This is a project that is near and dear to me. When I first met with this client, her first floor was a little sad... Painted paneling in the living room, dated stair railing, enclosed staircase: That little drive-thru window? [...]
People of Vancouver, I envy more than your healthcare privileges. You have one helluva Modern Home Tour coming up this Saturday! Being that I reside 2,200+ miles away, I will just have to lust after your bounty. Check out what's [...]
Oh, hell yeah. Spied at Target. Oster® French Bull 2-Slice Toaster, $34.99. Crock-Pot® Cook ‘N Carry® 5-Quart Manual French Bull Slow Cooker, $34.99. Oster® French Bull 18-Speed Blender, $54.99.
My writing partner and I decided to get out of town to focus on the book and screenplay we're writing simultaneously. Our original idea when we booked this getaway was to come back with at least one finished product. But [...]
Thanks to Suzi Q for gifting me with several home decor mags from the UK and Australia! She was decluttering and knew I'd love to check them out. I especially appreciate the bounty of Livingetc mags--one of my faves in [...]
Craigslist is a great resource for a lot of things, but like all discount shopping experiences, it requires effort. You're slogging through a million posts--even if you're gifted at filtering via keyword searches--because there's just so much schlock to wade [...]
So thrilled to finally release photos of two recent makeovers! These were such fun projects because clients Amy and Lana wanted to be surprised, so they handed over their credit card and the reigns to the design--then left town so [...]
Thanks to FFT reader, Becca, for tipping me off to this high-end Euro kitchen for sale on Craigslist (you remember...my buddy Craig's site). Originally $32K, the seller is listing everything for $9,000, claiming this stuff's never been used. Might be [...]
Despite the fact that none of us Callans can cook worth a flip, we're long-time fans of the Food Network series The Next Food Network Star. Similar to HGTV's Design Star, the winner of each season of NFNS gets the [...]
Out of all of the catalogs I received recently, Crate & Barrel leads the pack when it comes to decorating merch. I want virtually everything in the whole damn catalog. But since my purpose is to offer up the creme [...]