So you are in your home of years (or newly acquired) and you are ready to make it match your dream. A place to recharge, a place for your family and loved ones to gather. To relax, commune and spend quality time any way you like. You’ve identified how you want to feel in your […]
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Ever since HGTV graced our sparklingly tv screens, homeowners have been convinced all homes have potential. Many buyers house-hunt with an eye for ways to customize and make this home more personal and functional for their lifestyle. Of course, as a designer, I get it. I, too, approach nearly every space I visit with that
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Flip Definition via the Oxford Dictionary 1. Turn over with a sudden, sharp movement 2. Move, push or throw (something) with a sudden, sharp movement Sudden and sharp. Not two words people ever use with me when talking about their home. I’ve never heard anyone aspire to a sudden and sharp renovation in their home.
Try as you might, I know its hard to resist the allure of the wham-bam HGTV makeover shows. After all, wouldn’t we all love to believe we can makeover a room or even a whole house over the course of an hour. Fortunately, for most folks it seems that the dream bubble on the not-so-reality
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I can’t get this phrase out of my head. It rings so true. (interior) Design is a deeply intimate way of saying “I love you” to yourself, your family and even your community. Let me tell you 3 stories of love. The ‘G’s Both retired and looking toward the third act of their lives. They
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My close friends will tell you I’m a spiritual person. I spend a lot of time contemplating the universe, how its organized, why I am here. and how I can make the most of it. (If you are astro-curious at all, I have a lot going on in my 9th house. Alot.) I spend a
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I think we’ve finally gotten there. By just about every calendar there is; Chinese, Lunar, Astrological, Gregorian, et al, we are officially in a new year. So if you haven’t been feeling that new year, new you vibe since January, it may now be starting to stir. A couple weeks ago we spoke about emptying
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I’m selling a number of things in my home. Tables, chairs, lamps and various housewares. I have no plans to replace them at this moment. I’m creating empty space. Is this an interior designer, decor extraordinaire telling you to remove things? Oh yes. It is. First, less is more and all that. Cluttered spaces overstimulate
There was a new accountant in town. In business about six months at the time, Joseph Ensley of The King’s Accountant, rented his first office space. As with any rental it came with a few constraints and negotiated concessions on the part of the lessor. The major concession was paint. We were allowed to paint and
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I think in pictures. I thought there was only one way to think. Thinking was that loud running monologue. The voice inside my head. Feelings came from my body, my heart, my throat, my chest, my gut. Luscious and intriguing experiences. But thoughts spoke to me in the oft annoying narrative. Yammering on and trying
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Not Just 2020 It’s likely a considerable understatement that the last couple of years have been doozies. I don’t know about you, but for me it started years before the panini thing. 2018 and 2019 were chaotic whirlwinds of business and panic and fear. We will save those stories for another day, but those years
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The truth is I’m not a talented enough photographer or writer or artist to really encapsulate the soulfulness that I can feel. Articulating soulfulness is a challenge. I’m up to the task of practice… I am sensitive though. I can feel the energy in rooms, objects and people. I have ideas about how a room
The Queen of England, Queen Elizabeth II died today. A human being, an icon, an archetype. Its the end of an era. Her reign, the monarchy, politics, and world affairs inspire a lot of interest and uncertainty with such an event. I’m not qualified to speak on much what comes next and what it means,
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I’d like to introduce you to beautiful things. Do you know about this? Have you heard of beautiful things? Beautiful things are not loud. They don’t compete for your attention. So beautiful things often get hidden beneath the loud things. Beautiful things are soft and patient. I’d like to remind you of beautiful things. Give
The Bright Bedroom didn’t start out so bright. Warm white walls with a custom accent create a focal point in the room. Including the window in the painted panel shows off its historical charm. The color was matched from a blanket owned by the client’s grandmother. The heavy wool doesn’t lend itself to California’s warm climate
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One of the most nurturing things you can do for your children is to let them decorate their own rooms. There is an age where children get to/should start to dress themselves. Whatever tutu and denim combination, pajama top and cowboy boots they feel inspired to put on you let them. Swallow your own pride.
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