Design Styles Defined: Midcentury

Design Styles Defined: Midcentury

It’s the late 1950’s, and you’re invited to a dinner party at a friend’s house. As you walk through the front door and make your way to the dining room, you glance briefly into the living room and… What does the sofa look like? If...
Reflecting on the Last 10 Years

Reflecting on the Last 10 Years

So much can happen in ten years. Ten years ago this month, I obtained my business license to start my own company – to hang up my own shingle, as it is said. I had entrepreneurship in my genes, but I never seriously considered the idea until I was practically...
Design Styles Defined: Traditional

Design Styles Defined: Traditional

There’s a reason why some things never go out of style – they’re classic. Take Debussy’s Claire De Lune, or Michelangelo’s Sistine Chapel, for example. The former was composed over a hundred years ago, and the latter was painted half...
Four Reasons to Hire an Interior Designer in a World of DIY

Four Reasons to Hire an Interior Designer in a World of DIY

So you have 37 Pinterest boards. You’ve saved enough interior design ideas to fill a 200 page book. But what does it look like to turn those daydreams into a reality during a real-life home improvement project? In an Internet world ruled by Pinterest and Houzz,...
Designer Destination: Austin, TX

Designer Destination: Austin, TX

The stories are true – everything really is bigger in Texas. Portion sizes, pickup trucks… even the state’s capitol building is huge (14 feet taller than our nation’s capitol building in D.C.!). Last month, part of our team got the chance to...
RWD Rewind: 2016 at a Glance

RWD Rewind: 2016 at a Glance

Matte gold fixtures. Black accents. Open shelves. Giant floral prints. Faux fur. Marble everything. 2016 was a year defined by bold and exciting trends. In spite of the year’s many unexpected twists and turns, the interior design world thrived, and we were...