Or did I mean to say accessories and accent pillows to have? Actually, that is accurate too (read on in this post) but I did mean Houzz.Last week I attended an Open House given by Houzz at Room & Board in DC. I recalled the House Beautiful event that I attended. Similarly, the Houzz event was designed to be a "Connecting, Collaborating and Communicating" Continue Reading
A Second Spring
Albert Camus said, "Autumn is a second spring when every leaf is a flower." True, Halloween is over, so is daylight savings time, but the first day of winter is more than a month away on December 22nd, so...I usually become invigorated with the onset of cooler weather and treat it like another spring. In the October 14 Parade, Nate Berkus says about offering Continue Reading
Transformation
October is Breast Cancer Awareness month and I suppose that's good if you aren't otherwise aware of it every month. There was a transformation moment when I received a beautiful White House/Black Market catalog which is in recognition of the observance. The cover had a lovely shade of pink for the background and featured a single Blue Morpho, Casart Coverings's Continue Reading
Building Trends and Generations X and Y
The interior design industry has experienced 10 consecutive months of positive performance across sectors, according to a new report from the American Society of Interior DesignersConfidence among U.S. homebuilders rose this month to its highest level in six years and many expect the housing recovery to strengthen in the next six months. Although new homes Continue Reading
Hurricane Isaac and Me
I’ve lived in New Orleans all my life and have dealt with many hurricanes; some bad, most not so bad. I didn’t have a “light bulb” moment, a revelation or epiphany during Isaac but I did learn some things. But first I’ll summarize what I consider is important to know about hurricanes and then I’ll tackle Isaac.Houzz recently had a timely ideabook about disaster Continue Reading
