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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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...So this afternoon while Wy-guy was taking an unexpected loooong nap I photographed some of my favorite moments en mi casa. Starting in my bedroom is a Stanley Boxer we inherited after Ryan did the tile at a local gallery/ frame shop Smith Anderson North in San Anselmo, Ca. Second photo is of our [...]
1 Comment. Continue Reading...Watched Clint Eastwood’s western, The Outlaw Josey Wales, last night. Felt inspired by the anti-war old western garb. From the floppy brimmed hat worn by Laura Lee to the leather belt- gun holster worn by Josey. Here is my stlye board, done on Kaboodle, for [...]
No Comments. Continue Reading...Saw these images on lonnymag.com. Love how John Robshaw uses ethnic prints in a modern way. His prints have his signature. These rooms are livable yet so pulled together. You can find lot’s of John Robshaws’ designs at burkedecor. com!
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Couldn’t help myself, so I am going to tag up on Roz’s previous post about Ione Skye’s Bedroom with a quickie “get this look…” but with a coral twist…. Frontier Collection Wool Area Rug in Red Ivory – Surya Rugs * Beam Bed – Shimna * Frances 2-Drawer Side Table in Various Finishes * Abaca [...]
1 Comment. Continue Reading...my friend katie and her gently muzzled pooch Willis live in Mill Valley. It’s been a work in progress over the last 12 months but their new condo has taken on a new personality. with a complete interior paint make-over and minimizing the “stuff” I think Katie and Willis’s place has quite a domestic vibe. [...]
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