Another snoozer of an episode. This week's challenge was to fulfill promotion deals with country music star Sarah Evans and the Gaylord Opryland Hotel. (Ha! How did anyone survive before product placement?!)Seriously, this week's challenge was to decorate two suites [...]
I have a love/hate relationship with my BlackBerry. When it's working and all systems are go? Love it. No other device has single-handedly helped save my sanity and the planet all at the same time. The TeleNav feature (an add-on) [...]
The Design Star producers were at it again…this time the lying liars told the designers to head to the airport with their passports for some kind of “around the world” challenge. Let’s see a show of hands…who really thought the [...]
A client-turned-friend and I decided to grab some girl time this week. If you, too, are moms with small children, you understand what a cause for celebration this is. Gallery-hopping is the activity we settled on, hoping for a bit [...]
If you spent any time at all perched on my shoulder, you'd hear me rave on and on about using opaque window film for those instances where you want a minimal window covering and lots of light, but need privacy. [...]
This episode of Design Star finds us at Oak Lawn, the supposedly haunted historic former mansion of Tammy Wynette and George Jones. Ghostly shenanigans abound at convenient intervals to move the episode along--accessories flying off the walls, disappearing extension cords, [...]
I recently began working with a photographer on his new studio space and the subject of a rust effects paint I used on the fireplace below came up. While discussing the (exciting) possibility of using this material on the main [...]
PSYCHE! When we last left Design Star, the nine contestants were supposedly challenged with building their cast dwelling in seven days...but the producers were foolin'. Hook your finger in the side of your mouth and repeat after me: "Fished in! [...]
In case you're unfamiliar with Home Consignment, up north in the Arbor Walk shopping center, it's proven to be an invaluable resource. Between 50-75% of what you see in the store has come from model homes, so this is your [...]