With some of the big decisions out of the way, it was time for my favorite part of any project, selecting specific implementations, finishes, colors, and products. While I love this phase, my clients often find it paralyzing and overwhelming. Lucky for me, in this collaboration I wasn't being asked to discuss the relative merits of Smokey Taupe vs Stone Hearth for a wall color - look them up and you'll see what I mean - but rather helping target striking punches of color to c

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 have someone to help you get there. For this project we knew we'd be working remotely, and I didn't have my list of reliable, responsive, creative resources to go to. So we started asking around. When no wonderful proven options surfaced, we fell back on the modern tool of today: the internet. Houzz was a great starting point where we could n

It started with a dresser ... part of a set that graced the room my sister and I shared growing up. It was a popular style then, replete with matching four-post beds and a little nightstand. When we bought our first house and needed spare bedroom furniture, several of the pieces came to me. And when our folks down-sized, the large dresser arrived. It settled into the guest room, which was the place for all collected, slightly mis-matched furniture to hang out. We recently dec

Bit by mauve toilet and honey oak saloon rail bit, I’ve transformed our lovely but very much built in the 80s home to a bright, colorful, eclectic haven that friends and family all seem to love – even if they wouldn’t design their homes in the same ways. One of the last spaces standing, climbing to be precise, was the entry staircase. It begged for a redo, so wanting to be as up-to-date as it’s recently installed slate floor, stunning ceiling art, and ceiling and dramatic wal