September Decorating Savvy Checklist

A colleague once told me that fifteen minutes spent planning can save you an hour of execution time. I’ve found that this is especially true when it comes to design! Carefully planning each step of your design project helps assure you’ll make the best use of your time, money, and resources! To help get you…

Design Giggle: Problems In The Bedroom

Sounds like a pretty sheety relationship to me! 😉

Room In A Box: Contemporary Bedroom

Contemporary design is all about clean lines and understated elegance. While you may be more accustomed to seeing this style in high-end hotels or James Bond movies, we used it to create a Master Bedroom that is as soothing as it is sexy. To start, we covered the walls in a cool grey hue. We…

Color Memory

As a professional interior designer, I spend so much time churning out color plans for projects. I strategize how a color will sculpt a space, correct a problem, unify rooms or affect brand perception for commercial clients. Color is often on my brain. But today as I drove past a mimosa tree in full bloom…

August Decorating Savvy Checklist

A to do list should never feel like all work and no play. Whether it’s meeting a friend for drinks or breaking out the ice cream maker, be sure to add some fun to your to do list before summer slips away! To help make room for relaxation and beauty, check out this month’s Decorating…

Design Giggles: Furniture Makeovers

lol, this month’s Design Giggle is for all those ladies out there facing decorating struggles with their significant other 😉

Room In A Box: Botanical Bedroom

Home decor this year has been all about bringing the outside in. Incorporating natural elements into an interior helps create a soothing atmosphere that mimics the feeling of being outdoors. This month, we gave this trend our own fresh spin by creating a botanical bedroom that will excite the eyes and calm the mind. We…

The Biggest Things We Learned in Design School: Backstage Peek

Design school can be exhilarating. It can also be a pain. I remember being bored to death in a lighting class that for me was dryer than dry. I remember in a different and favorite class, a very funny fellow student “gagging” loudly throughout the first many centuries of a furniture history class (that I…

July Decorating Savvy Checklist

I love the feeling of accomplishment I get after crossing something off of my to do list. Sometimes, I’ll write down a task that I’ve already completed, just so I can cross it off! To get the same positive, productive vibes going in your own home, check out this month’s Decorating Savvy Checklist! Select even…

Design Giggles: Exasperated Chair

hehe, hope you enjoy this week’s Design Giggle!

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