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Once you start down the dark path, forever will it dominate your destiny, consume you it will...” ― George Lucas The age old struggle between dark and light happens not just to Luke Skywalker but to Interior Designers too. I love the all white trend for interiors and white kitchens are some of my all time favorites.… Continue reading Succumb to the Dark Side: 8 Dark Kitchens to Satisfy your Noir Cravings
Every Christmas in Colorado, the National Forest Service sells about 30,000 tree cutting permits for people to venture out into the wilderness, Christmas Vacation style, and cut their own tree. This year they opened the permit sale the day after Thanksgiving and sold out quite quickly in the areas closest to Denver. We purchased our permits ($10.00 per… Continue reading A Colorado Christmas Tree with inspiration from Scandinavia
I have a wonderful client who moved to Florida this past year and is struggling with a really plain entryway that has no architectural interest or even definition between rooms. I thought I would use the blog format to show how to create an entry just using furniture, rugs, lighting and art. Here's the Entry:… Continue reading Entryway Ideas: One Entry 3 Ways
Changing out a boring, or downright ugly, bathroom mirror with something interesting is such an easy thing to do, yet "new mirror" is something that keeps getting added to the new "to do" list and always lands somewhere after #10. It's obvious when they need updating, especially if you've landed a home with that sweet flat piece of… Continue reading Vintage Mirrors: 6 Easy Ways to Add Character and Style to Your Bathroom
Does painting the ceiling a color other than white freak you out a little bit? If it does, that's okay - it probably should. It's a great way to add some unexpected oomph and joy to a room. If you choose the correct room, it can really pull together your look and add some delight to the… Continue reading Color on the Ceiling: 4 Rooms That Can Handle Some Ceiling Drama
A lot of my clients are really digging the vintage industrial look and although they don't want their entire home looking like a factory from the turn of the century, they are wanting touches of it. I'm not sure if it's a longing for a time when we could see the mechanics and engineering of things… Continue reading My Vintage Industrial Romance: Adding Romance to your Home with Industrial Lighting
A little orange has always gone a long way for me. It's a Notice Me! color that tends to annoy me a little bit in a home. I love calm interiors yet too much beige is such a bummer! Have some fun this season with orange - it's a much maligned color that deserves some respect and a… Continue reading Orange Crush: Or Beige is a Bummer
My laptop died somewhat suddenly this week - it has been under the weather and showing signs of slowing down for the last month. I will spare you the other annoying things that have totally bummed me out dude because I do realize that they are problems that most people in the world wish they… Continue reading Piney Knot: Ideas for a Throwback Pine Kitchen
One quick way to suck all the fun out of a design project for yourself and everyone around you is to be in a rush to make your design decisions. Having to rush order tile that you don't really love, but had to settle on because installers are waiting for you is so not fun for… Continue reading In a Hurry to Get Things Done
I have written about sconces in the kitchen before and they are on my mind once again. I'm working on a kitchen design that has the potential for wall lighting and I have suddenly found myself all in on kitchen sconces. However, my client is more hesitant about seeing a wall of sconces saluting her every morning and since… Continue reading Kitchen Sconce Bandwagon: Let Me Help You Aboard
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