I was itching for a project. A little creativity. Supplies I had in-house. Relatively quick to accomplish. And I had a boring white lampshade. It looked just fine as it was. But fine isn't fun. Fine is a little boring, even against the brilliant lusterstone walls of the dining room. So it was craft time. I didn't really have a vision when I began, which isn't always a great way to start. But sometimes, if you wait for a vision, you don't ever actually start. I knew I was goi

I'm all about the finishes and the details - because they really make a space and because they usually involve color and texture and surprise, sort of like finding that last chocolate-covered-peanut-butter pretzel at the bottom of the Chubby Hubby pint. I'd already had a lot of fun with this client throughout the design process, and when, because we'd grown so comfortable working together, she gave me very loose reins in terms of selecting the remaining elements, I was pretty

That's what I heard recently, in spades, as guests entered our home last weekend for my daughter's graduation party. We've steadily transformed our eighties-beige & oak (with a touch of mauve) home into a kaleidescope of color and creativity and modernity. Even those friends who think deep taupe is a radical departure from, say, warm taupe -- not kidding, they are actually Pantone colors -- love the space. Most interesting are the men. They check out my vibrant-pink ceilinged