My friends, the dining room is getting smaller and smaller. A recent study by the National Association of Home Builders (NAHB) asked single-family builders how they distribute the finished floor space in their typical new homes. In an average new build, the dining...
The holidays officially began for me this weekend. Saturday morning I attended a special HomeGoods event where I got to shop prior to regular opening. They provided breakfast snacks, free wrapping paper, gift card sweepstakes. I was able to shop with just a handful of...
Kitchen designs are some of the most-pinned photos on Pinterest. We LOVE beautiful kitchens, don't we? I suppose it's where many women spend much of their time. Well, not me, but MANY women . . . Today I'm sharing a recent family-friendly kitchen project of mine that...
When you've been blogging for as long as I have (over seven years now), there are readers who earn a special place in your heart. Today I want to share a story about one such reader, Dragana Djordjevic. Dragana lives in Belgrade, Serbia - a half a world away...
Every designer has their own process when designing rooms for clients. My own process varies depending on the changes that are being made and the personality of the client. On occasion, I will put together a Vision Board to help my client visualize the outcome of a...
Color lovers, the Pantone 2017 Color Trend Predictions are out, and here is the palette: Keep in mind that the Pantone 2017 color trend report relates to fashion mostly, but there is always trickle down into the land of decor and paint colors. You'll notice these are...
Seems like people are more interested in paint colors than ever before, so I thought I'd share the Sherwin-Williams paint colors used on both the interior and exterior of the Southern Living Showcase House that I toured in The Grove earlier this week. The...
I was invited for a personally guided tour through the new Southern Living Showcase House in the The Grove in middle Tennessee. The home was designed by architect Mitchell Barnett and built by Hatcliff Construction, which has been a part of the Southern Living Custom...
Well, my dears, today was the last day of a much-needed vacation at the beach with my family and family friends. We were on the Gulf coast, where the weather was perfection the entire time (the beaches on the Atlantic didn't fare as well). I tried not to work (too...
If I've seen one brown leather sofa, I've seen 682,000 of them in my clients' homes. Like a big brown hole in the middle of the family room, the brown leather sofa can suck the light and the life out of an entire room. But it doesn't have to be that way! Here...
