When we walk around a home studying the architecture and what style our clients have, we get our cue from their surroundings. They say it is time for a change. It might have been 20 years or 30 years since they have updated their home.  When they call us, they are...

Knowing your clients will help determine what to start with for their homes. The style most desired by our clients tends to be transitional. Transitional is a mix of styles: traditional and contemporary. Modern fabrics and artwork with traditional furniture lines. It...

Recently we were in a home to view the place for painting, lighting, and new furnishings. Immediately, I felt comfortable in the home. So, what is it that makes some homes more inviting than others? For all these years in this business and I think I’ve got it-love,...

Wallpaper has become quite popular within the design world. Lifting a space with fun wallpaper can be fun and tempting. We use it on accent walls, whole powder rooms, dining rooms, and sometimes kitchens, depending on the space that needs drama. At our design firm, we...

Entertaining and design go hand and hand. One complements the other. The ambiance is the key. It is the one thing you can control. Create the mood with lighting, and candlelight, and have dinner under the stars. Flickering votives, pendants on dimmers, or moonlight...

The right balance is everything when it comes to color and furniture scale. If you use green, designers seem to use it throughout the house. The same applies to all dramatic colors, such as blue, red, and coral. Try to bring strength of the same value in some other...

I have discovered that when we purchase things we love, those become unique items for our clients. We research, shop, and finish with a sophisticated design. Working with our client’s own personal style is inspiration for us to find what they dream of. Our key is to...

Blue and White have been around for hundreds of years and are still very popular with designers. They are my very favorite color combination. Over the years, I have collected blue and white. Whether it is fabric, pottery, or porcelain, I love it. You can marry all the...

Most of you know that we love what we do. Design boards are pieces of art that are pulled together for your home when we design it. We see the finished result in our heads and then we produce it with fabrics, lighting, rugs, furniture, window treatments, and sometimes...