furniture would be placed based on a square or angle pattern. We’re told square rooms equal angled furniture 98 percent of the time. Certainly my pesky den falls in the rare 2% of the rooms that should be squared. Mother Carole senses a wandering mind and assures us the formula will be proven in the field. Joanna covers the subject of hanging art, which happens to be my greatest fear in Visual Coordinations. We’re shown photos of perfectly placed plates and framed art. How will Joanna fit into my toolbox? Note, negotiate plan to share Joanna’s talent/locate handled ladder. After lunch we’re given cookies and milk. We learn more stuff. My head is filled with peaks and valleys. My mantra is size, shape, color and theme. Can this be applied when shopping for shoes? A field trip to Tootsies this afternoon is in order. I like kindergarten. Day Three Day three was about “no thinking, just doing”. I needed to get out of my head and into my gut. Why is simplicity so damn hard sometimes? There were also themes of trusting the formula and facing some of my fears. It is challenging for me to stay in the process and not “think” about the what-ifs (not to be confused with the what nots). Joanna helped me tackle my fear of hanging art. I was proud of my self for learning to measure accurately and use a level. I’m so excited about assembling a toolbox now. Maybe I won’t have to jam Joanna in among the tools after all. Last, the proof is in the pudding. Actually the proof was in the homes and the client’s faces. I’m tired on the trip back to the hotel. The group gets a small break from my bantering. Sometimes you just need to be still and absorb…I am a sponge. Day Four Day four took us to a home that looked like it could take days to complete. Lots of art, mollies in every single spot where a picture hung, an odd-shaped table set in a funky position, with an off-center light fixture. I’m pretty sure the formula is telling me to turn and run. Then, I think about the “super VC girls here to save the day”! Carole directs us to divide and conquer the rooms one step at a time. I’m starting to listen more to my gut, but can wander into thinking about scenarios that don’t work well. For the first time, I saw a glimpse of Carole getting frustrated with a small area of the kitchen where the dining table stood. The wheels turned, the nose wiggled? I’m still pondering the possibility of super natural powers. Then she shifted a chair, filled an empty pocket and centered the table where it should be for now. Those pesky builders and contractors need directions when placing light fixtures and plugs! I begin to feel more comfortable coordinating “our” room. I learn more about hanging art from the Queen of the toolbox, Joanna. Graduation and Hurricane Wilma are approaching. Two perfect storms? I’m going to miss Camp Carole and the group of friends I’ve made this week. Thanks. Day Five It’s day five and we descend on Calico Corners for a lesson in fabric selection. I’m more comfortable trusting my instincts and following my gut reaction to a first fabric. Selecting coordinating fabrics is even easier. Carole produces a mirror and camera then begins to drape the fabrics around our shoulders. Each student passes the teacher’s “cheat test” by sparkling in their fabric wraps. Remember it’s about them (the client) not us. What a remarkable way to determine a person’s true passion for color and style. We head back to the hotel for another feeding. I’m hoping to graduate with a hint of my waistline intact. The time has arrived to present the certificates. Carole begins to speak, then pauses to allow her tears to come. I’m honored to be a part of this moment with these incredible women. We were meant to be here with Miss Carole as she makes this transition. Let’s hope we make our teacher proud. Maybe we will find out at a reunion in Big Canoe? I drive home through the beginning of Wilma’s rain. Sweet Kate and Randy give me a warm welcome. Kate is curious about Mamma’s decorating class so I ask her to find the focal point to the family room and draw it. I’ve enclosed my kindergarten girl’s rendering. Simple. Thank you for the opportunity to be your student. I guess it’s time to find out if I learned anything by doing. Kathy Greene Visual Coordinator      VC TAKING THE HIGH ROAD  ...to the mountains of BIG CANOE, GA "Experience the spirit of mountain living".  Refurbish and redecorate with mountain style and Carole Talbott. TRI-STATE SERVICE Welcome To Mountain Living "Camp Canoe" BEFORE  AFTER    "Hoyt's Hallow" BEFORE  AFTER   "Bearadise" BEFORE  AFTER "We use what you have and get what you need". Specializing in furnishings and accessories from  Crabapple Hills Farm at Lakota Cove and Big Canoe properties. www.crabapplehillsfarm.com       www.bigcanoe.com    Please email each instructor for their seminar dates and locations. top left clockwise Lynne Abreu Carole Talbott Sandy Dixon-Sharp and Kathi Barry THE "TEACHING TORCH" HAS BEEN PASSED  We are proud to introduce our newest Certified Visual Coordination Instructor's Lynne Abreu Englewood, CO  303-521-7939 lynneabreu@qwest.net   Ina Domengeaux Conroe, TX  936-441-8384 vcbyina@msn.com   Kathi Barry Jensen Beach, FL  772-232-1999 kathibarry1@bellsouth.net Sandy Dixon-Sharp Evergreen, CO  303-674-2052 sandydixon@juno.com Please look for their future schedules in 2007

