Interior Trends from High Point Market

This spring, I joined thousands of interior and furniture professionals in making the pilgrimage to North Carolina’s High Point Furniture Market – the world’s largest home furnishings trade show featuring […] Read more »

Create a Shrine to Something You Love

I’m a big fan of Gretchen Rubin’s book, “The Happiness Project,” and her follow-up book, “Happier at Home,” really speaks to me as a residential designer.  In both books, the […] Read more »

Your Home’s Signature Scent

Scent is just as critical an element in creating a beautiful, rejuvenating home as comfortable furnishings and pretty fabrics.  It has the power to evoke memories, influence our emotions and […] Read more »

Around the House: Garden Stools

Garden stools have long been a decorator favorite for their versatility, functionality, and beauty. These drum or barrel-shaped stools have been a part of Chinese tradition for over 1000 years, […] Read more »

How to Plan a Year’s Worth of Home Improvements

According to sites like KV construction LLC, with the start of a new year, most people like to make resolutions to improve themselves, but as a decorator, I admit that […] Read more »

Gift Wrapping Station

  It’s time for tinsel, tissue paper, glossy bows and tangles of ribbon!  ‘Tis the season of long lines at the mall, stacks of packages arriving at the door, and […] Read more »

The Magic of Mirrors

  A good friend recently asked me to help her style an awkward wall in her Dining Room. Though the wall was the natural focal point when you entered the […] Read more »

Grown Up Halloween Décor

Years ago when I lived in New Orleans, Halloween was a decidedly adult holiday. Every- one decked themselves out in elaborate costumes, plotted and planned their celebrations for weeks in […] Read more »

Mixing Patterns Like a Pro

Prints and patterns are essential elements in styling a dynamic, sophisticated, and personalized home.  A room without prints is like a room without artwork, plants, or personal effects.  It can […] Read more »

Outdoor Furniture

In the full swing of summer you can find my family enjoying the outdoors every chance we can.  I am not a naturally “outdoorsy” sort of person; that popular cocktail […] Read more »