I've had a home office for years, but I never got around to repainting it since it was the girls' nursery. Not that it looked babyish, but the walls were off-white and uninspiring for a creative space where I spend a lot of time. There have been three renditions of my...
I got an email a few months back from a client about decorating her new getaway condo in downtown Nashville. Nashville is booming and high-end, high-rise condo living is all the rage in the downtown area. Like my client, many people are purchasing these condos as...
I've been spending a good deal of my summer on something in particular - creating exterior color palettes for LP Smart Side. LP, or Louisiana Pacific, is a global leader in creating innovative products for the home building industry. LP Smart Side hired me to advise...
While working on a renovation of her master bedroom and decorating several of the other rooms of her home, my client began talking about updating her messy home office. She even hired professional organizers to get the messy stuff in order. It turns out, they...
Yahoo!!! A ten-page story with photos of MY HOME is currently on newsstands across the country! My work is actually in two shelter magazines right now - Southern Living and Decorating Shortcuts. The same thing happened earlier this year, as well! I thought good...
When my friend, Nancy, told me that Southern Living magazine was featuring the Hard Bargain Association in Franklin, TN in an upcoming issue, I was excited for a couple of reasons. The Hard Bargain Association is a grassroots, non-profit organization seeking to...
Training dozens of amazing women in Psychological Staging™ over the last year has been one of the most rewarding experiences of my life! I am so proud of what they've accomplished since, in either starting their own home staging business or taking their existing...
I have a little weakness for chairs. Vintage chairs. In their original upholstery. I wouldn't consider myself a clean freak, but it does concern me that I sometimes bring home a 50-year-old chair that could be dirty. I don't buy any upholstery from second-hand stores...
When working with my clients, pretty early on I ask the question: are you a red kinda girl, an orange/coral kinda girl, or a pink kinda girl? Many women have a strong attraction to one of those three, to the exclusion of the others. If you are not really gifted with...
I went on a little vacation last week with Mr. Man and the kids! We picked the most important things we each wanted to do while there, and mine was to visit architect Frank Lloyd Wright's home and studio and tour the surrounding architectural mecca of Oak Park....
