Interviewing HGTV fave Kim Myles for Williams-Sonoma's Designer Marketplace was like catching up with an old girlfriend--even though we've never met. She has a refreshing perspective on...well, many things, actually. When our convo was over, I was inspired to chillax [...]
Design Star fans will delight in my upcoming series of interviews with HGTV faves for Williams-Sonoma's Designer Marketplace, starting with this chat with Season 3 runner-up Matt Locke! As most of you know (since I blab it every chance I [...]
It's been a LONG time since I've interviewed any of the famous folks in the design world, but now that Williams-Sonoma has asked me to start doing interviews for Designer Marketplace, I'll be doing a lot more of that going [...]
While checking out Room Fu's website visitor stats, I discovered someone had posted a link to this blog in a forum on HGTV.com. Curious, I clicked on the link and discovered this thread about Design Star Season 7 casting: Cool, [...]
RHONY fans know that money can't buy you class. Well, it sure can't buy you good taste either, as evidenced by Selling Spelling Manor, HGTV's recent foray into celebrity homes. Part big-money Hoarders, part Cash in the Attic, this TV [...]
My buddy Matt Locke and his Design Star Season 3 castmate, Trish Beaudet, recently made over two garages in Phoenix for SheKnows.com's HomeStretch. There are five short videos showcasing the 2-day $2,000 redos. Watch Matt take his homeowners' garage from [...]
After the excruciating boredom that descended upon us during this season of Design Star, I wasn't all that interested in pursuing a berth on the show again. I looked at this season's finalists--many with pretty amazing portfolios--and wondered, if they [...]
In some inexplicable twist of fate, Meg Caswell came onto the scene this season of Design Star and produced: A horrible room for the White Box Challenge: One of the most unattractive headboards in Design Star history (second [...]
Was stoked to see these lamps in famed stylist Rachel Zoe's place, after putting them in a client's living room. They're spendier than what I normally feature on this blog, but they are SUPREMELY happy lamps. Monoco Table [...]
I'll get to my review of last night's Design Star in a minute, but why would I rush to serve up crap on a silver platter when I can highlight good design? Turns out HGTV's stale Design on a Dime [...]