February 5, 2015

Fifty Shades of Green

“I hate the color blue.”

“My husband says he wants no green!”  

Few people come to us without an opinion about color.  The few ambivalent ones quickly find themselves drawn to certain colors throughout the design process.  I find these color preferences fascinating and decided to do a little research.  Did you know that babies begin to have color preferences by 12 weeks?  Those preferences seem to be reinforced by pleasant circumstances or environments and repeat throughout life.

January 30, 2015

5 Small Ways To Make Big Changes

The Christmas decorations have come down and your house might be looking a little more tired than you remembered. As you make New Year’s resolutions physically, financially, and about any other ‘-ly’ you can imagine, why not make some resolutions domestically too?

Here are five small ways to make make BIG changes!

September 5, 2014

Is It Real…Or Is It A Magazine?

We all have our favorites: Veranda, House Beautiful, Traditional Home.  That gift to myself that arrives once a month.  I can’t wait to curl up with my coffee and pour over every photo.  Perfect rooms full of beautiful things, owned by (we can only assume) beautiful people.