Tip # 1 - First things first...Define your look ... more >>> Tip # 2 - Shop prepared ... more >>> Tip # 3 - Select items suited to your room ... more >>> Tip # 4 - Select colors and tones with the same value range&light, medium, dark ... more >>> Tip # 5 - Decorate around elements you love ... more >>>	Raymond Waites Biography Raymond Waites has created a New Golden Age of Decoration. On November 1, 1994, the Raymond Waites Vintage Home Collection was born in New York.  Raymond established a new design atelier to explore the many facets of global design.  As designer, President, and CEO of Raymond Waites Design, Inc., Raymond is recognized as the pioneering force behind this New Age of Decoration.   Raymond Waites is recognized as the leader and founder of the American Country movement in home furnishings in the 1980s.  Raymond Waites' acceptance of his design philosphy is represented by $4.5 billion, at retail, of branded and private label products throughout his career.   Raymond's inspiration derives from our American and global heritage.  He translates his creative spirit into innovative products for the home using the finest domestic and international manufacturing skills.  Raymond's intuitive design sense has made him an authority in design in America, Europe and Japan.  Raymond Waites' coordinated collections collaborate all elements of home fashion, including bedding, textiles, wall coverings, area rugs, lamps, chandeliers, ceramics, porcelain, framed art and other accessories.  Raymond's signature is mixing the opulent with the humble to create timeless and refreshing looks with casual elegance.   The Raymond Waites collections from Lane Venture and other licensed manufacturers exemplifies this Vintage design philosophy.  Capturing the essence of a New Vintage Home, the collection offers more than 20 American furnishings categories.  This collection has resulted in one of the industry's most successful introductions.  Raymond Waites Vintage designs can be seen in hundreds of shops around the world.   Mohawk proudly introduced the Vintage Rug Collection in the spring of 2004.  Arriving at retailers the fall of 2004, the collection promised to follow in the success of his other products.  Vintage is a new look.  It's about comfort.  It's relaxed and at the same time it's Elegant-Sensous-Tactile-Textural-and Luxurious.   HONORS:   Raymond Waites is currently on the Design Advisory Board at the Fashion Institute of Technology and Kent State University.  Raymond graduated with honors in Visual Arts from Auburn University.  He was also a Graduate Fellow at Pratt University.  The Legislature of his home state of Alabama has declared "Raymond Waites Day" in honor of Raymond Waites' contributions to the Home Industry in America.   In October 2003, Raymond Waites celebrated an extraordinary achievement - 30 years in the Home Furnishings Industry.  Raymond is truly one of America's true innovators in the field.   RAYMOND WAITES DESIGN, INC. * 225 Fifth Avenue, Suite 1041 * New York, NY 10010 * 212.447.8700 * fax: 212.447.8733