Well, do they? I think the things you hang on your wall should make you happy. They should reflect your interests and your tastes. They should put a smile on your face when you walk in the room. Last week, I worked with a client who had lovely art that...
This makeover began with a very nice dining room – great architectural details and furniture. Nice, but nothing special. A large pine armoire sat in the cubby to the right of the table, and two matching cabinets flanked the front window. The yellow...
It’s “Before and After” time! This is one of my favorite kitchen updates. It started out nice enough: butter yellow walls, white cabinets and appliances, nice wood breakfast table. But my client wanted more – something updated,...
I admit it. I know the trees look pretty, but I hate this time of year. Shorter, darker days. Dropping temperatures. Heavy, itchy clothes. Summer’s more my thing. What I do like is warming up rooms for fall. Adding color, laying in some pattern, and...
This is a picture of how my bedroom looked when we moved into this house 8 years ago. Dark green walls, very bad floral border, ceiling fan. Oh my. The first thing we had to do was strip down that border, which was apparently put up with superglue. We had an...
