FINALLY. The episode I’ve been waiting for—a three-way tie in my head when it comes down to the end. This is what I live for when it comes to a design competition show. I want to feel torn! I want [...]
Seen recently on HGTV's Design Star "Behind the Scenes" blog: From Guest I’m an interior designer and a huge HGTV fan. I agree with other posts regarding giving the designers more time to complete designs - I think we would [...]
Before I run out to today's design consultations, I'll share a few furniture finds on Craigslist: This sectional looks fab together, but you could also split it into an "L" and pop a square side table in the corner in [...]
Anyone who reads this blog or hires me as an interior designer knows I'm a big ol' fan of FLOR tiles. I'm totally digging some of their new varieties: Of [...]
The only way I'd ever have anything Ming-ish on display in my house: From Manga Ormolu, by Brendan Lee Satish Tang Via my daily laugh (a.k.a. Badder Homes and Gardens), via Boing Boing
Well, well, well. What have we here? Turns out Design Star finalist Lonni Paul sometimes goes by "Lonnie" with an "e" and originally hailed from the Partridge Family as well. Well, not that Partridge Family, but a family named Partridge. [...]
The Austin Art Garage is a great place to find emerging local artists, and they happen to have a pretty stellar Web site. The prices of original pieces tend toward the affordable range, and prints are steals. One of my [...]
I had a chance to catch up with Torie Halbert, the latest designer to be eliminated from HGTV’s Design Star. Torie was embarrassed of her Texas accent until she heard my twang. Then she didn’t feel so bad. [...]
Last night on Landscaper’s Challenge…er, I mean, Design Star… I was already over this episode before it even started. As a general rule, interior designers just don’t know enough about plants to put a cohesive landscaping plan together, and I [...]
Ikea's 2010 catalog came out recently, and besides sounding weird to nearly be through our aught years, there are some crazy price reductions and new stuff worth alerting you to. First of all, there are some special weekend deals to [...]