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14 December 2013

THE HOLIDAY SEASON—MAKE IT YOURS

Image © Dima Sharif design The Holiday Season. Literally, a time when many people take holidays, a period of the year marked by special events or activities. I think it’s a...

19 November 2013

THE MODERN THANKSGIVING TABLE

This year I thought it might be fun to explore how some folks create a modern Thanksgiving table – and make a few suggestions for how to decorate your own....

23 October 2013

FALL INTO LIGHT

Fall days are noticeably growing shorter and it makes light all the more precious. Part of the poignancy of the season is knowing that winter is around the corner and...

18 September 2013

INTERVIEW WITH MAURICE GADSON INTERIORS: BLENDING STYLES

Zenzi Gadson and Justin Maurice are those kinds of designers who were born to live in a world of aesthetics. The duo behind the hip firm, Maurice Gadson Interiors, they...

28 August 2013

INTERVIEW WITH DESIGNER NINA BRIGGS: THE AUTHENTIC HOME

Nina Briggs is that rare designer: she wants your home to feel like you, to be about you, to reflect exactly who you are, not some place inspired by a...

19 June 2013

OUTDOOR ENTERTAINING: AN INTERVIEW WITH GEORGIE SMITH OF FRUGAL BUT FABULOUS

One of the things that people love best about Georgie Smith, the Australian-born personality behind Frugal But Fabulous is that she can turn any meal into a celebration. She excels...

04 June 2013

THE POWDER ROOM: WHEN THE SMALLEST ROOM IN THE HOUSE MAKES THE BIGGEST IMPACT

Designers get very excited about working on a powder room. Why? It’s the smallest room in the house. Well, it turns out that many clients are willing to take risks...

18 May 2013

IT’S ALL DONE WITH MIRRORS: HOW DESIGNERS USE THEIR FAVORITE TRICKS OF THE TRADE

It turns out that the mirror is probably the single most flexible design tool in any design-savvy interior design tool box. Find out how to use this workhorse...

20 April 2013

EARTH DAY: HOW PRACTITIONERS IN THE DESIGN WORLD “GO GREEN.”

One of the first things that strikes me every time that I pause to really look at the word “earth” is that “art” is at the very heart of it....

09 April 2013

SPRING CLEANING, A NEW TWIST: DON’T THROW IT OUT, TURN IT INTO A COLLECTION

Every spring I definitely get the bug. The spring cleaning bug. This year, I wondered if there might be another way to spring clean without the guilt-fest that so often...

07 March 2013

THE ONCE HUMBLE BASKET IS NOW BACK IN FASHION

However baskets have appeared in your life, you have probably not paid too much attention to them. The basket, which has been around for centuries, is back in fashion....

14 February 2013