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Fiddle Leaf Figs + Steven Gambrel + A Sconce I’m Loving
Happy Friday!
This week I’ve been pushing harder to get back into real life after being sick — which means getting back into the yoga studio. It’s wild how much a lack of real exercise affects my energy levels.
Annoying when the professionals are right.
Alright, let’s get into it:
This Week's F...
Jan 23, 2026
cad block
designer resources
fiddle leaf fig
free cad block
hennepin made
lighting
plants in elevations
sconce
steven gambrel
Free CAD Blocks: Mudroom Details That Clients “Get”
Happy Friday!This week felt long over here (still battling that post-Covid fatigue), so I’m keeping things simple and useful: this week’s free CAD blocks + two favorites.
This week's Free CAD block(s):
One of our subscribers requested mudroom accessories, so I made a mini set: an umbrella, ra...
Jan 16, 2026
autocad blocks
autocad course for interior designers
cad block library
construction drawings
floor plan details
free cad blocks
interior design cad blocks
midroom cad block
mudroom accessories cad block
residential drafting
space planning drawings
storage bin cad block
umbrella cad block
This week’s CAD blocks + a quick update
Hi CAD friends,
This is a short one.
Here are this week’s CAD blocks: two styled book stacks for shelves or surfaces.
One version features books on their side with a small cactus on top; the other swaps the cactus for a bowl of fruit. Both are simple, flexible details you can drop into bookshelf...
Jan 09, 2026
One CAD Block, Three Levels of Detail
I can’t say I’m sad to see 2025 go.
For me, it was a year of head-down, long-term work—the kind where you’re doing the right things but haven’t quite seen the payoff yet. If you run an interior design business, you know that season well. You’re designing, drafting, managing clients, answering ema...
Jan 02, 2026
astrology podcast
autocad resources
design workflow
drafting tips
flowers cad block
remodelista organized home
Spa/ Recovery Day Blocks
Hello CAD Friend!
I’m writing this from the spare bedroom in my parents’ house. I’m not in my pajamas yet, but I probably should be, and fully plan to get there soon.
This is a weird in-between week, so this one’s short and sweet. But I do have the most important part: this week’s free CAD block....
Dec 26, 2025
cad blocks
glass and carafe cad block
robe cad block
slippers cad block
Welcome — plus 21 websites for free CAD blocks, an actual free CAD block, a book, and something cool
Hi!
If we haven’t officially met (or it’s been a while....I took a brief life detour to get divorced, eek), I’m Alexandra — a residential designer using AutoCAD for 20+ years on real projects with real budgets and real deadlines.
I don’t actually care about AutoCAD for its own sake. I’m a design...
Dec 19, 2025
autocad tips
free autocad blocks
hendricks and churchill
interior design
our way home
techniform moccamaster
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