How to Create A Designer Home on a Budget
Recently I was asked to decorate a table for a drawing that’s to be done in a couple of weeks at Christian Community Action’s Resale Store for an Easter giveaway. The tricky part was that I needed to by most everything from the resale store and make it look “pretty” enough for an Easter tablescape. The purpose is to…
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If you’re a fan of good old shabby chic and those fun “off the cuff” pieces that make a space interesting and spur conversation you might like the look of these pieces below. Brand new, but made to look like that jewel of a find you may have stumbled across at a local garage sale each piece is full…
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I am so grateful for organizations like Dwell With Dignity that make such amazing changes in the lives of others. Dwell was started by Lisa Robison, a local designer and mom with a heart for the poor. Her vision was to help the homeless obtain a place of their own to dwell as well as the dignity that comes…
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Recently I was asked to write an article on interior design for a wonderful local magazine called “Our Community”. In addition to the printed magazine they publish they also have a wonderful online site where you can peruse their latest editions. (Click www.ourcommunitymagazine.com for more information. ) After giving the subject matter some thought I chose to write about…
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If you’re of the mind that floral fabrics, wallpaper, plates, tea cups, tea pots, all these traditional English feminine influences are passe’ well think again. For the design lovers of all things English and those with a bent toward traditional European décor these things are very much in the current decorating trend. One of my “besties”, Susan, is a…
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For you glamour girls out there (or even you wild,“out of the decorating box men”) who like to go a bit Hollywood with your decorating you can’t go wrong with black, white and bling. Soooo very tres chic! Black and white zebra print with black leather and some mirrored furniture or chrome accessories……very “now”, very “with it”, and oh…
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