Did you ever want to visualize how art and the origins of the beginnings of interior design come together, without being overwhelmed? Now you can learn about how it all started in less than five minutes? We are lucky today to have a quick and fun guest blog post by Jamie Kirk of Cheap Conservatories, who was so kind to provide this new blog post approach as an Continue Reading
Stretch Your Imagination Because Wallpaper’s Not Just For Walls
Wallpaper is enjoying a surge in popularity largely because of new materials and advancements in printing technologies. Following are some ideas for how you can add visual interest without spending a fortune.Think not just walls. Think ceilings. Consider applying to the 5th wall for an upward, unexpected surprise. For the Hampton Designer Showhouse Tobi Continue Reading
Adding a Splash to Rental Life
Like many people I know who are in college or recently graduated, moving year after year is the norm and creates a rental life. I have personally lived in five different dorm rooms or apartments since I left home for college in the fall of 2008. From the cinder block walls of my first year dorm to the blank white walls of my bite sized room in London, moving into a Continue Reading
Summertime and the living is…hot!
It's summertime, so I went to the mall where it was cool and spied these J. Crew windows which made me hot and thirsty.Time for a snowball. Yes, that's what we call them in the Big Easy; not snow cones. Better still, load up the SUV and head out of town. Whoa! If that's what it looks like loaded, you're taking everything but the kitchen Continue Reading
Dreamy Getaway Murals
We all love to dream. I was blown away by Anne Harris' dreamy getaway murals in that they allow you to dream and be transported without going anywhere. It's the most economical luxury "trip" that lasts and that you can take whenever you want by just walking into her incredible interior spaces. She envelops the room with her murals. They are classically painted in the Continue Reading
