Last week I got an email from a lady in North Carolina looking for approval on her choice of accent walls and color placement. This is the layout she sent me of her kitchen: She told me she planned to paint Wall A and Wall C in a very dark green paint color, with...
I previously shared the entry and living room of this recent project in a traditional suburban neighborhood. Now I'm revealing how we transformed the dining room of this home and how we chose the perfect accent wall for this space. Melanie G Photography This room...
I don't know about where you are - but it's going to get a bit chilly in Nashville this weekend! Have you ever wanted to have a spur-of-the-moment bonfire in weather like this? I have to share a super-easy product I recently found that makes it super-easy to have a...
I have this cool client in East Nashville who recently renovated a historic home that she and her young family had been living in for several years. I thought I'd share some things we've been working on together in her home. They added on a great room off the...
Whether you're a design professional or simply a lover of home and decor, there's nothing quite like a designer home tour to get your mind churning and creative juices flowing. This weekend I attended such a tour in the King's Chapel area of Arrington, TN. This was...
I hope you are in for a wonderful weekend - I am helping host a baby shower with a woodland animal theme (*love*) and catching up (as always) on emails and such. The Decorologist in Nashville Scene's Best of Nashville 2012 I just wanted to take a moment to thank...
You know how important furniture placement is to me. I analyze, study, and experiment with it ceaselessly. Why do I care so much? Because I find that the Number 1 reason that most rooms look "wrong" is because of bad or off-kilter furniture arrangement. I have...
When Nashville-based interior design resource, Interior Canvas, recently asked me to write a post about using color in the home, I decided to share a few of my top tips for choosing the right paint colors. We've all have had the experience of...
The "it" color of 2013 is Monaco Blue, according to color giant Pantone. As a Nashville Color Consultant, I think this color is a great pick. I heard from two sources that this color was announced at High Point Market as Pantone's Color of the Year over the...
For many years fashion has been a step ahead of home decor in regards to trends and colors. The big trends you see in fashion one year have often trickled down to the home decor market the following year. Over the last couple of years, the gap has been closing....
