In this age of nesting, home as sanctuary, aging in place, and all the other –isms of “staying-putted-ness” people are looking for ways to repurpose their belongings, update their homes without spending gobs of money, and achieve a change of scenery without leaving the scene. One of the best ways to do this is with [...]
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Are College Grads Ready for the Working World?
August 24, 2010 – 6:00 am
Blog off!
What’s that, you say? Is that some new curse de jour for cranky blog readers and writers to hurl at passersby by? No friends, it’s a term coined by and an activity engaged in by some of my Twitter friends. Since entering the strange universe that is Twitter, I have met a slew [...]
From the Mouths of Babes
August 13, 2010 – 2:19 pm
This is a piece of art made by my 8 year old daughter a few weeks ago. It’s her artistic rendition of the Earth. Thinking she had tried to cover up a mistake, I asked her, “Honey, what’s that big dark blob there on the right?”
She said, “That’s the oil spill.”
I’m No Decorator
July 26, 2010 – 8:15 pm
I began writing this post with the intention of explaining why and when someone should hire an interior designer (and so help me God, I will write it!). It struck me, however, that most people in the general populace really don’t understand what interior design is or what exactly interior designers do. We are perpetually downgraded [...]
DIY Gone Wrong
July 16, 2010 – 4:10 pm
A couple of weeks ago as I was describing my own Do-It-Yourself tile project, I mentioned that I was quite familiar with “DIY-Gone-Wrong.” While I love starting from scratch with new construction projects, much of interior design work involves renovations and remodeling, and uncovering or correcting mistakes that well-meaning homeowners have made. I made a list [...]
The Confluence of Cork and Plastic
July 9, 2010 – 6:00 am
I love opening a new bottle of wine. In particular, I appreciate now more than ever, wine bottles corked with actual cork. Cork, that fabulous stuff that’s peeled from the outer layers of the cork oak tree, is so ubiquitous in our world that it’s actually become a verb. Besides the actual wine, the cork [...]
HGTV Got Nothin’ On Me
July 2, 2010 – 6:00 am
That was my husband’s motto when we purchased our 40-year old house. We had become adept at ripping up old carpets, painting walls and doors, and had even replaced our wood deck all by ourselves, so we were feeling pretty confident about our abilities to care for and maintain our home.
We did respect our limits [...]
The Dirt on Area Rugs
June 25, 2010 – 1:19 pm
My Interview with Linda Murillo- founder of Lilypads Creations
Area rugs have always been an important element within the interiors I design. They bring color, pattern, texture, and warmth to a room. They anchor and provide grounding for furniture groupings, which helps to define large, open plan spaces. An area rug can be the focal point [...]
VOC’s- Smell that chemical cocktail
June 17, 2010 – 11:37 am
Once upon a time, when I was a young designer fresh out of school, I started working in an office furniture dealership. Day in and day out, I sat in a large warehouse-style building with no windows (except for the fixed glass storefront) amongst a large collection of new office chairs, tables and bookcases, and [...]
