Okay, so I’m human…..I’m a wife, mom, sister, aunt, a daughter and life can’t always be about decorating and interior design. So when my talented, sweet, precious niece, Paige, tried out for the musical, Cats, in her home town of Wichita Falls and landed one of the lead roles, Bombalurina, we knew it would be a family road trip…
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Fun, Festive, Fall: Time For Pumpkins, Spice And All Things Nice
I LOVE FALL! I love decorating for fall! (Okay, well I haven’t yet, but I’m going to this week!) And I love looking at other people’s fall decorations. My field trip pal, Becky, and I got together for the sole purpose of doing a quick field trip to check out one of our favorite new finds to see how…
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Life At Home: Good Times
I’m not going to lie. I know I’m a Texas girl, born and raised, but when you’ve had two sons at the University of Oklahoma you quickly become an OU fan. Texas-OU weekends at the Martin house tend to be much happier when the Sooners win in the big game. Last weekend was no exception. Happily we were all…
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A Picture Is Worth A Thousand Words: Or In This Case A $25.00 Dollar Reuben
Back to my Business of Design seminar in New York a few weeks ago — I just have to share this famous New York deli with you. A couple of the girls I was travelling with really, really wanted a real New York deli sandwich and I, never one to turn down food (unfortunately!), was up for it, too. …
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Traditional Old World Style: Still Going Strong
As I’ve said before I don’t do a whole lot of retail shopping, but when I do there are those particular stores that I love. One of those stores is Anderson’s Furniture. It is the type of store that is so beautiful….so magnificently merchandised..…. that it’s fun just to meander through and absorb all the beautiful vignettes on display. …
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Divine Dining With Divine Designers!
One of the fun things we got to do while we were in New York for the Business Of Design Conference (I talked about this trip in an earlier post for those of you who missed that) was go out in small groups, get to know other designers and discuss the challenges and joys of running an Interior Design…
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