I get many questions about the process of working with a designer. Once I have an initial appointment set with a new client. I typically get asked if there’s something that they need to do to prepare for our first visit, so, I thought I might share a few thoughts...
Inspiration
Redesigning and Renovating a Vacation Home
Are you thinking about redesigning and renovating a vacation home? Well, summertime is here and many people look forward to spending the season visiting their vacation home. Whether that be a lakeside cabin, an oceanfront home, or mountain retreat, a vacation home can...
Filling Your Home With Fragrance
Truly great design is not just visually impactful. Yes, it must be visually appealing, but It must also be functional and appeal to the other senses. I believe that a truly great design must impact all of our senses. The sense of touch can be impacted while wrapping...
Adding the Luxury Of Fresh Flowers To Your Home
I have always loved creating different types of flower arrangements, whether it’s for an event, one of my design projects, a project photo session, or for my own home. Most of my flower arrangements are created by foraging outdoors for flowers and greenery, or a...
Creating An Outdoor Living Space
As the first few warm days of Spring arrive. The warmer weather calls us outdoors and we start to evaluate the outdoor areas of our home. This year, especially, our world is practicing social distancing and it seems like we might be spending a lot more time at home in...
Evaluating the Function of Your Home
Like most of us, you might be finding yourself spending a lot more time at home for a while. We are now working, teaching, homeschooling, exercising, and cooking all of our meals at home. As we settle into this new norm we might be noticing that certain areas of our...
How To Create An Oasis In Your Master Bathroom
Have you ever dreamed of a luxurious bathroom space? Now more than ever we are craving a master bathroom space that is an oasis. A space to which we can retreat at the end of a long and very stressful day. I have spent most of my life designing and renovating...
How Color Selections Effect Your Well Being
Have you ever walked into a room and had your spirits immediately lifted by the impact of color used in space? Have you ever walked into a home or business and immediately felt anxious or slightly angered or frustrated? Color definitely has a psychological effect on...
Why most of your design projects don’t produce the desired results
Why can’t you get the desired results when finishing your own design project? This is a complaint that I hear over and over from clients. It is especially frustrating for clients that know what they like and have a good artistic eye or "good taste”. While I am a firm...
How To Find Inspiration For Your Next Interior Design Project
There are so many places that you can find inspiration for your next interior design project. When looking at a new space there are so many options that can be taken when designing a space. All of which can provide a dramatic transformation. How do professional...