I realize that a review about cordless, battery operated window candles may seem a little early yet. (At the time of this post, Halloween is tomorrow.) However, the days ARE already getting darker, and with backorders and shipping delays from the never-ending repercussions of COVID — not to mention that these candles sell out …
My 3-Year Review of the Best Cordless, Battery-Operated Window Candles Read More »
So, last week’s post on interior design renderings got me thinking about a topic that bears reexamining. Here’s the image that got me thinking. It was the coffee table I sourced that made me pause! I’m thinking about how designers achieve that mix of styles and time periods that can be really …
I haven’t referenced a classic movie in such a long time, but today’s topic made me think of one of my absolute favorites: Desk Set. Katherine Hepburn’s character has an encyclopedic memory & is in charge of the reference library for a big broadcasting company in Manhattan. The network is negotiating a merger …
The Perfect Desk Set: 21 Floor Lamps & Secretary Desks Read More »
I wrote the majority of this post about 2 years ago (almost to the day!), but so many new options have come out since then (and so many of the old links are defunct), that I felt it was a good time to update it. Also, at last I have my *own* colorful …
Colorful Kitchen Pendants Roundup (Including My Own!) Read More »
One of the layers of “implied time” I wanted to incorporate in my Remodeling a Remuddle kitchen renovation was a brass pot rack over the range. My reasons were threefold: It would look really awesome. It would be practical — need a skillet?? There it is, right in front of your face! It …
Ok, so have you noticed yet that filling a room with enough stuff to give it that lived in, homey look adds up? I’m sure you have. 😉 One of the ways that I stretch clients’ decorating budgets (and my own) but still give their rooms that full, collected feel is using inexpensive …
3 Way to Stretch Your Decorating Budget & “Fill” the Room Read More »
Happy Thanksgiving, everyone! Every blogger in the world is doing gift guides this weekend. I usually don’t do gift guides (mostly because I don’t know jack about clothes, what hipster guys like, hostess gifts, educational kids toys, or the like), but I thought I could pony up and do gift a guide for a tickle-y …
5 Style-Neutral Gifts for Interior Design Enthusiasts (that They’ll Never Re-Gift) Read More »
As a part of Home Glow’s “California Casual Glam” project, my client wanted a little help making her guest room into a Big Boy Room for her toddler. The footprint of the room is fairly small, with a good amount of real estate being commandeered by a double bed. I wanted to have her son’s …
This is a post that I’ve been meaning to write for some time, but it took some research and the kids’ heading to school (YIPPPPPPPEEEEEEEEE!!!!) for me to sit down and write it. Here we go! The Beauty of Broadloom When I first became interested in decorating about 10 years ago, I didn’t …
What the Weft?: All About Broadloom Carpet (& My 2 Favorite Ways to Use It) Read More »
When I was in college, one of the sorta funny, corny, traditional (and when I say traditional, I mean dating back only-God-knows-how-many decades, if not a century+) songs we sang for the Glee Club was called “Pea Green Freshmen.” The very last verse went like this: “Where, oh where are the funny, funny faculty? (3 …
The Best Trundle Beds: A Roundup for Sleepover Season! Read More »
Laurel Bern recently did a post on that ever-fascinating, mind-bending topic — the trick to “the mix” of contemporary and traditional elements. Articles have been written on this topic ad nauseum. Even considering the fact that Laurel has major design creds (she’s a veteran-designer-turned-blogger rather than the other way around, like it often is), I was a little …
“All About the Ming:” The No-Fail, Non-Boring, Universal Donor Coffee Table Read More »
