I find myself using the word "simplicity" more often than not when I meet with clients, whether their style is modern or traditional.  Most of the time, we all have too many items in a room which get in the way of real sophistication.  As we move into the New Year, I...

I believe the best gifts are experiences and time spent with loved ones.  Our family has enjoyed about three weeks of get-togethers, starting with our daughter graduating from college with friends and family staying with us.  Next came Christmas at our house,...

Every year, we see design trends come and go.  Some stay for years to come, while others fade away as quickly as they came.  Geometric prints and saturated colors have been among us for several years now.   This year, we saw a resurgence of oriental motifs, Greek key...

After months of searching for the perfect vanity for a powder room, a frustrated client came to us for help.  We decided the best solution would be to have the vanity custom-built, rather than adding more hours into the search.  Together, we decided on the paint color...

This past weekend, I put the final touches onto my traditional slim-line tree.  Each year, I ask myself how I should improve my tree.  I have over 2,000 ornaments and adding more each year; most have been collected for over 30 years.  Handmade ornaments, to stuffed...

 Thanksgiving is over and Christmas is all around us...trees to decorate, presents to purchase, dinners to plan, and parties to attend.   A few decorating tips..... Once the tree is up, you know to put the lights on first.  What we do that saves time and fills the...

When we started with a client that lives in a Low Country home a few years ago, we conceptualized the finished look.  It is a dream home that anyone would appreciate; it is pure magic, and the sounds of her house are as romantic as the feeling of her home.   We used...

If the first curtains were blankets tacked to windows, rods and rings weren’t far behind.  From about l650, the most important European rooms had paired curtains hanging from rings on poles, though many windows were left bare until the 1800’s, when industrialization...

The furniture market this year in High Point revealed domestically-produced products on the rise.  We are excited with the end result being new resources for products that are made in America.   We have supported local manufacturers for a long time, Hickory Chair,...