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…

Designer of the Year Awards Backstage Thoughts

And the winner is…. So, first let me say that my kids are both competitive recreational dancers and have often heard my misgivings about competitions and awards in the arts! Seriously, art is so varied and nuanced that it’s an apples to orange comparison. Yes, I have the same misgivings about design awards. My first…

Room in a Box: Coastal Sunroom

Still saving up for that cottage at the cape? This Coastal-Inspired Sunroom is the next best thing. We began the space by coating the walls in a soothing grey. We then added a stately sofa upholstered in pinstripe fabric along with a stylish tufted cocktail ottoman. A capiz shell side table sits between two white…

What’s More Important: Decorating Talent or Technique?

What do you think is more important in design: Talent or Technique? The answers is simple (and one I think you’ll like!) and I reveal it in this month’s video.

Furniture History…For Your Home Today?

As hard as it is to believe, the furniture you love and buy today, whether from favorite catalogers, on-line resources or stores near you…all of the furniture…has its roots somewhere else. Like…a long time ago-somewhere-else. Furniture designers today routinely look to the past for their inspiration, make a turn or a twist here, adapt something…

April Decorating Savvy Checklist

Lists are the wind that gets anything moving in design – or life. We are big list lovers here! To help you create that great-looking home and life you’re after, enjoy this month Decorating Savvy Checklist: Select even one of the actions you can take THIS month to make immediate improvements to your nest and…

5 Bedroom Design Tips to Help During Life’s Stressful Times

“Into every life, some rain must fall.” My mom used to say that. She was right. Loss, stress, illness, family matters, divorce: they hit when you least want or expect it. Worse still, those challenging cycles tend to last longer than you wish they would (Like…more than 30 seconds). So, if you’re stressing or hurting…

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