When I take a vacation, it's really important to me to find a hotel, condo, or rental house that is really pretty. I am so effected by my visual surroundings, and have found that I have a difficult time relaxing in places that are gloomy, dirty, or ugly. When you...
It's been about four years since Restoration Hardware underwent a major shift in its design direction. Everything they produced became dark and colossal. Creams and shades of gray. Masculine and rustic. And, inexplicably, gears. Lots of gears. ...
Ready to see the recently announced Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2016? Benjamin Moore The Benjamin Moore Color of the Year 2016 is Simply White OC-117. It's a lovely white for architectural trim and molding, as well as cabinetry. But I don't recommend you...
Last winter, we undertook a remodel of the upstairs of our 75-year-old home.This involved gutting and reworking an impractical bathroom, removing walls, transforming an office into a bedroom, adding closets, opening up sight lines, and making better use of light and...
After day-in and day-out of work, work, work, I really enjoy getting dressed up and attending design-related events and the occasional awards banquet. Sometimes it's hard to know what is appropriate to wear (especially when photos may be taken by the press). I found...
What an exciting couple of weeks it's been around here! We just finished up our September Expert Psychological Stager™ (EPS™) certification course here in Nashville, which was a fabulous experience on many levels (more about that on another day). AND, I've been...
Ok, I know I have yet to show you the rest of our recent upstairs renovation, but I have an excuse. Rooms with yellow walls are difficult to photograph! I've taken photos up there at different times of the day, on cloudy days, on sunny days - and the color...
I went to Kirkland's last week to find a couple of gifts. I noticed they had some really interesting art, different from what I've seen there before. (Keep reading to find out how you can win $100 gift card from Kirkland's!) These embroidered linen pieces...
Last week I spent the morning hanging family photos in the open stairwell of a client's home. So many people have this issue in their own home: a blank two-story stairwell that is completely open to the living room. open stairwell before When you enter...
Earlier this week, my friend Elizabeth took me antique shopping for my birthday. I bought this pair of vintage bookends for $11 for the shelves in my home office. They were a great deal, partly because of the chipping of the surface of both bookends. The damage...
