Take a group of "BEFORE" shots of your entire home! As your life shifts and changes, as your family grows, as you make your home more beautiful, there is nothing more fun than seeing the changes...measuring them. Pulling out the "BEFORE" photos can do that! See how far you have...
People ask me all the time about how to select art for their home. I have one answer, it must "move" you! I am not a big believer that art must "match" a room. One thing I love in a great interior design, is when art stands on it's own. It...
Having kiddos...with two legs and/or four, just adds to your desire to live in a beautiful home. A gorgeous home is the perfect backdrop to enjoy, love on and take photos of them all. But to enjoy your home with them living there too, you have to be able to...
Helloooooo December! This is such a wonderful time of year for looking back at my wonderful Christmas memories as a child...counting presents under the tree with my brother, making press cookies with my mother in her gold and avocado floral apron and getting that special holiday tree ornament every year...
It is well known that a good interior designer makes a space look good, but if it doesn't function well it can never be fully enjoyed. And my question to you: Why, oh why, can't a closet function well and look great, too? After working on a pair of closets in Boca...
There are a few things I have learned over the years with all of the thousands of questions I receive. In a quick nutshell, here are some of the basics. I hope they urge you to study your home a little more closely...and to study yourself. I just love going into...
It is wonderful to share design tips with readers...the possibilities seem endless. KC Home and Garden magazine asked me for a few to accompany their shot of my living room (see their page below) along with other designer tips. It was so fun having the editor-in-chief, Andrea Darr and the...
It was fun to write a short article for Kansas City Home Design (see page 43 on this link's digital version) on hiding wide-screen sets. There are some amazing solutions such as those from Inca Lifts, that will surely amaze you. Do be sure and check out the Inca Lift...
Sometimes, a designer needs to let their office attire be a swim suit and no shoes. This week is, "casual Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday and Friday" close to home in Fort Meyers and Sanibel Island, Florida. I think it is important once in a while to take a moment to step...
