I'm so ready for Spring to be here and stay here. Spring is the perfect time to spruce up the outside of our homes, plant a few annuals, and maybe even repaint the front door. via Pinterest So I decided to do another Front Door Friday - this time a Spring Edition...
Touring designer showcase homes can give you insight into what colors are being used in high-end new builds. Since I was fortunate enough to get an exclusive invitation to the HGTV Smart Home 2014 in Nashville last week, I thought I'd share all the paint colors used...
I was invited to join some of the biggest bloggers from the South to tour and photograph HGTV's latest Smart Home 2014 located right here in Nashville. The "Smart" in Smart Home refers to all the latest in high-tech innovations giving the homeowner better control...
My article on 2014 Paint Color Trends just hit the newsstand in Everyday Home magazine, woohoo! When the editor asked me to write the article back in the fall, I decided to share not only my predictions, but also those of some other color experts whose work I admire....
A few weeks ago, I went to a yard sale of a guy who sells antiques. It was a cold morning, and he was dragging out lots of art from his garage when I arrived. He told me he was trying to get rid of a bunch of art that he hadn't been able to sell in his booth or on...
I just returned from a vacation with my family in West Palm Beach, Florida. Actually, the girls and I just tagged along for the ride - Mr. Man had official business there. We stayed at the Eau Palm Beach Hotel and Resort, which is just about as swanky as it gets. Eau...
Most of my clients have good taste. Most of my clients know what they like when they see it. So why do they hire me? living room at beginning of first client meeting My clients often have some very nice things - things they've inherited, collected, or bought. And...
One of the reasons Home Staging is so important to utilize when selling your home is that buyers make snap judgments when they walk into a room. Your house is one of the many they are touring, and buyers are very quickly taking mental notes and drawing instant...
Spring is nearly, finally here! I actually have some spring bulbs popping up in my yard, which makes me hopeful for warmer weather. Spring! Spring always inspires a few projects around my house, so here's a few I finished up this week. Let's start with the...
This is an article I never thought I'd write. Because I'm a paint-the-paneling-kind-of-girl. If you read this blog on a regular basis, I'm pretty sure you know exactly how I feel about wood paneling. To clarify, it's not that I don't like it - I just like it...
