This morning I met up with my design bestie, Elizabeth Scruggs, and we took the 2017 Antiques and Garden Show by storm! Of course, I want to share a few of my favorite things about the longest-running, largest, most respected show of its kind. I'm a lucky girl to live...
After spending about 10 days bedridden with a wicked upper respiratory infection, a girl can get a little stir crazy. Sadly, I missed the Real Estate Staging Association® convention in Las Vegas because the astounding amount of mucus I was generating would have been,...
This is the third in a kind of series about decorating with an antique bed. The first was about putting away a bed that I had been sleeping in for 28 years to make way for a new one, the second was about transforming an antique bed with paint, and this one is about...
Last week I talked about getting rid of vintage furniture that you don't love anymore, namely my own antique spindle bed. Some of you may have believed that I shouldn't have parted with it. So, what can you do if you don't want to part with your antique bed, but it...
It seems as though every day we hear of new psychiatric and medical diagnoses. Have you heard about this one? It's called Furniture Attachment Disorder (FAD), and it can really mess you up! I've worked with many clients over the years who have this disorder,...
We all know how important first impressions are, but do you know what kind of impression your entry hall is making? When you've been living in a home for a while, you kinda go blind to its flaws. Walk through your front door and try to be objective. Is your entry...
Whew! I can't believe that we have already reached the end of 2016. This year has been chocked full of big projects, EPS™ courses, corporate collaborations, new instructional videos, and room makeovers. Today I'm going to share some of my favorite before and after...
Don't think I don't know you. If you read this blog, I have little doubt that you'd love to have this under the Christmas tree this year: Five years after the publication of everyone's FAVORITE decorating book, Domino - The Book of Decorating, Domino magazine has put...
Just announced: the 2017 Pantone Color of the Year is GREENERY: Pantone Yes, the photo is lovely, but cue into the little box in the middle of the picture. THAT'S the color of the year. It's an acidic, nearly neon, yellow-green. Pantone says the color pick is "a...
It's a common question. Oftentimes, it's a struggle to determine just where to put the TV. Especially when you have a fireplace - should you put it above, beside, somewhere else? I provide ongoing mentoring and advice to the Expert Psychological Stagers who have taken...
