I love wall plants. You can say they are a little too “done”. But I don’t care. I love them, always have, always will. The picture above is of my newest staghorn fern and i think it is AWESOME, I used them as a project in my first HGTV Room Crashers episode. I had to [...]
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I finally get to talk about it! The first episode I designed for the HGTV show Room Crashers aired the other day and now I can share pictures and all the fun details. I actually just finished another episode for them – but we’ll talk about that one after it airs… First – the [...]
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I couldn’t help myself. I just finished installing the gallery wall in a client’s bed room. I love it. I’m still not done with the room, there was an issue with the new bed… (sigh). So, I haven’t properly photographed the room yet but I snapped a few quick pics after I finished hanging the [...]
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Currey & C0. has been one of our favorite lighting vendors for a while now. Their designer lamps and chic chandeliers are to die for! So I was incredibly excited to get word of their new upholstery line. Lovely reproductions of classic chairs and settees that are both well done and incredibly chic. My taste [...]
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Brooke Shields Home in Architectural Digest, February, 2012 – Designer David Flint Wood Kyoto Ivory by Amy Butler * Garnett Pendant * Male From the Collection of Vince Aletti * Portraits of the Renaissance * Mille Flori Vase * Celestine 22″ Pillow * Frederick Chair * Jute Natural Collection Jute Area Rug in [...]
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There are several phrases you never want to hear from a client. One of those phrases is “we might have a problem.” What this means, almost always, is not “we” have a problem, it means “you” the designer, has a problem. Well a couple weeks ago, after I had ordered a Bowron Long Wool Rug [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Aparently if you’re obsessed with lifestyle, food and fashion blogs (CHECK!,) fantastic images (CHECK!,) smart ideas and great design inside and outside — all wrapped up with a social media bow (CHECK!) — Altitude Design Summit is the place to be. Well then looks like I’ll have to go in 2013! If you are wondering [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Alright… I’m offically obsessed with ‘A Beautiful Mess.’ It’s a blog that presented an idea I have had in such an appealing way. Maybe the fact that my swatches, or paint chips, are still piled high in my craft closet is why the girls at ‘A Beautiful Mess’ made this great idea [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Went to my first ‘swappy’ at my dear friend Cristina’s home last night. I call it a ‘swappy’ and not a clothes swap because we traded way more than just clothes. Cristina and her husband moved the family into this home only a few months ago but the place seems so perfectly furnished and decorated [...]
1 Comment. Continue Reading...finally got out to Oakland to see the Buechler’s new home. such a sweet suprise to see their vintage finds in a cozier space. you may remember their Oakland Loft i shared with you a few months ago. it was the first ‘walk-thru’ i ever featured on the BD Blog. liz & [...]
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