Design Trends Lead Us Back to School
As we prepare our family members for a return to academia and open our wallets for back to school shopping, maybe we should take a little time to “get schooled” about a popular design trend. Geometric patterns are more popular than ever. Everywhere, pattern is...
Building on Tradition in Buena Vista
Currently, I am working with a local builder to complete a remodel on Avon. We redesigned the kitchen, all the bathrooms, and even added a bathroom. We even removed the existing sheetrock so that foam insulation could be put in. Then we literally raised the roof to...
Beautiful Ideas Just When You Need Them
A design project for us could be a whole house project or just one room of curtains, as well as all the many other aspects of the home in between. When we begin a curtain job, we pour over all of our fabric manufacturer’s books and their websites looking for just the...
A Quaint Restaurant Makeover, Again.
What most people don’t know about us is that we are often hired to complete a commercial design project. Over the past years, we have assisted with dentists, chiropractors, doctors, lawyers, and even builders’ commercial buildings and their new or remodeling effort....
Redefining Your Dream…..Your Home
When I think of redefining the Southern home, my head starts spinning. How to transform the traditional to transitional designs? Redefining could mean anything; adding a new sofa that has clean lines or switching out the light fixtures to a lighter feel or...
Another Happy Client!
When a repeat client came to me and said to me “We have been looking around at sofas and chairs and we are so confused. I need you”. It is always good to hear those words, whether from a customer, your own child, or a friend. Since my memory is photogenic when it...
Creating Fireworks with an Updated Kitchen
The fourth of July evokes memories of crowds gathered to oohh and ahhh at fireworks displays. This month is a great time to think about adding some spark into your kitchen. The large photo on the right is a kitchen I recently designed for the Spring Parade of homes....
New Baby Boy’s Room in Buena Vista
Color is one of the ways to express what you are trying to achieve with the design of any room. This room was a little more challenging due to the size of the room and a bookshelf covering the entry wall encroaching upon valuable space. On the opposite side of the...
Luscious Details
I’ve often thought to myself, what would be on my wish list if I were building a new house? I work with clients everyday designing plans and helping them accomplish their dreams. I’ve been known to say “If it were my house, I would do ‘this’”. For me, ‘this’...