Going Against the Grain / Design Trends January 25, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, DIY, Tablescapes, Tableware, Trends Can good design still be good design if it isn’t the flavor of the moment? When clients ask me what […]
A Designer’s Small Kitchen Part 2 – How Small Changes Can Refine Your Life January 21, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Kitchen, Paint I will be the first to admit I am not a cook. I can cook but I am not creative […]
Pottery Barn Messy Bed Challenge January 20, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom So what camp are you in? Do you get up every morning and before you put a cup of coffee […]
New LVT Floors for the Kitchen, Living Room, Hall and Home Office January 18, 2021 | No Comments | Antiques, Paint After the kitchen was done (see previous two posts) we immediately through ourselves into painting, knowing we wanted to get […]
A Designer’s Small Kitchen Part 1 – How It Took 18 Months to Finish January 5, 2021 | No Comments | DIY, Kitchen, Paint First let me tell you that this Kitchen Renovation has been building for a very long time. A builder grade […]
What’s on the Agenda for 2021 December 30, 2020 | No Comments | Bedroom, Decorating, DIY, Fabric & Upholstery, Kitchen, Trends Fix the coat closet to be a bit more functional for kitchen over flow brooms and mops. Not very glamorous […]
2020 Things Accomplished, Hard Decisions, and Small Victories December 29, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Bedroom, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, DIY, Inheritance, Life, Paint, Salvage, Tableware, Vignettes After losing my mom in May of 2019 life changed quite a bit. I had to resign my design position […]
Christmas Lower Level December 24, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Dishes, Fabric & Upholstery, Tableware Our lower level room is where all our celebrations happen. It’s also become the place where the grand boys watch […]
Wrapping Paper Wars – A United Nations for Wrapping Paper December 23, 2020 | No Comments | Christmas, Life Does anybody else have this problem? You start out with a curated design idea and then you have to select […]
Fox Hollow Bedroom December 22, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Bedding, Bedroom, Christmas, Decorating, Fabric & Upholstery, Paint The snow is coming down and the wind is rattling the windows so I thought it was a good time […]
Living Room Christmas Tour December 21, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Tablescapes, Tableware Welcome to my Living Room. I gave a glimpse of the Welsh Cupboard so here is the rest of the […]
Christmas in the Welsh Cupboard December 16, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes Before I start making my Christmas cards (I know crazy right) I wanted to give you a glimpse into my […]
Gold Leafing the Bells or How One Thing Leads to Another December 11, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, DIY Last year, I purchased some oversized farmhouse style sleigh bells at a favorite shop Prairie and Bloom in Omaha. My […]
Composition and Balance December 6, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Christmas, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes As I’ve been slogging my way thru Christmas Decorations and creating Focal Points I came upon something yesterday while doing […]
Focal Points November 30, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Decorating In the design world we so frequently talk about Focal Points. What is a Focal Point? It can be many […]
A Table for Two November 28, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Dishes, Tablescapes, Tableware, Thanksgiving Well like everyone this is not the table I planned to set for Thanksgiving but after much discussion and pondering […]
Restoration of the 3417 Sign / Gilding the Lily! September 27, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, DIY, Paint, Polish, Salvage Years ago when my dad was still alive he had carved the 3417/Welcome sign to hang off an antique lantern […]
Marble, Mirrors & Corbels – Salvage for the Garden July 11, 2020 | No Comments | Antiques, Architectural Salvage, Collecting, Garden Anything can create inspiration. I remember sitting with my Dad on the Patio in Aurora New York at Mackenzie Childs […]
And Life Got in the Way December 15, 2019 | No Comments | Life I’ve been away from my blog way to long and I woke up this morning and I decided I was […]
Gardening or Peace? June 17, 2018 | No Comments | Antiques, Garden At 5:20 on a Thursday afternoon there isn’t any place in the world I’de rather be than in my garden. […]
The Evolution of Country Style October 5, 2017 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Life, Salvage Don’t go running for the hills! As a designer, I always hesitate to put a label on personal style. Is […]
Working with Smalls September 30, 2017 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting, Decorating, Vignettes Accessorizing for the “Normal” Size Home Not everyone has a huge home with 10-12’ ceilings or lofty 20’ tall great […]
How to Shop an Antique Show September 19, 2017 | No Comments | Antiques, Collecting There are many types of antique shows. There are the very fine vetted shows like the Lauritzen Gardens Antique Show, […]
A Well Collected Life: For the Love of Old September 16, 2017 | No Comments | Antiques, Life, Vignettes I was fortunate, I grew up in a home with two very talented parents who loved their home, and loved […]
