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I know I’m not alone in being sucked into hours of Fixer Upper marathons on HGTV. What is it about Joanna Gaines and her signature modern farmhouse decorating style that has us all dreaming of shiplap walls, distressed furniture and subway tiles? I have a few thoughts on the topic (imagine that?)! Here goes… Joanna creates livable spaces. Nothing is…
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With spring around the corner (it is coming!) many homeowners are preparing to put their house up for sale. No matter how beautiful it is, I have never seen a single house that wouldn’t benefit from home staging. Home what??? Get your house sold fast… Staging. It’s a marketing technique designed to reduce the number of DOM (days on market)….
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This salty design rocks… Unless you’ve been living under a rock, (or you’re just not that into me! Lol) you’ve probably heard that I recently finished designing a spectacular commercial space. The beautiful Salt Works Spa. The design in this spa “ROCKS” (if I don’t say so myself!) What in the world is a salt spa you ask? Well, it’s…
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Never get it wrong again . . . You spend months knee deep in paint chips, obsessing about finding the perfect shade of paint for your living room. You finally make a decision and with childlike excitement you begin painting. We’ve all been there. The paint goes on the wall and . . . what? “Where did the blue,…
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It’s time to “kill ” the roosters . . . This ship has not only sailed, it has sunk Let’s see if I’m on the right track here. You’re tired of the Tuscan vibe in your home. You know, the one. It dominated design trends in the early 2000’s and left you surrounded by heavy drapes, faux painted walls, and…
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They’re overrated… When someone asks me about the rules of design, my answer is usually “rules shmules!” I’m not much of a rule follower. Frankly, they’re overrated! I had to learn the interior design ‘rules’ just so I could break them. Just like I broke the ‘don’t wear white after Labor Day’ rule and the ‘wait an hour to swim…
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