What is that saying about turning lemons into lemonade? When redecorating my daughter’s room recently, the final detail was to buy a new fixture to replace her boring, old  ceiling fan. However, as the new fixture I had in mind wasn’t in {read more}

For many, the holidays equals stress, despite our best intentions to start planning early and keep things simple. We may not be able to avoid all holiday stress, but decorating our homes should be fun and easy. What do you really need to capture that {read more}

photo source: Pottery Barn.com Bathrooms are one of the toughest areas to address when I do consultations for clients. They are easy to stage for sale, but making one pretty for living, without doing expensive renos, is more challenging. A lot of the {read more}

Vi·gnette: pronunciation: \vin-ˈyet, vēn-\ (noun), French, from Middle French vignete- a small decorative design or picture so placed. Whether we realize it or not, we have vignettes on display all throughout our homes. From our bedside tables {read more}

photo: House Beautiful I love seasonal decorating and the notion that a home does not have to be stagnant…unchanged unless it is due to be repainted or renovated. Indeed, seasonal decorating is the essence of my design ethic: tweak your home with {read more}

Pretty…I love that word. It has such a sweet connotation to it…a simplicity, an innocence, an attainability. While we may not all be beautiful or live in beautiful homes, most people can have something about themselves that qualifies as pretty. {read more}