In the spirit of Spring and the Easter Season, this is a tribute to Flower Power -- the humble but lovely flower and its use in interior design. Hark, but we also have an important announcement below.I love the way Roberto Bergero uses this artistic tulip as a headboard for his interior design feature in Veranda magazine's April issue.* His quote not only states Continue Reading
Everybody’s Doing It!
Even Better Homes and Gardens is doing it...having a yard sale, that is. Clean Out for Kids is a fund raising effort to end childhood hunger in America by 2015 and you are invited to participate. Register at www.bhg.com/cleanoutforkids and you'll receive a tool kit with everything you need to host a successful yard sale and send the proceeds to Share Our Strength. Continue Reading
Interior Design, Technology and Social Media
Studio M Interior Design has a guest post regarding interior design, technology and social media. Please scroll down to the bottom to read. Meanwhile, enjoy excerpts from an interview with Michelle Jennings Wiebe, Principal interior designer of Studio M as one of our Design Minds.We are very pleased to welcome a guest blog post today from Studio M, a full Continue Reading
What’s happened in a year
If you're curious as to what's happened in a year in the Gulf Coast since the unfortunate BP Oil Spill - first year anniversary was last Thursday - then here it is in a nutshell. Granted, it's not all good news but that's life and I don't intend to temper the reality here; however, knowing the facts can give awareness that brings call to action and allows this post to Continue Reading
Panel Particulars
Panel Particulars are featured in Veranda's latest April issue. I was surprised to see so many references to paneled walls -- either with architectural accent or paneling that has been treated with decorative painting, as seen below.Here are some more panel inspirations from Shoshana's ideabook on Houzz. I particularly like this one where wallpaper can be Continue Reading