JUST RELEASED COURSE # 1 ARTWORK (How To Hang It - Where To Hang It -  What Works - What Doesn't) Based on the Visual Coordinations Design Technique by Carole Talbott YOU WILL LEARN HOW TO VISUALIZE SPACE, SHAPE AND COLOR IN A NEW HARMONIOUS AND SIMPLE WAY. This is the FIRST in a series of three comprehensive design/decorating DVD courses. $19.95 + Shipping & Handling TO ORDER 1-772-220-8144  or CLICK HERE TO ORDER     Designing Your Own Success was a huge Success Thank you IRCC for the opportunity to present the 3 P's: Passion Pay Attention Placement secrets to a new perspective on your life Diamond Litty and Carole Talbott (Speaker) (Keynote Speaker)   IRCC Staff with Carole Talbott Visual Coordination Presentation

F E A T U R E D    I N     Where's Archie, head of VC desktop operations?   P R O F E S S I O N A L S Pursue The Power of Placement... (Visual Coordinations) Patricia Vicari Miller  Director of Activities  Boca Raton Hotel & Club  Boca Raton, FL Kristine A. Oleson  National Display Designer  for Christian Dior  Model, Freelance Designer  Chicago, IL Donna MacNiven Agency Field Executive (just retired)  State Farm Insurance Co Naples, FL   See you on the newsstands!    Yip Jumps Ship at Palm Beach Design Show The Event May 21-23 - Palm Beach Convention Center The Design Team for WPTV - Channel 5 - NBC Carole Talbott Visual Coordinator "The Design Patrol"  Kelley Dunn News Anchor WPTV - NBC Beverly Buss Carl's Furniture   The Process Building WPTV's Designer Room   The Results  SHOWTIME - WPTV News SPECIAL GUEST Vern Yip - Designer from the hit TLC - TV Series, Trading Spaces.  Yip Jumps Ship - to NBC this fall. Vern will be starring on his own Series, "Design Intervention". Vern Yips Review of our Designer Room - " Warm, serene, exotic, beautiful, very pulled together." Thank you Vern Yip and welcome to our NBC Family!

Europe Embraces Visual Coordinations Our first European training program hosted in Zurich, Switzerland was a huge success - not only with the homes we transformed but with the lovely people of this tiny, beautiful and gracious country. Please join us in congratulating and supporting the newest member to our global VC family - best wishes for great success as a practicing Visual Coordinator goes to Verena Wolfensberger, Zumikon, Switzerland.  (email: vm@ggaweb.ch)

I.R.I.S.
National Convention
March 12, 2004 Ft. Lauderdale, FL

They traveled from all over the country and Canada, to honor the origin of their work, Visual Coordination. 
We would like to take the opportunity to say 
"Thank you for being the "wind beneath our wings"  -- Carole Talbott

VC Goes to The Breakers

Getting into the VC Act - Genie Damon, Tiburon, CA

Interest "rises" with hands on demonstration

Visual Coordination 
WORKSHOPS with Carole Talbott

New to our schedule: VC workshops for the general public. 

