Yuck.
Am I the only one on the planet who's not won over by this stupid-looking furniture?
DIY Gone Wrong
After hearing this story a few weeks ago, I begged Room Fu designer Claire Patrick to do a guest blog post about her recent do-it-yourself (DIY) project gone wrong. If you've ever accidentally glued your fingers together with SuperGlue (or [...]
10 Shocking Things I Learned After Becoming an Interior Designer
Sounds like a good story, huh? It's my second post for Williams-Sonoma's Designers Marketplace blog and it's brutally honest! Read it and share...
Now Blogging for Williams-Sonoma!
So excited to report that my first in a series of blog posts for Williams-Sonoma's Designer Marketplace has finally gone live today! W-S Designer Marketplace is the latest resource from the decor juggernaut (Pottery Barn, West Elm, PB Teen, Pottery [...]
Update: My Design Star Quest
Back in December, I admitted that despite a fear of public speaking and appearing on TV, I was on a personal quest to make the cast of HGTV's Design Star, Season 6. I don't think I'll get in trouble for [...]
Wayward Street Names
My small Texas hometown (Lake Jackson--woot!) appeared on MSNBC.com this week in an article about its wacky street names. All of the streets that originate downtown are "Way" streets, including This Way, That Way, and Any Way. I [...]
Thank You, Jamie Durie
First of all, if I'm gonna talk about HGTV's Aussie hunk, Jamie Durie, I have to start out by saying that for me, he was an acquired taste. While the network was trotting him out as the pin-stripe-suited, gel-slicked-host of [...]
Damn You, Isaac Mizrahi!
I woke up this morning, livid with Isaac Mizrahi. He courted my design services, sat through two of my witty and charming presentations given inside a small auditorium, then disappeared into a crowd, only to give his business to the [...]
Auditioning for Design Star! Part 2
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 [...]
Auditioning for HGTV’s Design Star! Part 1
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 [...]