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
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
Oh No! Say It Isn’t So!
I recently read that answer machines, phone books, deposit slips, film and many other every day items will soon become obsolete. Within the next 50 years we'll no longer have wristwatches, clocks, postage stamps, land lines, business cards, cursive and toilet tissue. I can accept the loss of some of these things, but cursive? Toilet tissue? Oh no, say it isn't Continue Reading
Drysdale’s Design Tips
When Mary Douglas Drysdale is gracious enough to give her interior design decorating tips, we ALL listen! Traditional Home has capitalized on Mary's exceptional skill by offering a design "training camp" of sorts, in which anyone can sign up for a 15 week course to learn tips from the top designers, including Mary. What a fabulous opportunity and a great way to enjoy Continue Reading
