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

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

Apr 12, 2017

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,...
Color Seasons

Color Seasons

Sep 11, 2012

Each December, Pantone publishes its color of the year, which I usually am prompt to report.  They also release each season’s colors.  Pantone mostly dictates to the fashion industry but there is usually a quick trickle down into interior and home...
Color

Color

Feb 10, 2012

I have been thinking about color a lot this week.  It all started on Tuesday during the IntDesignerChat, a twitter chat group that chats about different Interior Design topics every week.  Our topic this week was Color Inspiration Spring 2012 and designers...
Eclectic Inspirations

Eclectic Inspirations

Dec 20, 2011

One of my current clients has quite a few french inspired antiques that they would like to incorporate into their new house, yet they also want to bring in a tribal/african motif.  How to marry the two?  See what I came up with for their Living Room: I...
Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year

Pantone’s 2012 Color of the Year

Dec 9, 2011

It’s here!  Finally the time has come to share with you the official color pantone has chosen for 2012: Tangerine Tango! I love it already!  I love using flashes of orange in my designs and Tangerine Tango has just the right mix of fun and...
Cool Sophistication

Cool Sophistication

Apr 20, 2011

Here is a look at the presentation I was working on last week.  I love the color scheme and am thinking of incorporating it into my own home.  I already have a lot of red but I want to bring in more of the turquoise and charcoals. The presentation went great...