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- Nov 6, 2015
- 2 min
Be Inspired
Sometimes, my head is so full with details and inspiration, that I have to empty it all out onto a piece of paper. An almost compulsive...
- Oct 29, 2015
- 1 min
Fall Design and Organizing Classes
New classes are here for the Fall! Click to register, or email me for more information. Thank you (and thank you to Tim Walker for the...
- Oct 18, 2015
- 3 min
New Ways with Old Homes
I was reading a book the other day on how not to look old; the fact that I was even reading it speaks volumes, but after turning fifty I...
- Oct 10, 2015
- 1 min
Fall Interior Design Classes
I am excited to be offering more classes through the Community School for the Fall and Winter months. We are once again having the Design...
- Oct 3, 2015
- 2 min
Skirts in my Kitchen
I love to wear skirts and dresses (although they do get in the way, and are not helpful at all when I really need to get housework and...
- Sep 22, 2015
- 3 min
Freshly Painted Walls
When I was young, my dad hung up all the pictures in the house; hammering nails into the wall was his domain, and I spent my entire...
- Sep 12, 2015
- 2 min
Finding Your Focus
Once upon a time, a very decorated lady glanced around and told her that her room would be so much better if only she had a focal point....
- Sep 5, 2015
- 2 min
A Little Undone
I often get anxiety if people are coming to my home for the first time. The label, Interior Designer, is often thrown around, mistakenly...
- Aug 28, 2015
- 2 min
A Lamp for your Floor
I feel sorry for the Floor Lamp. It seems to have gone the way of the coffee table (are people not reading, drinking coffee and putting...
- Aug 21, 2015
- 1 min
A Comfortable Place
If I had to choose between comfort and good looks (in any part of my life) I would choose comfort every time. I think that every home...
- Aug 12, 2015
- 2 min
Cabinet Conundrum
Did you know that the average kitchen has 20 – 40 cabinet knobs and drawer pulls? More than you thought, right? Have you been shopping...
- Jul 31, 2015
- 1 min
A Daily Dose
These last few weeks have been a bit topsy turvy, and last night found me just wishing for a few serene hours; with nothing more to think...
- Jul 18, 2015
- 1 min
The Beauty of Ordinary Things
The other day I went to sleep with most of the windows open. It was one of those deliciously breezy nights, where I almost didn’t care...
- Jul 9, 2015
- 2 min
The Memory Dance
I was watching the Rachel Ray show the other day, where uber Organizer, Peter Walsh, was talking to Regis Philbin about how to declutter...
- Jul 3, 2015
- 3 min
A Day in Bed
Every designer and health guru will tell you to take the technology out of your bedroom. It should be a retreat; a peaceful space to...
- Jun 27, 2015
- 2 min
Fire, Fun and a bit of Fear
If you put a bunch of teenagers in front of a fire pit they will always have more fun. The parents might get a bit wobbly about it (like...
- Jun 20, 2015
- 2 min
What Every Room Needs
You know that I cringe at rules, but now and again we all want a simple answer to something that we can’t quite figure out. We want to...
- Jun 12, 2015
- 2 min
Take A Picture
My phone is not very smart, and I still have to open it up like an old-fashioned, mirrored compact; it isn’t in a hurry, can take several...
- Jun 4, 2015
- 2 min
Blending Houses into Homes
I don’t like labels at all; they make me feel confined, and I don’t want to assume that something is the way it is just because we have...
- May 28, 2015
- 3 min
A Change of Plans
Over ten years ago we had a sun-room added to the back of our house. I was lucky enough to be able to design it, and it instantly became...