White Room Challenge
Ugh. I want to like this show. I really, really want to like this show. But if you were one of the network execs and you were debuting a new show on television that doesn't depend on airing the episodes [...]
An Interview with Ms. Myles of Style Herself
Interviewing HGTV fave Kim Myles for Williams-Sonoma's Designer Marketplace was like catching up with an old girlfriend--even though we've never met. She has a refreshing perspective on...well, many things, actually. When our convo was over, I was inspired to chillax [...]
An Interview with Design Star Matt Locke
Design Star fans will delight in my upcoming series of interviews with HGTV faves for Williams-Sonoma's Designer Marketplace, starting with this chat with Season 3 runner-up Matt Locke! As most of you know (since I blab it every chance I [...]
Next Big Thing: Field Day Furniture
Considering how difficult it is to impress the upper echelons of the design community, it’s unheard of for a person with no formal design training to launch a furniture line and have two pieces go viral on design blogs right [...]
Steals & Deals: World Market
It's been a while since I've trolled the World Market. Check out the goodies they have on sale! This upholstered bed is also available in oatmeal. Cute wire table. Also comes in silver. If you like [...]
Curtain Tips
In my interior design practice, I see a lot of clients with curtain conundrums. Among them, one of my sisters-in-law, who called over the weekend. "How far off the floor should our curtains hang?" she asked, and I could tell [...]
Interviews with Celebrity Designers!
It's been a LONG time since I've interviewed any of the famous folks in the design world, but now that Williams-Sonoma has asked me to start doing interviews for Designer Marketplace, I'll be doing a lot more of that going [...]
2nd Street Crawl
Today was one of those quietly amazing days. I was supposed to meet a client at 2:30 at her office downtown to look at some wallpaper she was interested in. After finishing an earlier appointment at 1, my hand was [...]
Catalog Crawl: Crate & Barrel
Last but not least, a few items from Crate & Barrel to wrap up this Catalog Crawl! I've only just seen it but am already obsessing over this Marimekko bedding group (available in several colorways): Speaking of obsessions, [...]
Catalog Crawl: cb2
We're making our way through an awesome Catalog Crawl today, and while flipping through the cb2 tome, I've dogeared a boatload of pages. As is somewhat usual with cb2, color is king. The first thing to catch my eye is [...]