Heart of the Home
The KITCHEN....the busiest, most important room in your home. It is the gathering place and everyone always seems to end up standing in the kitchen...whether you cook or not, it draws you in and makes you feel comfortable. No doubt this week that most of us will be spending a lot of tme in the kitchen preparing or at least unpackaging Thanksgiving food. While it is one of the most expensive rooms in the house to renovate, there are some things that can be done without brea
Metal Mix
Afraid to mix metal finishes...or don't know how? Adding a mix of golds, silvers, and bronzes gives a space more depth and makes it feel more collected. Here are 5 tips to mixing metal finishes: 1.) Look at lamps and side tables as a way to bring in a metal finish. If you have a gold table, try placing a lamp with silver or bronze on it. 2.) Add in accessories that bring in the mixes of metallics, some pieces may even have several metal finishes to help tie the pieces toge
Colorful Life
We all want it....BALANCE. Having recently had our first child and back to work after being home with her for 12 weeks, it has been a big transition in our lives. I have missed work while being gone on maternity leave, but I have loved spending time with our baby girl and miss her every day I am away from her. Life is all about the balance and I am finding my way. It WILL happen and I am lucky to have a work life that I love and a home life that brings me so much joy! So
Blog Smog
This is what I do. I design. I draw. I select. I create. This is the part of my career that I LOVE! I also invoice, order, track, hound, schedule, haul, carry, drive and many, many, many more things that I don't love so much. It is part of the job and while isn't glamorous, the part where I get to create a space for a client and see their faces light up the first time they see a much awaited piece of furniture or an entire space come together after a big remodel makes up
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