Learn the secrets to the successful placement of 
your furniture, art and accessories…as seen on 
WPTV’s Midday News – Design Patrol

Look for more this year!

Dear Carole,

There are no words to express the great knowledge and enjoyment that I experienced at the Visual Coordination seminar this week. My purpose to attend your training was to leave with the powerful "formula" that I knew could be my answer to marketing my new business successfully. I left your seminar with a lot more than just the "formula". From day one, you became a true inspiration to me ... a success story that only a genuine person with determination and belief could write. I have great admiration for how you have made people's lives more beautiful through your natural talents. I am so thankful that at the age of forty you decided to do something with your gift. There is no doubt in my mind that the world is a much better place because of you.

For several reasons, I was very moved by your history and how Visual Coordination came to be. Just turning forty and starting a business that I know so little about has been a mental struggle for me since the conception of Interior Affairs. I've questioned myself daily as to WHY am I doing this at my age after a very successful career at Disney. I believe you confirmed the reason why I have taken this path less traveled ... I believe it is to make a difference in other people's lives, as well. I'm confident that I can help to change the lives of our customers by creating a beautiful environment for them to live in, this week taught me a lot about how a person can become "complete" through powerful and positive influences. If there is any positive influence I can have on such people, as you do, then I am doing what I'm suppose to do through my company. I only hope that I can one day look back on my adventurous climb to success and see my footsteps forever imprinted on the world ... hopefully a more beautiful one because I was there ... just as you have done.

303C North Hwy 27, Clermont, Florida         Phone: (352) 243-4171 Fax: (352) 243-4250

"Whirlwind" visit to Kansas City

Left to right - Pat Woodworth, Kim Mawhiney, Carole Talbott, Jerry Ballard

Surprise visit with Kansas City's premiere Visual Coordinations Team.

Carole was reunited with Pat, Kim and Jerry. It was a wonderful reunion and business meeting combined at the Hyatt Regency, downtown Kansas City.

During a recent telephone conversation, Kim expressed the wish to reconnect for a motivational visit - to catch up and carry on with the beautiful service they have enjoyed providing their community -------- WISHES do come true in Kansas!

You never know when or where the next "wish" will come true. Be sure to visit Kim, Jerry and Pat at www.onedayredecorating.com

Look for Visual Coordinations® in 
Entrepreneur’s Annual Be Your Own Boss

"Congratulations-Visual Coordinations by Carole Talbott, Inc."

2002 Aurora Award Recipient for Interior Design Custom Home
($1,000,000-$1,500,000) category.

Glenn Giles (architecture) & Carole Talbott (interior design)

Saturday, July 27, 2002
Aurora Awards Presentation

We are extremely honored to have received the distinguished Aurora Award for Interior Design - covering 12 southeastern states.

What adds excitement to the mix is having submitted and won with Glenn Giles, Arc Avenue Inc., taking the Architectural Award. Glenn is Ms. Talbott's son. Perhaps the first ever Mother and Son team member awards.

“Visual Coordination - as a new profession and
for the existing design Professional”

Visual Coordinations® is not just for the frustrated homemaker, but for the professional designer as well. Since interior design is a service business, Visual Coordinations® is a perfect fit. And because the VC is formula has a purely scientific base, the learning process is a simple one. 

There are many people out there who really do have a knack for decorating, and have no idea how to go about turning it into earning power. The time and cost of formal training are usually not an option. But enrolling in a five-day certification program in Visual Coordinations® is. The program offers the creative person a great opportunity to work for his or herself, and to help other. 

For experienced interior designers, Visual Coordinations® adds an exciting new layer to their education while rekindling their creativity and expanding their ability to serve clients. It also enables the designer to immediately identify the client’s taste in order to enhance it, not change it. We have found that by integrating Visual Coordinations® into a design business, sales increase. This happens because the designer works with household treasures before recommending new purchases, thereby gaining the confidence of the client. By applying the VC formula, the designer knows exactly what to add and where to place it. The guessing game is stopped dead in its tracks. And the homemaker stays connected to the project throughout.

