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That's right - Mustard Yellow! Ever since I saw this British Standard kitchen (below), I've been devoting serious thoughts to yellow. And this slightly less mustardy kitchen at the Rivertown Lodge: I am seriously tempted to paint some of my kitchen cabinets mustard yellow. Would you ever have a kitchen this bold? I think… Continue reading Color My World: How to Use Mustard Yellow in Your Home
I have Florida on my mind. I was born in Jacksonville, Florida and spent my formative years (up until 7th grade) there. I went to graduate school at Florida State in Tallahassee and I have relatives scattered around in various parts of Florida. My relatives are currently hunkered in and have not evacuated (they aren't… Continue reading A Floridian in Colorado: Sending Sunny, Dry Air Thoughts Towards Florida
Hi there - how has your week been? My experience with time this week has been like I got on the fast train on Monday and still haven't arrived at the destination. My daughter started middle school and that has unexpectedly thrown my mind for a loop. I'm trying to appreciate each moment as it… Continue reading Minimal Interiors: Busy Living, Nostalgia and Proust
Do you have a mudroom? Most of my clients either have one or are in the process of building one. Sometimes they aren't even in an obvious area. One client has a space in her front living room devoted to backpacks, jackets, hats, shoes, etc. Another client is putting beautiful wood cubbies into her… Continue reading Home Organizing: 7 Mudrooms to Inspire You
I may have mentioned (ahem) on a few social media accounts that I had a kitchen I designed featured on Remodelista this week in an article entitled "Trend Alert: The Cult of the Blue Kitchen, 10 Favorites". I was flattered to be included because it's Remodelista and I love their website and book, and for… Continue reading Bold and Painted: Kitchen Cabinets That Aren’t Shy About Looking Good
In Colorado, if you have school age children, the "summer" is winding to a very fast close right now. I have a lot of new projects starting up - and I've been thinking of them as my Fall projects, but they're really not. I keep imagining cooler weather, but it's still about 90 degrees every… Continue reading Designing with August in Mind: Simple and Flexible Interiors
This home is a beautiful, old Park Hill home built in the early 1900's. It has the original dark wood trim, original tile fireplace, a beautiful entry staircase, intact stained glass everywhere and a front porch I could probably live in full time. You would not know any of this though from the above photo.… Continue reading Before and After: A Budget Friendly Kitchen Remodel
It's vacation time for a lot of people (especially those with school-age children) and I've been thinking about how to get some of that vacation feeling into my own home. I love to travel but I don't take the type of vacation where I lay around doing nothing - probably because I'm not that great… Continue reading Relax: Letting Your Vacation Style Guide Your Interiors
When we first moved into our house, there were about 17 dusty and used paint cans sitting on a shelf in the basement. These were colors that were several owners ago - not just the last couple that owned the home. These ghost cans were decades old! I could hear the dusty sighs of homeowners… Continue reading My Top 5 Favorite Paint Colors and How to Recycle Paint
What I admire most in other designers is restraint. Not every space needs to be filled. Every room doesn't need to be a different color. Not every pillow needs fringe. And some chairs don't even need a pillow! Sometimes you need to pull back on things in order to give the design more power. A… Continue reading Keep it Simple: 7 Rooms That Show You How It’s Done
The Colorado Nest 