Just like a natural landscape, tablescapes must have depth to be visually interesting. As we embark on a few days of festivities centered around family, friends and giving thanks together, here I will help you curate the most inviting, cozy, welcoming scene to invite your tribe to enjoy…
Read moreThe One Element Most Forgotten in Design
Strong design should pique the curiosity of every one of our senses - sight, touch, taste, and smell are most often covered through furnishings and decor, greenery and/or candles. But what about our hearing? Yes, sound is intangible, so it tends to fall outside of the scope of design work, but I insist that it must not be forgotten!
Read moreHow to Honor the Presence of Windows
Windows (of any kind) and floor-to-ceiling glass doors are such a gift. They invite the outdoors in, amplify the amount of natural light felt within a space, and bring about an overall sense of airy openness. Nature is known to help with healing, sunlight is known to help with depression and feeling connected to the outdoors can offer a welcomed sense of grounding and perspective. Remembering these benefits as you endeavor to style your space around the presence of windows can be very helpful…
Read moreDesign as Self-Care and Overcoming Impermanence
I have tremendous respect for those who have envisioned their lives in one place, setting down roots and staying put, creating their “forever home,” I really do. Personally though, that mindset is very foreign to me. I think it’s because by the age of 18 moving became such a familiar concept to me that I learned to thrive off of the newness, change and growth afforded to me through experiencing living in so many different places…
Read moreAccent Seating Picks
As a follow up to yesterday’s post, #1 Fix for Enhancing the Flow of Any Space, here are a few pieces of accent seating I’m loving right now - to help you fill in the gaps when applying my rounding principle to your spaces…
Read more#1 Fix for Enhancing the Flow of Any Space
Curating the perfect layout is no easy task. Determining how to best utilize/maximize a space requires taking a careful look at its unique configuration, points of entry, windows, purpose(s), structural oddities, etc., which vary drastically from one space to the next. But that said, there is one super simple trick I use when I begin to tackle the layout of any new space… I call it my rounding principle…
Read moreFall Decor Picks
As a compliment to my 2019 Fall Color Guide, here are a few favorites to inspire you as you transition your spaces from Summer to Fall…
Read more2019 Fall Color Guide
When I think of Fall, I think of leaves changing colors, a crisp chill in the air, hot coffee, long walks, spiced apple cider, scarves and tall boots. One of my favorite parts about the awkward period of Summer turning Fall, is changing over the color schemes within the places I occupy most…
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