New Year/New Space.......Design Board Sale!

I have recently been contacted by a few of you asking about e-design services.  If I have learned one thing since I began designing for others four years ago, it's that there are exactly TWO times a year when it seems EVERYONE gets anxious to make changes to their space.....the first is when the kids go back to school in September and the second is when the holiday decorations get put...

Master Bedroom Makeover - New South Home

It always makes me feel vulnerable to put my own home out there for the world to see. I charge others for my design services after all.   It feels like I have to do lots of explaining about my nostalgia for favorite items, my small budget due to other expenses like school tuition and teenage girls (need I say more?) my eclectic, if not quirky taste in my own home which I attribute to my...

Recent Design Work.......

First, I must say THANK YOU for all the love you shared in the comments section both on my last post and Instagram.  It's always a bit scary to hit the publish button on posts like that - but I am sort of an open book kind of person and figure if I am going through something, someone else must be too.  Writing is something I really enjoy and don't do enough anymore - so it really felt...

Embracing 'new beginning's.......mostly.

I am writing this on a Saturday night.....this blog has been neglected but it is here that I come to pour out what is on my heart as I often did long ago in the early days of this blog.....I feel like this post should begin 'Dear Diary'...... Lately, I have been feeling all sorts of weepy/'ugh' and really unable to put my finger on what exactly is the cause.........It is very unlike me to be so emotional....

Inspired by a favorite designer.....

My love for Emily Henderson began when she won HGTV's Design Star. I loved her quirky, collected style.  She designs to the beat of her own vintage, mid-century drum shade....ha!!  I'd like to  think that we could totally be friends - or like sisters, with her the  cooler, skinier, younger sister - with our shared love of vintage shopping, vintage art, brass anything,...

Interior Design…..And other STUFF...

 I have to admit that I was rather (pleasantly) surprised to hear from a number of you asking where I was and why I had not blogged!  Well, there is no  excuse, but rather loads of explanations.  As you might guess, work with clients has really picked up over the last year.  I welcome the work and feel blessed to do what I love and meet so many great homeowners who...

Cha-cha-cha, changes…….(design board sale!)

I posted this photo on Instagram about a week ago.  It shows some of the changes I have made to our dining space - and there are still more to come! I took some heat from a blog reader who insinuated I had unlimited funds from which to re-do my house - nothing could be further from the truth. But the Restoration Hardware chairs I had had for about 10 years - they had served our family...

Style shift…..it happens.

source I was going to start this post by saying one of the hazards of being in the interior design business was always being swayed to change up your style based upon the latest and greatest trends…… but who am I kidding?  I have always switched up my decor, I get tired, antsy, enamored by the new and shiny…what can I say? This spring will mark our 5th year of living in our current...

More bookshelf styling…..and see my grasscloth-backed shelves!

Are you sick of seeing these bookshelves yet?  I really do have a  love/hate relationship with open shelves.  While I love styling bookshelves and of course, I love my collections, I have days when I want to load it all up and send it to Goodwill….it begins to feel too much. Recently, I added grasscloth to the backs of my  built-in bookshelves and I LOVE the warmth and...

stuff…...

Is it really almost March 1st?   Who is with me and feels like it should be December 26th? I miss writing personal things in this space - whether you read it or not. So guess what I am in the mood for tonight…..? I am heading to Denver tomorrow to watch my big girl play soccer - remember when  I wrote about soccer weekends HERE and HERE? My girl is a junior in high school...

Where to shop for bedroom furniture when you maybe aren't {GASP!} using a designer!

I have been helping some local clients design bedrooms lately - both master bedrooms and also a couple teen rooms!  I love to help source bedroom furniture pieces which can really become costly.  Many of my clients are regular people who are trying to pay their bills, feed their children, go on a vacation AND live in a pretty home…… As a designer, I feel one of the most important things...