Even architects can benefit. Addressing the placement of interior pieces not only enhances and amplifies their work but takes a lot of the pressure of the design and move-in process. How often is the architect blamed for designing a space that turns out to be unrelated to the art of living? Visual Coordinations® can bridge the gap between structure and interior design. 

The Gift of Visual Coordinations®

Most gratifying of all, visual coordination can be used to help others in need. More and more of us are discovering that giving a gift that improves the way we live and changes the way we feel about ourselves and others is very empowering. What better starting point to changing the world than changing our home.

"AND ABOUT DECORATING FOR GOOD"...

Dear Carol -- I purchased your book for my son about a year ago, (knowing well that I would read and enjoy it) and borrowed it back from him last week.

He had moved to a new apartment in the fall, and finally last Thursday I went over to help him rearrange. (Pure motherly butting in!) He recently graduated from college, and has basic college-student type furniture, sound system, computer, etc; -- and a very small rabbit-warren of an apartment.

I was hopeful but didn't know what we could possibly manage. It was a great success! His furniture arrangement finally makes sense (your principles), his storage has been organized much more efficiently (grouping), there is much more open space, and he knows exactly what to shop for to fill in space I never would have believed he would have. (He needs one comfy chair to complete a pleasant corner for reading and conversation, T.V, etc.) All with his rather motley collection of stuff!

And we both had a wonderful time. It was a satisfying, good day. Just wanted to let you know you contributed a lot with your book and design principles. 

Thanks!

Martha Bell

"Hi, my name is Jackie Lee, and I bought "Decorating for Good" two days ago at the Vero Beach Book Center. I read it through, and that afternoon, redecorated my girls' 9X11 bedroom, which I had never been able to "feel" right about. Using your techniques and about 2 hours of time, I transformed it into a room that they had to chase their little brothers out of. Wow! 

The next day, I did the same thing to the brothers' room. My problem was, both rooms are relatively small, and I had the idea that if I left a lot of open floor space in the middle of the room by lining furniture along the side, that it would feel more spacious. Using your book, I reduced the amount of floor space slightly, but the room feels much more comfortable. My next task was our 12x25 game room, w/10 foot ceilings, complete with a 7 ft sofa, TV hutch, dog crate, 2 computer desks, 3 spare monitors and a 6 ft diameter trampoline! Believe it or not, this room looks great now too!

I've been "into" decorating for only 8 years now, and some rooms were successes and some just never felt right. Your book gave me the explanation for why the "right" rooms clicked so well. Thank you so much for a wonderful book! I rank it up there with Don Aslett's "Clutter's Last Stand," Richard Swenson's "Margin," and the Bible, as the few books that have positively 
changed my life! 

Thanks again,

Jackie Lee

Hi. I REALLY stink at decorating. I would go into other peoples homes and think, "why can't my house look like that?"

I just read your Decorating For Good. My house looks awesome now. I purchased 2 new items for my home to the tune of $18. The rest was all my own. I can't believe it. Thanks for taking the mystery and complexity out of decorating!"

Thanks again,
Jen
South Bend, Indiana

WELCOME TO VISUAL COORDINATIONS BY CAROLE TALBOTT, INC.

Kathi R. Barry, IDS, VC

Our Visual Coordiations headquarters family is growing with the addition of an "unlikely" member, Kathi R. Barry, Interior Designer (and certified Visual Coordinator).  Kathi holds a professional status with IDS and is currently the Treasure Coast Chapter president.

Finally Interior Design and Visual Coordinations are united in a harmonious and mutual understanding of service.

Visual Coordination has opened many doors of opportunity to full design service, which we are introducing with the addition of Kathi's talents to our company.

Ms. Barry's resume includes: design consultant, furniture sales, space planning, window treatments, faux finishing, flooring, lighting, wall coverings, interior detailing, millwork detailing and design schematics.

Kathi is a member in good standing with IDS (Interior Design Society) and a certified Visual Coordinator.

Welcome to our family: Carole, Nancy, Joanna and Colette