Recently I had the distinct pleasure of heading to one of the most understated, probably under-appreciated, and yet, most amazingly, beautiful places in the country: Angelfire, New Mexico. The first part of the trip was a girls trip — woo-hoo! – gotta love that; the second part of the trip was with hubbies. (And, that was fun, too!) It’s…
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Two Living Room Transformations: From Bland to Grand!
This is phase 1 of a project that I’ve been working on for two years. This phase was actually completed months ago, but I’m just now getting around to posting it. This client lucked into a great little house right on the lake in Fort Worth. Great location and great view, but the house itself….well…not so much. Although it…
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The Proposal
Okay, well, I know this has nothing to do with decorating, but since it’s my blog and I’m a mom – I have to share the big news. My son just got engaged! And the best part is the entire family was there for “the proposal”. Melissa’s family was in town from Minnesota and we had them over for…
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A Little Bit French, A Little Bit Southwest…and A Little Newlywed Game?
I’m blessed in many ways, but one of those ways is my wonderful friendships. My family is fortunate enough to be in a group friendship with four other families. We’ve all been friends for a dozen years or more – some as many as 20 or more. We’ve been through thick and thin – watched each others children grow…
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Office For Daddy Becomes a Room Fit For His Little Princess
One of my current jobs has been to transform a traditional looking stained, paneled, manly office into a sweet, precious little girlie room for an adorable little one year old girl. Tight on bedroom space, with three bedrooms upstairs filled with the older kids, it was time to make some changes downstairs and accommodate the new addition to the…
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Design Finds At The Atlanta Market: Rugs That Rock!
Last weekend I had the privilege of going to the design market in Atlanta with a group of my local Dallas designer friends. We went to several design conferences, one of which included the wonderfully talented designer, Tobi Fairley, pictured below (the only brunette amongst us Dallas blondes!). Featured in one of my previous posts, Tobi has a very…
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