Freeze frame
As I passed through my foyer on the way to the family room, I glanced right, and saw a perfectly framed "snapshot" of my dining room. It...
FUN, not fine!
I was itching for a project. A little creativity. Supplies I had in-house. Relatively quick to accomplish. And I had a boring white...
Grown-up grad apartment
We're planners. But sometimes even the best-laid plans don't work out. So when a last-minute school decision collided with an unfurnished...
Weekend update
Gotcha - but if you're hoping for Seth Meyers you're going to be disappointed. Nope, I'm talking about the kind of quick-and-effective...
Lake house transformed ... even more fun
I'm all about the finishes and the details - because they really make a space and because they usually involve color and texture and...
Lake house transformed ... part 4, the fun part!
With some of the big decisions out of the way, it was time for my favorite part of any project, selecting specific implementations,...
Lake house transformed ... part 3, the vendors
While it's essential to have a well-defined outcome in mind for your project, it doesn't matter how specific the vision is if you don't...
Lake house transformed ... part 2, the look
Perhaps the most important part of ensuring a re-design/re-invent/re-decorate goes well is having a clear vision of what you want to end...
Lake house transformed ... part 1, it begins
Once upon a time, on a shore not far from here, there was a family. This family purchased a lovely home with beautiful lake views and...
Get Swatched ... then SPANXed
Paint. It offers an instant transformation. It's inexpensive. It lets you stay on trend. It can hide flaws. It's a decorator's best...
