Spring refresh for home and spirit

Spring refresh for home and spirit

Ahhhh. Spring.

When I was growing up in Virginia, it meant that you could open the windows, flag down the ice cream man, go barefoot and stay outside an hour later. My mother always gave the house a “spring” cleaning and then we always rearranged the living room furniture. She said that the change was almost like having a new room. And she was right.

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Bathroom redux: from drab to fab

Bathroom redux: from drab to fab

There was a time when the bathroom was the most unmentioned room in the home. No longer. Today, bathrooms, as much as any room in house, reflect the style of the owners.  

It’s the most personal space in your home. It’s typically the smallest room and yet you begin and end your day in your bathroom. Next to the kitchen, it’s the most important room in the home.

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Oops!! Family-friendly fabric for real life

Oops!! Family-friendly fabric for real life

Drips. Drops. Splatters. Spills. This is what you don’t see in the lovely model-home styled photos in design magazines. 

That beautiful white sofa that you hesitated to purchase, is going to catch a wine spill or muddy paw prints. Or chocolate ice cream. Or a grape popsicle. You are careful and think it will never happen. But eventually it will. Because we “live” in our homes and we want pretty things.

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Your home in 2017: Is it time to call a design professional?

Your home in 2017: Is it time to call a design professional?

 

It’s a new year and if you are like most of us, you’re getting your home back in shape after the holiday decorations come down and the guests leave.  Maybe you’ve done a little reorganizing. Some decluttering. Deep cleaning. And now you are thinking about some refreshing your décor for the winter season.

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The bespoke door

The bespoke door

Way before I was an interior decorator, I was obsessed with doors.

And it's much more than the actual door with its style, color and design that the homeowner has used to set it apart. It's about imagining what lies beyond the door. What the home looks like and the lifestyle of the residents.

And London has some of the most beautiful doors anywhere.

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Benjamin Moore's "Color of the Year" casts a dramatic Shadow

As someone who lives, sleeps and breathes color, I have always believed that popular color trends somewhat reflect what is happening in the world around us.

When Benjamin Moore Benjamin Moore announced its Color of the Year 2017 – Shadow 2117-30, a rich, royal amethyst, I thought, this is it. A shadowy, brooding, deep color that speaks for itself.

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