August 3, 2011

Wallpaper Panels

Hi all!  I know I haven't put anything out for a little while.  I sit down to write and nothing is truly motivating enough, and I get bored and quit....

July 26, 2011

New Kitchen/Family Room Project – BEFORE PICS

Hi!  I'm excited to introduce my newest project ~~ a kitchen/family rm/living rm/dining rm remodel.  This client was my very first client when I started my business.  How exciting is...

July 20, 2011

Copper Platter turned Cocktail Table ~ Finished!

Hey all! Remember the early 19th century Turkish copper platter I found and talked about here?  To refresh your wandering minds, I designed a 54" diameter cocktail table using the copper platter...

July 10, 2011

Eccentric Contrast

Love this room!  The complementary contrasts (yes, that does make sense ~~ in the design world anyway) are fabulous.  The ornate with the streamlined, the vertical with the horizontal, the...

July 2, 2011

4th of JULY!!!!!!!!!!

HAPPY 4th OF JULY EVERYONE!!! Here's a funky room pic I took from the High Point Furniture Market this last Spring.  It was in a sustainable art exhibit.  If you remember, I had...

June 27, 2011

The Shining–Patterns

Hello, hello! Last night my family and I watched the movie The Shining with Jack Nicholson, and Shelley Duvall, remember it?  Actually it was my 13 year old daughter's suggestion that we watch the movie, if you...

June 14, 2011

Groovy! Flower Power!

Recently I came across a discovery I had forgotten all about.  Some wonderful hand me downs from my mom.  Super GROOVY draperies and bed linens I had when I was a...

June 12, 2011

Symmetrical Grounding

I am a huge fan of both symmetrical and asymmetrical vignettes.  They each have their place in creating balance and a unified space.  However, there is nothing like symmetry to...