Every night before I go to bed, I poke around Instagram. Unfortunately, it keeps me up and occupied until the wee hours of the southern morning. Why? Because I always have one eye open for new talent, or at least what's new to me. Sometimes I find a designer I think I...
Color
Pantone’s Color of the Year 2015 :: Marsala
I waited a full 48 hours to let Marsala "breath" before I voiced an opinion on the "Color of the Year." I had gotten a heads-up a few days ago, so I had time to consider my feelings about Pantone's intriguing choice. At first I was a little shocked, what about blue?...
The Comeback Kid Series: Venetian Marble
I'm just days away from renovating our Master-bath, it's a total gut of a builder grade space. Some re-configuring, tearing down and overall general construction mayhem. Before my blog became a full-time job, I was a designer, and I suppose that's a hat I'll never...
The Ace Around Town-“Tastemaker Series” :: Jane Goetz
Let's face it Summer gets in the way of most things, and because of this blistering hot season (I'm a Fall & Winter girl), vacations were taken, designers get busy, and life simply goes into "island time." So there was a little bit of time that elapsed between the...
The Ace Around Town-“Tastemaker Series”:: Angie Hranowsky
I have a bucket list, or a list of sorts which has the title "Designers I Will Hire When I'm Rich." In this ideal dream world that I have created, I will own a mansion in Newport, Rhode Island one of "The Gilded Age Mansions" (you absolutely have to...