With the new fall and school season underway, a new sense of "getting back to work" attitude emerges with production, consumers and in general. I've noticed the seasonal swing since the summer laissez-fair leisure of travel, buying and sense of urgency in production that all tend to slow down but then picks up in the fall with gusto. The window between now and the Continue Reading
Sit Down. Stand Up.
This is not your usual blog post for this site but "Sit Down Stand Up," keeps ringing in my ears. I'm doing this a lot lately trying to get our new website ready. Radiohead's song keeps playing in my head with its slow staccato beat building up with a frenetic crescendo to a sudden and unexpected drop. I was making steady pace and with a frenzy to be live by today but Continue Reading
Let Your Fingers Do the Designing
A working solution for a non-working day. Happy Labor Day!!This was an inspiring article in the Washington Post, reviewing the latest design apps that help you get the most out of designing and decorating for your home. Here's the link to the article above and a quick summary below.Inspiration: Houzz was mentioned as the #1 place to go. We agree! They also Continue Reading
Savvy Space-Saving Ideabooks
A quick followup to last Monday's post with this collection of small space-saving ideabooks from Houzz. Coincidentally there were posted around the same timing as the House Beautiful Small Spaces issue and Traditional Home in the previous post. Small spaces must be trending or maybe just getting them ready for the onslaught of the fall frenzy to come is right around Continue Reading
Restoration Hardware Reincarnation As RH
Restoration Hardware has been rebranded as RH and has just launched their Boston flagship store in an 1863 neoclassical building. The red brick and brownstone building by architect William Gibbons Preston, was originally the Museum of Natural History.The 40,000 square foot RH Design Gallery has 4 floors and includes a florist and a Baby & Child Continue Reading
