From the category archives:

Making Your House Into A Home

Devine Details for Life’s Little Projects

July 28, 2010

Attention to detail.
It’s a “signature” of my personal style and something I enjoy bringing to my client projects.
Of course, it seems in my own house it can be hard to be as detail oriented as I’d like. Projects seemed to get pushed aside for work and other things {just keeping it real ;o)}
I love little touches that [...]

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A Passion for Porches

July 12, 2010

Last night my husband and I sat out on our front porch in the white wicker rockers I bought at the thrift store. The air was warm and still; blue jays hawked and cardinals serenaded. In the distance we could hear the joyous voices of children enjoying the summer evening.
Our porch is narrow but comfortable [...]

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“Semi-Custom” Window Treatments

June 28, 2010

When we work on the Dream House project we always have a pretty tight budget for the room we are designing and decorating. Just like in real life, we have to find a way to make those dollars s-t-r-e-t-c-h.
When I splurged on an amazing chair for my reading nook in the Great Room, I knew it [...]

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No Cost, High-Impact Makeover

June 12, 2010

Sometimes it’s the little things that can have the biggest impact when it comes to giving a room a facelift. That’s my latest discovery as we work on this year’s remodeling project.
In the three years we’ve lived in our Cottage In The Woods, our living room has stayed pretty much the way it was on the day we bought [...]

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You’re the Designer!

May 18, 2010

The arrival of warm, sunny spring days means spending more time outside – and that’s a good thing in my book. However, it does mean seeing your house and yard up close and personal from the outside in. That’s a complete shift from the winter view we have of our homes – from the inside out.

I [...]

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Goin’ Green

March 8, 2010

Next week is St. Patty’s day and everyone will be wearing green and drinking green . . . and that gets me to thinking about how green can also be a powerful force in decorating our homes.
I’m not talking green as in money {although it can’t hurt}, I’m talking plants! They are one of the most important elements in decorating [...]

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Take A Room From Blah to Ahhh!

February 28, 2010

If you want some cheap but chic ideas for giving a room in your house an update, hop on over to this link in our local newspaper today. They interviewed me for their Progress Series of articles.
The reporter who interviewed me, Jean Bonchak, was super terrific to talk with and we had fun discussing the [...]

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Behind the Scene: Something’s Gotta Give

February 25, 2010

It’s the house that everyone seems to love. The Hampton’s beach house from the movie, Something’s Gotta Give.
The fabulous kitchen and dining room. The must-have living room. This house/set design was the reason I bought the movie on DVD!
If you love great movie homes, you must go visit the ladies of The Skirted Roundtable and listen [...]