It is that time of year that we start thinking about Halloween, Thanksgiving, and Christmas.  The light is changing outside and immediately you think of fall.  The weather will soon start cooling in the evenings.  I see Pumpkin pancakes offered at one restaurant and...

Maximum color, texture, and edge are what we are receiving in our data from the upcoming fall market. We are obviously excited to see what our manufacturers are introducing. Since we are a turnkey design firm (including remodel), we are involved in all sorts of...

Sometimes we like to throw the unexpected fabric into a décor or something unconventional into the mix, but we make sure it marries to the subject of the room we are working on. The more tactful and unexpected, the better. For us, we shop for our clients, whether when...

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...