FUN WITH MARBLE
When working with new clients, I love to explore options for shapes, textures and sizes. We recently spent the afternoon sourcing for kitchen backsplashes and floors for multiple bathrooms. Sometimes clients come to our office with visions of what they want. Other times, we get more latitude to make suggestions and figure out the design […]
NEON
I have been really into neon art lately. We just had this sign custom made for a client’s home. DREAM. An inspirational reminder for everyday. The process was rather easy. We worked with a local neon artist. We gave them our design and had many options for colors and sizes. A few days later we […]
WESLEY THE WESTIE
Last Tuesday, I received an email from Kay, the kind woman who was the foster mother to my last two Westies, Campbell and Wallace. She said that she had a really special boy and thought that I should meet him. I spent the week sick in bed with this flu/cold thing going around, daydreaming about […]
HOUSE BEAUTIFUL- APRIL 2014
Thanks to House Beautiful for including me in the April issue! They asked 12 designers the following: How do you make a dramatic entrance? Drench the space in a rich, welcoming hue. I selected Farrow & Ball Mouse’s Back #40. “After being out all day, I want to walk into a clean, uncluttered space. […]
BRANCHING OUT
There was a time when I would only put white flowers in my house. I am not sure why exactly, but it’s true. I still love white flowers, but have defintely branched out over the years. To think that years ago, I would have passed over these stunning purple tulips. Now, I can’t resist. Makes […]
PHOTO SHOOTS
Last week, my office was busy working on not one but two exciting photos shoots. Its always fabulous to document a beautiful project. I will be excited to share photos in a few months. One is being published (I am sworn to secrecy) in one of my favorite magazines and I could almost burst with […]
ISTANBUL TOP 10 LIST
As promised last week, I have put together my top 10 list for Istanbul. The city is so immense that naturally this list isn’t going to cover it all. But it’s a start with some of my tips and hidden little gems. So here we go… 10. Take a boat trip on the Bosporus. It’s […]
ISTANBUL: A DREAMY ADVENTURE
I’ve just returned from a quick weeklong trip to Istanbul. I embarked on this adventure with two of my best friends in San Francisco. (Julie is a teacher and had the week off from school and her daughter, Caitlin, is a blogger and designer of Sacramento Street). Istanbul has long been on my list of […]
HOW TO TAKE A SELFIE OF YOUR HOME
Thank you to House Beautiful for interviewing me for this article on Instagram – and general photo advice. Instagram seems to be one of those social media sites that just keeps growing and gaining in popularity. In all honesty, I have to admit that it is one of my favorites. I love taking photos so […]
CUSTOM
Our office does a lot of custom pieces. What does this mean and why? For us, we love working with vendors and craftspeople (which really helps support small businesses) to create pieces that are unique and special to the interior and the client. This photo shows an example of a king sized bed on which […]