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The Custom Blue Chalk Painted and Stenciled Coffee Table
I finally finished a coffee table I had been working on for a while. I didn’t want to post it until I figured out how to tame the super shine I was getting from the wax I put on the table. I figured...
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Chinese Lantern Pods: An Old Favorite Re-Discovered
I love Chinese lanterns! These colorful beauties are a natural for fall décor. They can be dried and used in wreaths and floral arrangements around the home. One of my clients, Dottie, gave me a...
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Decorating the Porch for Fall with an Outdoor Rustic Sign
So, I came across a wonderful, rustic Welcome sign made by Shayna of The Woodgrain Cottage - such a nice touch to her absolutely beautiful fall porch. I am in the midst of decorating my front porch and...
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My Interview with Artist, Mary Hong
I follow a fellow designer, Cara McBroom, and was really taken by two art pieces in one of her client’s homes. It was by Mary Hong, an artist working in Florida. Mary, receiving an award for Artist...
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A Successful Home Staging Project
Something I don’t talk about quite so often on the blog is some of my Home Staging work. I thought I’d show you a project I did a little while back that was very successful. It was a $3.5 million...
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Embossed Plaster Art for a Home Staging Project
For a home staging assignment two weeks ago, I had to create some artwork for the property. Yes – I could have used some that I had on hand…but nothing was quite right. The investors wanted the home...
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Why a New Ring Setting is Like Interior Design
A New Engagement Ring Setting is Like Interior Decorating? Yes! A week before Christmas, I received an early present from my husband – a new setting for my engagement ring. I wanted this for such a...
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Help! I’m Having a Problem Picking Paint Colors
What’s Involved in a Paint Color Consultation? I have received a few questions about how I go about doing a color consultation for my clients. Instead of answering separately, I thought it best to...
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Painting and Decorating Architectural Fragments
Creating something from nothing I was coming back from a decorative painting job out in the Hamptons and I came across this wonderful old antique shop named Lloyds in Eastport, New York. I had passed...
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Reviving Brown Cabinetry with Paint
A Beautiful White Laundry Room…goes from Dark Brown to White I recently helped a client revamp her Laundry Room. Her dark brown cabinets were getting her down and she needed a change. White cabinetry...
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