New seasons of Top Chef and Project Runway started this week, and neither has a whole hell of a lot to do with interior design, unless you could say that cooking happens in the kitchen and fashion design is still [...]
As the mother of a Phoebe, my eyes naturally twinkled when I saw that Crate & Barrel had a "Phoebe" pillow. But if this pillow is a Phoebe, she sure looks mad. Maybe it's because, like many of us, she [...]
Now that Fu For Thought has made the switch from Blogger to WordPress and we have photo capabilities restored, behold last week's catalog picks: Simple, cute pillow. Well-priced too! I found a wall-mounted dog dish holder in a catalog, but [...]
I had a chance to speak with Nathan Galui, who was eliminated from HGTV's Design Star last night. I was pretty shocked that he was sent packing. I actually thought they were going to give Jason the boot. [...]
In this hump-season episode of HGTV's Design Star, the six remaining designers are challenged with making over living spaces for two of our nation's military families living in drab Navy housing. There's a little piece of my heart in this [...]
Love the mod wingback on this chair so much! Paint the wood a crazy color, and how adorable would it be?! This poor baby needs a lot of upholstery love, but with the right colors and combination of fabrics, this [...]
I'm excited to finally announce the new CRAVE Austin books are finally in hand and officially hitting the street Wednesday, August 19th. What is a CRAVE book, you ask? CRAVE Austin: The Urban Girl's Manifesto is [...]
I was looking for a specific email in my terribly overrun inbox today and stumbled upon an inquiry I received a year ago from a high school student here in Austin. One of her teachers assigned her class the task [...]
Jany Lee took time out between flights in a DC airport lounge to chat with me yesterday about her elimination from HGTV’s Design Star. But first, she wanted to talk about me. And like most people, I’m usually all for [...]
My dread meter was a tad on the high side today, in anticipation of talking to eliminated Design Star contestant Tashica Morgan. While it might appear that I'm a confrontational person, I was not looking forward to the possibility of [...]