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- Jun 15, 2016
- 1 min
Decorating with Books
I don’t read as much as I should (or that I think I should) and I am more inclined to curl up with a magazine or cookery book on a Sunday...
- Jun 8, 2016
- 1 min
Design Class on Monday June 13th
There is still time to sign up for our last design class of the season. If you have any questions, just ask, and if you would like to...
- May 27, 2016
- 3 min
Designs on Summer
The Perfect Lemonade 3 to 4 cups cold water (to dilute) 1 cup lemon juice 1 cup water (for the simple syrup) 1 cup sugar (can reduce to...
- May 20, 2016
- 2 min
Six Things to Throw Away Now
We are a culture of excess, and while I can’t explain my obsession with vintage silverware (does anyone else sit and lovingly clean their...
- May 16, 2016
- 3 min
Designers are Weird
My very first design conference had me almost in tears with the amount of talent that could fill a room, but from the moment I sat down...
- May 6, 2016
- 2 min
Small Closet Organizing
Even though it is cold and rainy outside, I am optimistically determined to get my clothes ready for Spring. With a closet that is...
- Apr 28, 2016
- 2 min
The Difference Between a House and a Home
Today was “take your child to work day”, and as part of the deal, I dragged my daughter around a furniture store looking for items for...
- Apr 27, 2016
- 2 min
Curate not Decorate
I can’t take credit for the title of this blog; I read it somewhere recently, and I think my heart actually skipped a beat because I knew...
- Apr 16, 2016
- 2 min
The Joy of Junk Mail
Lots of people I meet have a hatred for the mail; it’s shoved in drawers, overflowing from plastic bags, or abandoned in boxes for days...
- Apr 10, 2016
- 2 min
Fairy Light Tales
Anyone who knows me, knows that I have a slight crush on Nigella Lawson; her cooking style is really similar to mine, and while I will...
- Apr 2, 2016
- 1 min
Invisible Clutter
Just when you thought that you had read everything you could about clutter, along comes another kind ….. invisible clutter. So, now, as...
- Mar 24, 2016
- 2 min
Living in your Living Room
I feel sad for rooms that are left alone and unused. It’s funny, often the largest of rooms are the most neglected; initially praised for...
- Mar 14, 2016
- 3 min
Hazardous Decorating
The other day I went to visit someone, and I knocked the end cap off their gate. Because I didn’t know them very well, and it was in the...
- Mar 6, 2016
- 1 min
How to Sell your Home – Staging 101
Did you know that the Playboy Mansion (above) is up for sale? $200 million is the asking price, with the extremely odd caveat that Hugh...
- Mar 5, 2016
- 3 min
The Exit Strategy
They estimate that 1 in 10 Americans own a storage locker, and that at least 2 out of every 10 lockers will become abandoned and...
- Feb 27, 2016
- 2 min
Designing with Energy
Y’know when you just have a good feeling about a place? It’s that inexplicable thing that is there, that you want, but can’t quite see....
- Feb 17, 2016
- 2 min
Design Classes are Back!
Beginning in March, I will be lucky enough to be teaching more design classes at the Roxbury High School, in Succasunna, New Jersey. The...
- Feb 10, 2016
- 1 min
Selling your home = Pie vs Cake
Pie is a happy word. Isn’t it funny; I actually prefer to eat cake, but the word pie makes me happier to say than the word cake. I find...
- Jan 27, 2016
- 3 min
Hack Your Home
Remember when our dad’s could fix almost anything with a roll of duct tape and some chewing gum? I think some of them still can, but now...
- Jan 14, 2016
- 3 min
Living and Layering
Removing Christmas from my house requires a lot of loud music, comfy clothes, and perhaps the occasional glass of wine. While I love my...