Here’s a few details you may not have know about Barclay Butera, the first designer in Interior Design Hound’s series:
Barclay Butera’s first job:
Working in the library/resource room of his mother’s Interior Design business.
His first pet: A Miniature dachshund.
Trait Barclay Butera thinks all Interior Designers should have: Imagination.
Trait he thinks you must have to be the leader of the pack: Confidence.
Biggest change in Barclay’s life since he’s had Dogs:
Unconditional love and comfort at the end of the day.
Biggest change in Interior Design since Barclay began:
The Internet.
Name he’d give the color of his Dog’s coat:
Brindle.
Color that Barclay Butera has been gravitating to recently:
Metallic paints.
Fabric that expresses Barclay’s Dogs’ personality:
First step Barclay uses to create a home his Clients will love:
He determines the clients core pieces that they want to keep.
Common decorating Faux Paw that is Barclay’s Pet Peeve:
Matching sets. (IDH: Amen.)
He’d love to learn to: Delegate more.
Carson & Ashton, Barclay’s Dogs, have taught him: Patience.
Barclay’s Mom’s best advice: “Keep true to myself.”
Last purchase Barclay made for his home:
The book More is More: Tony Duquette.
Last purchase he made for his Dogs: Squeaky toys.
The one item Barclay really should throw away, but probably never will: “I hold on to every Christmas card and birthday card I have ever received so that would probably be it!”
Barclay Butera, an Early bird or Night owl? Night Owl!
Many Thanks to Barclay Butera for agreeing to be the first up in our ”Q & Answers” feature.
He really is the Leader of the Pack.
Later, I’ve got to let the Dog out,
Taffy, our charming 
