It’s October!!! My favorite month during my favorite time of the year. The colors are amazing right now, and we’re heading out apple picking this morning. If you were to come and visit, you might see me leaping like a gazelle through the apple trees and gobbling up my cider doughnuts and apple crisp …
Fall Hues by James Farmer (& Get the Look for Less!) Read More »
Yes, the weather has been friggin’ freezing, and maybe that’s why design is heating up with warmer colors! In last week’s post about an awesome show house, this room by designer Lauren DeLoach definitely seemed to be the favorite among readers. Photo by Jeff Herr. Terra cotta and dusty teal, layered with neutrals …
It’s Freezing Outside, But It’s All About Warmth in These Interiors! Read More »
Spring has finally sprung here in New Hampshire. Or maybe I should say summer. We went from 30 degrees to 85 degrees in the course of 2 days. With the warmer temps, my daffodils have emerged (more than a week later than last year), heralding the spring with their trumpets held aloft! I’m in a yellow mood. …
Some people are attracted to every shade of blue. I happen to be a green girl. My dining room is in a sage green Schumacher wallpaper (read more about beautiful sage/sea foam rooms here) and has a sage and coral silk rug. I almost always break out my vintage Limoges and Wedgewood china (I have the Columbia pattern …
A Green and White Tablescape for Spring, St. Patricks Day, or Easter Brunch Read More »
I got the idea for today’s post while going on a color consult. The client wanted to have a gray room, and I have nothing against that at all! But it did make me think about beige and how trends and attitudes about beige in all its varieties have fluctuated recently. We’ve known for at …
Is Tan a Dirty Word? Changing Attitudes about Greige, Beige, Taupe … and Manchester Tan Read More »
First of all — congratulation to Beth, who won the gorgeous Jess Franks Art Calendar from last week’s post! Thanks to everyone who read and commented on the post. I hope you enjoyed learning about Jess and her beautiful work. Now, on to business! Every year, marketing and retail entities roll out their “Color of the …
Let the 2018 “Color of the Year” Wars Begin! (My Money Is On Sea Foam for the Win) Read More »
I am so pleased to bring you today’s post! I’ve become a bit of an art monger in recent years, and one artist who has caught my eye (along with an enormous following on Instagram) is Jess Franks. Stick around to the end of the post for a nifty little giveaway! (All photos …
Jess Franks, Floral & Landscape Artist and Instagram Sensation Read More »
Pictures of the summer show houses are coming out and flooding the web, eagerly awaited by those of us who can’t go. Marcus Design and Elements of Style have leaked pics of the Coastal Living Showhouse by Mark Sikes (a blue and white beauty), and there are some really creative, drop dead gorgeous rooms in the 2017 Hamptons …
I love beginning a room with an Oriental rug as the foundation. There is no better rug in the world for durability and stain resistance, let alone beauty and craftsmanship. Furthermore, with so many Baby Boomers downsizing (many of whom bought some really nice heirloom pieces) the availability of quality Oriental rugs at auction …
How to Avoid Oriental Rug Overkill: 4 Tips for Coordinating Your Heirloom Rugs Read More »
Boston designer Nina Farmer has been hot for quite a while now. Her name has become synonymous with Beacon Hill and a sleek, historically sensitive style. And while the design blogosphere has been buzzing with Bailey McCarthy’s big reveal of her home in this month’s House Beautiful (I admit, I’m pretty smitten myself. That DINING …
Nina Farmer’s Historically Sensitive Style is Hip2Save Read More »
Art galleries can be a bit intimidating. Do you think I go to Boston galleries? Nope. Why? Probably some misplaced sense of inferiority — wrong clothes, wrong paycheck, wrong address. NH is just so nice and comfortable. For better or worse, people wear fleeces to funerals. Perhaps that’s why I can saunter into a gallery …
Saatchi Art: Original Art for Everyone at Every Price Read More »
I’ve counseled a number of people who had either just bought a house or were building and called me after they got into color trouble. Where their paint selection seemed to magically change colors. The most common I hear is a gray wall turned blue. They’d been trying to go it alone, figuring …
Why Your Gray Wall Turned Blue (or Green, or Purple) and How to Fix It Read More »
