Lots of great tips flooding in from clients this week! Today's tip comes from Jane, who was part of the Room Fu Block Party I held recently in a Mueller neighborhood. (Three neighbors booked back-to-back paint consultations.) She hipped me [...]
Thanks to client/reader Kelly, I was turned on to White Furniture, a great resource for reproduction mid-century furniture she stumbled upon in her daughter's NYU neighborhood. I like a good Womb chair as much as the next person, but I [...]
Overheard at the Callan dinner table recently, after I mentioned a picture I saw of my stepsister's baby girl: PHOEBE: What's her name? ME: Alexi. PHOEBE: Oh, that's so cute! What's her daddy's name? ME: Craig. PHOEBE: Oh, like your [...]
I went a bit bananas over the Modern Home Tour last January in Austin. This year the event is set for Saturday, February 5th, so mark your calendars. And y'all? One of the homes on the tour will be tricked [...]
It's REALLY hard to think about work while you have Holiday Brain, but with these great deals from West Elm, it's the perfect time to outfit your office: How much do I love the [...]
Next week, while you're all (hopefully) basking in your post-Christmas afterglow, I will be tricking out a client's playroom in a big way. The homeowners have requested that I descend upon their home while they're on vacation and install a [...]
Doing some last minute Christmas shopping? Maybe you can sweet talk a local Etsy seller into arranging a meetup so you can buy their wares. If you're in the ATX, here are some great gift suggestions from Austin Etsy shops: [...]
Before I launch into the play-by-play of my Design Star casting call experience, I have to thank all of the people who left such sweet comments and sent emails and Facebook messages regarding Monday's "Part 1" post. Some of y'all [...]
As a long-time viewer of Design Star and an interviewer of their weekly castoffs the past two seasons, don't think it doesn't occur to me from time to time to try out for the show myself. In fact, I did [...]
I am both repelled and strangely attracted to this. Looks like something Sig Hansen would have in his living room. Via Badder Homes & Gardens.