Designing Our Spaces to Reflect Our Tastes Our homes and office spaces serve as outward reflections of ourselves. They can and should tell others aspects of who are we, what we like, and what interests and engages us. Yet for many of us, we don’t know the most effective way to tell this story about […]

Personalizing a space is essential in creating an environment and atmosphere that reflects an outward expression of ourselves. Yet too often I see spaces that have been copied out of catalogs or are a hodge podge of assorted items that don’t work together let alone belong together. The goal is to create a home and […]

Color is a personal choice. It evokes particular feelings and creates a sense of place for us. For some color can cause people to recoil in fear and panic and lead to paralysis. They can feel overwhelmed when faced with a palette of 500 choices and default to beige, white or some other neutral because […]

Gray, once thought of as depressing and drab, is hot, hot, hot in interior design with designers pairing it with citron green, bright yellow, tangerine and purple to make the color come alive. When thinking of gray, we may conjure images of an overcast day, feeling alone, forlorn, distant, brooding. While grey has the ability […]

Artwork needs to be seen to be appreciated. It needs to have the proper display area so owners and guests can view it and enjoy it on its own merits. Too often clients have art placed in a haphazard arrangement where it is crowded by too small of a space, it competes with other artwork […]

Remodeling, redecorating, designing a space can feel overwhelming when given the list of options available. Choosing paint colors can confuse some while picking the right furniture can stump another. How best should a room’s furniture be laid out? What is the purpose of the room? What mood do you want to create? Do the elements […]

Interior design often encompasses changing, altering and transforming an existing space into something different–enhancing its features, improving the quality, altering the look and feel so it functions in a new way, and looks either modern, elegant, hip, playful, tranquil, etc. The potential is limitless. What does it mean to beautify a space? We may think […]

Interior design can feel overwhelming when faced with the myriad of choices available. The process doesn’t have to be daunting when you break it down into the smaller components of mood, harmony and function. The three, when addressed and used effectively, can lead to a successfully designed space. First, what’s the mood of the room […]

Color, color everywhere and yet so many of us fear it when it comes to decorating our homes. Many clients I work with default with beige, tan, off white, white or some variation. There are some who are bold with color and know how to use it in the right ways and right amounts. There […]