Double Duty: Put Your Furniture to Work! One of the biggest issues homeowners, renters and students living in dorm rooms struggle with is storage. It doesn't matter how many closets we have, we always seem to need more. If building an addition onto your house just to have a place for your stuff isn't in your plans, it's time to get creative. … [Read more...]
Tuscany Table Setting
Tuscany Table Setting! I participated in a fund raiser for ACAP called Designing Women with a Cause, where 12 women set tables based on a country. I designed and decorated 3 Italian tables starting with Tuscany. If you know me, you know how much I love to set a beautiful table. I love the challenge of doing something that's never been done … [Read more...]
Star Spangled Tablesetting
Who doesn’t love The 4th of July? Picnics, parties and fireworks. Forget the paper plates and plastic forks. Be kind to the environment and easy on your wallet and set a patriotic table with found objects. Decorating with red, white and blue is easy. Since I'm into indigo this year, I started with denim placemats (a bargain at Goodwill for … [Read more...]
Maison et Objets
Twice a year in Paris, the interior design community is treated to a spectacular show called Maison et Objets. Furniture designers and decorative artists introduce their newest lines. It's an introduction of wonderful things to come! I love the sexy curve of this Otley Sofa from Matthew Hilton from England. How about a few funky acrylic … [Read more...]
Chicago Condo
I'm a city girl at heart and was very excited to work on redecorating a fabulous Chicago Condo. It's a 34th floor home, several blocks from Lake Michigan with floor to ceiling windows. The skyline views are breathtaking. My client N not only moved to a new city, but she wanted her new home to be completely different from her any place she lived in … [Read more...]