Focus on Creativity
One Room Challenge Fall 2018
A few months ago the local news had a story about a Massachusetts lottery winner. The woman had won a million dollars on a scratch ticket. That in itself is pretty amazing but that wasn't even the full story. That same woman had also won a million dollars just a month...
The latest design trends in furniture, accessories and color Oh My!
Hello Friends! If you follow me on Facebook or Instagram then you know I shared some very exciting news last week. Once again, I will be partnering with Esteem Media to be one of the official Design Bloggers for Fall High Point Market. Myself, along with nine other...
Thinking of participating in the One Room Challenge? What you should know.
Are you thinking of participating in the One Room Challenge? The One Room Challenge or ORC was started back in 2011 by blogger Linda Weinstein, who was looking for motivation to finish one room in her own home. She came up with the idea to challenge a small group of...
Downsizing and letting go of family memorabilia
In the past fourteen months time we have gone from a 3,500 sq ft home to a 1,100 sq ft rental apartment and in ten days we move into our new 1,800 sq ft condo. It has been a lot of packing, selling, and donating. Downsizing is hard, plain and simple. I don't care how...
Five questions to ask yourself to become a better photographer
I'm sure you've heard the joke about the old man who tells his grand kids "when I was a kid I had to walk ten miles to school, in a blizzard, uphill!" As funny as that is, there are times when that is exactly how I feel about photography. When I was in photography...
Announcing a photo editing service for bloggers, designers, stagers and realtors
As a past professional photographer I know that a big part of what makes a good image is what happens after the photo is taken. No matter how well exposed or composed the original is, I have rarely seen a photo that can't be improved in some way with editing....
Fun facts and color meanings of Red, White, and Blue
Today's blog is a bit of a departure from interiors and iphone photography. However, in light of the upcoming 4th of July holiday, I thought I would share a few fun facts and color meanings of Red, White, and Blue. Be sure not to miss my iphone photography tip at the...
A short designer’s guide to Photographing interiors
Photographing interiors is both a time commitment and an expense. As decorators and designers though, it's so important that our portfolio represents our best work and that means having great photos. No matter how beautiful the room design, if the photos fall short,...
Five Design Trends from High Point Market
Every April I look so forward to traveling to North Carolina and seeing all the latest design trends from High Point Market. I take hundreds of photos and when I get home I pour over them to see what design trends I saw over and over that I can then share with all of...
Color trends from High Point Market Spring 2018
Now that the reveal of my One Room Challenge is behind me I am finally getting around to sharing all the fabulous things I saw at High Point Market. As in the past, I am breaking my trend report into two parts. Part one is Color Trends and part two will be home decor...
One Room Challenge Spring 2018: pied-a-terre reveal
Drum Roll please...It's the big day. The One Room Challenge Spring 2018 REVEAL!! I crossed the finish line and I am so excited to show you my pied-a-terre. I have so many emotions but relief is probably number one. It was a LOT of work putting together this room...
One Room Challenge Week Five and I’ve called in the cavalry
Here we are at the One Room Challenge Week Five and to say it's crunch time is an understatement. My photo shoot is in two days and I am frantically styling and tweaking. Being a perfectionist, I struggle with declaring the room finished as I always think it can be...
LA Design shops for the Design Geek
A few weeks back I was in LA as a #sponsored designer for Dwell on Design. I was immersed in everything design for three glorious days. First the Dwell on Design trade show, then a day of LA house tours and finally, inspiration galore along the LA Design Trail. Before...
Dwell on Design LA Home Tour
Who doesn't love a good home tour? I know I do. While out in LA for my Designhound trip to cover Dwell on Design we spent a fabulous day touring homes. We visited five beautiful contemporary homes on the Dwell on Design Home Tour and I am excited to share them with...
One Room Challenge Week Four: More pieces of the puzzle
Here we are now at One Room Challenge week four! My design plan for my pied-a-terre is finally S..L..O..W..L..Y coming together. I secured more furniture this week from the Boston Design Center showrooms including a second sofa, a sideboard, a secretary desk, and two...
One Room Challenge Week Three: Building the plane as I fly it
One Room Challenge week three. We are now at the half way mark and I am nowhere near half done. Between traveling to LA as a DesignHound to attend Dwell on Design and then attending High Point Furniture Market, I am feeling very behind. Now that I have returned from...
Dwell on Design show highlights in photos
Last week I had the privilege of traveling to LA as a sponsored DesignHound courtesy of Modenus to attend the 2018 Dwell on Design trade show. This is a four day event that is meant to inspire architects and designers.The exhibition and conference feature the best in...
One Room Challenge Week two: My pied-a-terre
Here we are at the One Room Challenge Week Two. This Spring the Boston Design Center is a sponsor of the ORC and I was honored to be asked to transform a space for them at the Innovation and Design Building. This large open loft space has a killer view of Boston but...
One Room Challenge Spring 2018: Week One
It's here! Week one of the Spring 2018 One Room Challenge. I am still on cloud nine after being chosen to be one of the twenty featured bloggers but now reality has set in. I have to transform a room in six short weeks! Actually, it's only five weeks since the...
Exciting news!! One Room Challenge Spring 2018
BIG BIG NEWS!!! For the past few weeks I have been carrying around a HUGE secret. Today I can finally shout it out. I am excited to share with you that I will be one of the twenty featured bloggers in the Spring 2018 One Room Challenge. In case you have not heard of...
The Design Bloggers Conference and five things you need to know
I'm back from the Design Bloggers Conference in sunny LA. I extended my stay after the conference to visit with a friend and arrived home just in time for the next major snow storm...lucky me. The Design Bloggers Conference never disappoints. The speakers inspire and...
Three reasons to use the editing crop tool for cell phone photos
I love my cell phone camera. It does pretty much everything I want it to do. Most of the time I feel it rivals my previous DSLR camera. There is however one problem all cell phone cameras have in common.Cell phone cameras have a fixed wide angle lens. I recently...
How to find the answer to all your design questions
If you are someone who enjoys decorating or are planning a renovation on your home, I have a a valuable tool to share with you today. I know it's a useful because I use it myself. If you are on Pinterest I invite you to "follow" my board called Design FYI. It's my...
How to use your cell phone to rock the design consult and make your clients happy
One of my most popular packages is my two hour design consult. Many designers turn their noses up at consults. They much prefer to design rooms where they can get fabulous "after" images for their portfolio. I on the other hand, love to do design consults. Sometimes I...
