In a previous blog I mentioned my excitement to be attending the Fall International High Point Furniture Market. With thousands of vendors exhibiting the latest products and trends, it is a must see event for designers. Well, unfortunately, life sometimes intervenes with the best laid plans...
In my last blog, I gave you some of my ideas on how to makeover your living room and family room, without embarking on a complete renovation and spending 10’s of thousands of dollars. By changing and updating just a few items – the right...
It’s hard to believe that summer is rapidly coming to an end. Labor Day is just 2 weeks away, and as soon as you come in from the lake, the cabin and the pool, you will begin . . . perhaps reluctantly . . ....
Last week I visited one of my favorite cities in the world: Chicago! Having my sister living there means I have an easy excuse to try and escape to the Windy City at least 2 – 3 times a year (just usually not from November...
Last week I shared with you 5 fantastic furniture finds from the High Point Furniture Market I attended a few weeks ago. Today I want to share with you 5 more great furniture pieces I ran across. I can’t wait to use them is some...
After coming back from 4 days at the Spring High Point Furniture market, I am finally having the time to look over the hundreds of photos I took and to reflect on all that I saw. I had intended to share with you my 5 favorite...
Today, I want to explain the term, eglomise (ā-glə-mē-zā). This is a French word meaning “gilded glass” where the back of a piece of glass is gilded with gold or silver leaf. While the technique can be found dating back to pre-Roman times, it gained...
So it is now less than 48 hours until Christmas. And if you are like many of us, there are still one or two gifts you still need for that someone who is “hard to buy for” or “who has everything”. Well if he or...
I made a whirlwind trip to High Point, NC last week to attend the International Furniture Market. Although I was barely there for 48 hours, I managed to cram in a lot of showroom visits and to check out what is coming down the pike...
A few weeks ago I shared with you some clever sleeping accommodations for your companion dog or cat. Today I want to share some ideas and storage solutions for your companion’s food and water. Many times when we are designing a new kitchen space for a...