Back to school Home Design?
I love fall. Living at beach for many years in New York, it meant DFD's were going home. That's 'down for the day(summer)' for all you landlubbers.
Then, I had kids. Now, it's not the happy Staples parent skipping behind the cart time of year. It's the, 'Holy shit! it's still dark out at 6 am and we are late!'
First day is al...
DAY 1 Renovation Log
I just gave a couple of guys in flip-flops I met for 15 minutes several thousand dollars, the keys to my brand new house and it’s not the first time.
I left town, heading 1800 miles away. All of my hopes and dreams for a new house fell into these contractors' hands. One of them, I can’t even remember his name.
What do you...
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Recessed lights can ruin all the hard work you've done so far and here’s why. They usually go horribly wrong. Plain and simple.
We’ve all been in that friend’s house that's lit up like Coney Island. The high hats are everywhere. But the sparkle flecks of the countertop she agonized over for weeks, are lost in a sea of blinding light.
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Don’t you love to scroll through the glossy pictures of "bespoke" interiors with looks "curated" just for you?
As a designer, I know that’s completely full o’ crap. It starts long before pretty pictures. Plus, where the heck is all their STUFF?
To get your home beautiful and your interiors working right, you can't pos...
I dropped my daughter off at college last week and I've been weeping ever since.
It's the first time many of these students get to make their own choices about their bedroom and design in their lifetime.
As an interior designer, I was repelled and intrigued!
It’s thrilling and exciting. The energy on campus was buzzing. The beginning of all ki...
It’s 90 degrees. The humidity is so thick it’s hard to breathe and the air conditioning has just crapped out. Summer in the city.
I sit in my big powerful truck, powerless and sweaty, I watch the mechanic leaning over a running engine with a lit cigarette butt hanging precariously from his lips.
‘About an hour’, he says and I’m grateful.
I have...
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