July Decorating Savvy Checklist

You’ve gotta love a good To-Do List. They make life easier as they point the way and remind you of the small steps you can take to accomplish and improve…something. To help you create that great-looking home and life you’re after, each month I provide a month-appropriate Decorating Savvy Checklist. Select even one of the…

Room In A Box: Parisian Breakfast Nook

If there’s one thing the Parisians know how to do it’s eat! This month, we drew inspiration from the casually elegant cafes Paris is known for to create a breakfast nook worth swooning over. First, we covered the walls in a soft tone-on-tone floral wallpaper. We then added a stylish wooden table and four dining chairs…

Celebrity Design: Whose pad is this?

Ok Design Lovers. My fascination with celebrities and design makes this one of my fav blog post. Time for another episode of: Can you guess the celebrity by looking at these photos of her NYC apartment? Check out the showstopper – the stunning and bold green cabinets in this kitchen! Yum and a half, and…

Avoid Matchy Matchy in Design

Here are three simple, low cost ways to break up that matchy matchy look in your home!

June Decorating Savvy Checklist

Ah, the power of the To-Do list. It sure keeps you focused, on task and honest! To help you create that great-looking home and life you’re after, each month I provide a month-appropriate Decorating Savvy Checklist. Select even one of the actions you can take THIS month to make immediate improvements to your nest and…

Beware Low Cost LEATHER Upholstery

Hear ye, hear ye all Design Lovers: Lowest cost leather furniture is basically crap tied in a bow. You may as well run your money through a paper shredder now and get the pain over with. ABC news in Chicago reported on complaints from trusting furniture consumers about leather furniture that began flaking and peeling…

Room In A Box: A Study In Green

You don’t need to live in the mansion from “Clue” to enjoy a traditional Study. We mixed classic silhouettes, industrial elements, and our favorite shade of deep green to create our own twist on this classic space. To start, we wrapped the walls in a warm woven wallcovering. On one side of the space lies…

How to Know If You Should Re-Upholster Furniture?

My dears, you probably know by now that I’m all about the 11th Commandment in Design: Be Wise in Design. And the 12th, which is Respect and Control the Budget (no matter the size). Enter the Design Life question: To reupholster or to replace new? Is reupholstering the lower cost or wiser route? In pure dollars, maybe yes, maybe no. But…

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May Decorating Savvy Checklist

List lovers, take note: Every expert “manifester” and high achiever will tell you that lists play a big role in getting goals identified and into action. I live by the list! (I’m very forgetful….maybe that’s why??) To help you create that great-looking home and life you’re after, each month I provide a month-appropriate Decorating Savvy…

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