It's summer and many of us are planning a beach vacation before it's over. Elle Decor's What's Hot paid homage to the beach with Carol Fertig's Sea Life collection of melamine (how practical is that?) tableware. The colors are great and the price is reasonable. They are certainly the catch of the day!One link led to another and I ended at Carol's website, Continue Reading
Small Space Savvy
Here's a collection of some small space and space-saving savvy solutions to small space living. Try saying that 5 times quickly!House Beautiful's July/August issue is all about "the Magic of Small Spaces!" These 12 strategies are listed "for making the most of any small space:"Choose furniture that multitasks Use fewer but bigger pieces Maximize 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
A Very Useful Guide
Want to know the average cost to remodel your home? Houzz has a very useful guide about what are others doing with their home renovations in your area. One question to ask is it a wise investment?These just may be some of the things that are on your mind with fall approaching but while you're hopefully sitting on a beach or relaxing somewhere on a summer vacation, Continue Reading
Design Motifs and Their Meaning
You may like peacocks, pineapples and ikats but do you know what these design motifs symbolize? Before you rush out and buy a design motif it might be a good idea to understand it's symbolism.For instance, you like stripes and chevrons in particular and are thinking about a pink and white chevron rug in your daughter's room. Think again. The chevron design motif Continue Reading
