Did ya know your property doesn’t have to be in Arlington to work with me?

My friend who is also a client hooked me up with one of his family members in Chicago and now I’m working on interiors in their large home room-by-room. Ah, the Internet! So, if your Martha’s beach house needs some designing…let’s chat!

On to the space — it’s large, traditional and pretty formal with a large fireplace, columns at the entrance, and it’s the first room you see when you come in the front door so it’s got to be tres chic! Read the full article

One of my fabulous long-standing client’s has asked me to make-over her much used office into a more inspiring and comfortable space. We are moving through her house room-by-room. We’re tackling the worksurfaces and file storage with the Ballard Original Home Office desk components. The desks are running along a large picture window and turn the corner for his and hers workspace. We’re putting in tons of smart storage and wall storage to maximize the work area so it’s functional and not cluttered. Read the full article

Everyone needs one of these… I’m just back. It was a “design field trip, need some sun, time to get inspired, see as much as I can” trip to Miami. Thanks to my darling hubby and his work for making this happen! I had never been – and let me just say -  beyond my expectations for sunshine, architecture and design. Here are some photo highlights. I could do this every January… Read the full article

I am currently working with a lovely newly-wed couple who is REALLY into plants. The husband is into potted plants and the wife is into terrariums (more to post on that later!). And that got me thinking about using plants in interior design. I appreciate plants and have a mixed history with them. They are sorta like little pets. We have a few now in our home, including an often shedding banana plant that looks good only half of the time – when it has it’s leaves – and a cute little Mother-in-laws tongue that won’t grow, but won’t die either. It is easily 15 years old and seems to have a growth problem. Read the full article

Just in time for fall, the Serena & Lily catalog has arrived!  This is a catalog worth getting in the mail. It’s easy on the eyes – laid out more like a design magazine than a retail catalog – and full of wonderful color, texture and ideas. It’s a great way to bring the exotic and well-traveled  to your home, in an tastefully eclectic way. And it’s a refreshing change from Pottery Barn… Here are some of my favorite new products – can you imagine any of these in your home? Read the full article

This week I had the pleasure of meeting Christiane Lemieux, DwellStudio’s founder and creative director. She was at the DC Design Center doing a book signing for her recently published Undecorate and to speak with us about her growing business and her new furniture line. She is creating original lines of fabric for Robert Allen (I can get these!) and I have access to her full DwellStudio line if you are interested in seeing some samples and ideas on how to include them into your home decor. I don’t usually gush over meeting design celebrities, but Christiane was such a treat! She’s incredibly personable and real – I wanted to follow her back to her Manhattan studio and soak up all she had to say! Read the full article

I’ve been looking at wallpaper for a few clients and am absolutely loving these patterns. There are so many amazing options available, machine printed, hand silk-screened to custom everything. I even found some 3-D hand-made paper – but that deserves it’s own post. Wallpaper can make such a visual impact and transform a room. This is not the scary wallpaper we remember from our youth. I love it for a small space like a foyer or powder room, or as a statement wall in a bedroom or dining area. Here is just a sampling of what’s out there and some of my personal favorites. Read the full article

I am seriously excited about the new Missoni products that are going to be sold at Target this Fall. I am usually a more tranquil color person, but I am so drawn to these amazing jewel tones and crazy patterns. The sale starts September 13th and will last until October 22, or until everything sells out. Don’t wait on these gems to amp up the color and energy in your home…I have this date on my calendar! Here’s a sampling of the home products in the line. The clothes are pretty cool too… Read the full article

Welcome to my new blog! I’ll be sharing design tips and inspiration for creating warm, wonderful homes for you and your family.  I’ll also share local home-related events, design education and style and design items I love.

Please participate by reading, sharing and commenting. Let me know what subjects interest you and definitely send in your design questions and I’ll do my best to answer them (really!).
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