School of Hope

School of Hope

About 2 years ago, I did some volunteer work on a school down in Tijuana, Mexico called Colegio de la Esperanza. It was a La Rosa Blanca Workshop hosted by the Americas Foundations and Ilan-Lael Workshop. We worked with artist/designer James Hubbel and landscape...
Making Progress

Making Progress

Since so many of you ask about what I’m working on right now, I thought I would show you. This is one of my clients right now that is pulling together pretty well. It’s a remodel of a condominium. The major design challenge for this project is: WHITE. This...
Bamboo Wallpaper Revisited

Bamboo Wallpaper Revisited

I remember as a kid, studying the bamboo wallpaper that the original owner of my parents house had put into the dining room and the shiny metallic bamboo wallpaper in the bathroom and not caring for it at all. The wallpaper was from circa 1979. I was a more than a...
Pottery Barn Fall Line

Pottery Barn Fall Line

I was invited on Saturday to preview the new fall line at Pottery Barn. They have their new ‘Vintage Style’ that resonates a comfortable Napa Valley look. Everything is rustic with some actual imported French country antiques among their accessories. Here...
Light The Way

Light The Way

Rumors have been surfacing about the possibility of incandescent lights (i.e. your average light bulb) become illegal to use in the future due to their energy inefficiency. This is a major concern to anyone working with interiors since the type and source of lighting...