The Decorologist in Gatherings Magazine

Happy 4th of July, friends! I am so excited to share a beautiful new online magazine with you: Gatherings! Gatherings Magazine is the creative brainchild of Heather Spriggs Thompson. A gifted artist and stylist, Heather is the author of the lovely blog: ...

When The Books are Stacked in Your Favor

It's no secret that books are my Number One favorite decorating accessory. I'm not as shallow as it may seem - I actually READ most of the books I use to decorate my home. source I love them because they reflect who I am - and that's what home decorating is all...

Sometimes Better is Good Enough

Yesterday I staged a home that was quite a challenge, stylistically. The furnishings and accessories were so style-specific, that it was extremely difficult to turn them in the right direction. I did the best I could, with what I had to work with. As I looked at...

The Color You Should You NEVER Paint Your Dining Room!

I was recently working on a color palette for a home, and the homeowner made the comment: "Well, I know I can't do blue in a dining room. That's what my mother always told me." Have you ever heard you can't do blue in a dining room? Red has been a popular color...

All is Vanity . . .

Think you have limited choices when choosing a vanity for your bathroom? You couldn't be more mistaken . . . source source source source source source source source The last two vanities are my favorites. How about...

How to Create a Color Palette for your Home

There are several different ways to go about choosing a color palette for your home, but I find many people need help figuring out how to incorporate varying colors and still get "flow." Flow just refers to how the colors transition as you walk from room to room,...

Mr. Dreamy & The Fabulous Townhome

Mr. Dreamy is the younger brother of a friend of mine. He's young, successful, attractive - and did I mention he's a bachelor? He moved to Nashville about 5 years ago and bought a 3-bedroom townhome in an upscale gated community called Brentwood Chase. Brentwood...

No Books Were Burned in the Making of this Post

I was inspired - so I took the plunge and did it! I filled my fireplace box with a ton-o-books and . . . tah-dah! How About This for a Book Storage Solution? Love it or hate it - what do you think? I just love it - and if I must say so myself, it looks even better...

Don’t Be Fooled – Color is Relative

On vacation with my family, I saw this in a kids' science museum and had to take a photo to share with my readers. photographed at WonderWorks museum This is a perfect example of why a color you love in someone else's space may not work as well in your space. Your...

SuperNeutral to the Rescue!

Sometimes a plain ole neutral won't do the trick. Sometimes it's just not enough. But then a bold color isn't usually the way to go, either. Especially in the most public area of your home. That's when you really need a superneutral to come to the rescue. What is...