The third season of Design Star premiered tonight, and if you read my cast critique or saw their audition videos yourselves, there weren't many surprises.*Spoiler alert: I'll reveal the winner of the online poll for the 9th cast spot and [...]
If you know me at all, you know my favorite place to shop for fabrics is at Fanny's, down on South Lamar (and Treadwell). It's the only place in town where you'll find a funky mix of traditional textiles as [...]
Etsy can be a great resource for inexpensive art. It can also be a great site to shop for unique furniture. Granted, there's a lot of schlock you have to hunt through to find the good stuff. Lucky for you, [...]
I thought I'd take a look at what local artists and craftspeople are selling on Etsy. Curiously, on the day I was browsing there wasn't a lot to offer in terms of art. I did find some standouts in jewelry [...]
HGTV's Design Star will premier its new season on June 8th. Your design guru was curious, so I did a little research. Let the cast critique begin! 1. Trish Beaudet (Shelby Township, MI) Trish's over-the-top audition video clues me into [...]
Dear Suzanne Whang, Tonight's episode of House Hunters was the last straw for me. I cannot idly sit by while you continue to allow such hair and wardrobe travesties occur to your person. You may work for a cable network [...]
Found some nice vintage pieces on Craigslist today, in case you're in the market and haven't trolled through the listings yourself. As always with Craigslist...act quickly, and good luck! This first piece is my favorite of the day, and would [...]
Tonight's photography class reminded me that sometimes you can make big improvements through small changes (which, ironically, is what I tell my clients all the time). Just by understanding a few settings on my camera a little better, I was [...]
I'm taking a 2-night photography class ("Using Available Light") at the Laguna Gloria and highly recommend taking their art classes if you have a creative bent. If you haven't been out there, it's really amazing. You have the Italian villa-style [...]
I've noticed a pattern in my life lately. When I was in my twenties I scooped up everything I saw in shell pink. In my thirties it was robin's egg blue. My forties? It looks like it will be the [...]