I have memories from the time I was five years old and Santa gave me a large dollhouse that resembled my grandmother’s house. I spent hours and years decorating that house with furniture, curtains, and lots of love. Then came the day that I left the dollhouse behind....

I don’t know about you, but I’m psyched this year about the holidays. It has been a tough two years to navigate past holidays because of the pandemic. However, this year I have seen so much enthusiasm in the world getting ready to celebrate. We celebrate Thanksgiving...

As the week passes, the holidays are moving closer. Time totally gets away from most of us as it does me. I did remind my husband we needed to order food because my kids are coming home with our granddaughter. He is out and about today purchasing what we might need to...

It is time to think about Christmas decorating again. It is a wonderful time of year to be able to spend time with family and friends. The Triad area is a great place to celebrate with all the festivities that are offered. This is the time of year I transform my home...

We always come back to work and talk about what we saw, what we liked, or maybe the trends.  Discussing it between ourselves gives us different perspectives as well.  Listed below are the trends we saw: Metals and wood, gold on white, gold on gray, gold on blue, and...

We just finished going to the High Point Furniture market. Each of the NC manufacturers we frequently use had rooms set up in a traditional look. In some of their room settings, there was a mix of tradition and clean lines. We have the choice of furnishing homes with...

Sometimes designers are described as creators and producers. The real meaning is that we plan something beautiful and implement it. We can walk into a room and know that something is wanting. It could be as simple as the placement of furnishings or sometimes there is...

What do you think the best decorating look is? Traditional, transitional, modern, urban, farmhouse, French country, English, or mixing? These are all good choices but figuring out which ones you like is not that easy. Because I have been a collector since I was 14, it...

A gracious home is an opportunity to share the best with others. That is why it is important that we prepare so carefully down to the last detail. The most recent project we just finished is a good depiction of the end process. Moving the kitchen to the sunroom and...