For me, designing an interior is like composing music.  Creating a pleasing harmony is accomplished by layering and juxtaposing colors, patterns, textures and also interweaving antiques, European and American furniture.  We want to develop a new American Tradition for...

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At least a third of our calls are related to clients needing help with updating their kitchens.  I love this challenge.  There are many thousands of decisions to be made when you remodel a kitchen. *Do we replace the cabinets, re-stain, reface, or just repaint them?...

Each year we fashion a home to enter into the Winston-Salem Parade of Homes. This residence is packed with our complete creativity. We started with the floor plans and made changes and suggestions for the builder to send back to the architect. They were redrawn and...

When creating those lovely spaces, I think of comfort. It must come first. We just ended market and tried out every sofa, club chair and dining chair available so that we can personally help our clients select comfort. A sofa must also be able to survive the abuse of...

When I think about our imagination in what we do every day, I know that my mind wraps around a color palette to begin with. We organize our mind in this way; treating it as a canvas. When you begin a decorating project, you need to just imagine a painting and all the...

We love to share the newest furniture, accessories and ideas with our fans from the High Point Furniture Market. Photos speak a thousand words. We scout out American-made because we are wild about product made here in this country. As you all know, we encourage our...

The word transitional shows up a lot lately in many of the literature we receive, from the Interior Design world to the Furniture Market’s retail magazines. Here are a few ideas to blend French country, cottage, modern, or traditional for you to think about if you are...

Your sense of space comes from what you feel, not just what you see. It is that time of year again when the Parade of Homes is about to begin. For the past ten years, I have been involved with several builders to design something different to be judged and win gold,...