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Holiday Decorating Rant
If you are trolling the Internets for ways to create The Perfect Holiday Decor, you should keep looking. I'm a designer by trade but a sap for sentimentality at the holidays. So in my opinion, all of those beautifully color-coordinated [...]
Isaac Mizrahi…Cheesecake?
Now I've seen everything. There is a cheesecake designed by Isaac Mizrahi: Even crazier? You can buy this cheesecake on the installment plan.
Mark Burnett Produces Next Design Star
Mark Burnett (Survivor, The Apprentice, Shark Tank) is producing the next season of HGTV’s Design Star. I imagine you might have overheard something like this in a conference room recently: MARK BURNETT: You’ve been coddling these people in previous seasons. [...]
Mom Cave FAIL
I got all excited when I saw a tweet from West Elm about a Mom Cave. I imagined soft furnishings, beautiful colors, spa candles...right? According to The Washington Post, a "mom cave" is an effing WORKSPACE. As a mom, let [...]
Magazine Boredom
I just noticed a headline on CNN's home page titled "6 Simple Ways to Save Energy at Home" which turned out to be an article from the magazine Real Simple. I thought, oh, maybe I can Twitter that. Real Simple? [...]
Design Primer: Jackie O
Jeb and I were watching The Amazing Race last night and were appalled to see most of the contestants (all Americans) draw a blank in Cambodia when given a photo of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis. They were instructed to find the [...]
Another New Fee That Chaps Me
As of today (June 1st), home sellers in the city of Austin are required to have an energy audit. Sounds good, right? I mean, after all, I definitely would be looking for an energy-efficient home if I were in the [...]
Shady Lady
Since I'm such a daring individual, I plan to defy my HOA by burning tealights in a pair of these candle shades... I know. I'm c-razy.