Where do you get your inspiration from? You don't have to be an artist or designer to be inspired. We use inspiration in our daily décor arrangements from why do you choose to put a certain lamp next to a certain piece of furniture, to paint color or wallpaper patterns? We want to know so please post your inspirational pics with us on Facebook -- and Pinterest -- Continue Reading
Will It Be Butterflies?
At High Point last fall we saw lots of butterflies; framed, fabric, wallpaper, on pillows and just about everywhere we looked. But will that trend continue? With spring right around the corner, it just might.In a Houzz ideabook, Samantha Schoech said, "Now, I am no predictor of trends, but if I were, I'd stake my claim on butterflies as the next fauna to make it Continue Reading
Green With Envy For Maison+Objet 2012
Maison+Objet is the first large design trade show of the year and like the New York International Gift Fair that I also missed, I'm green with envy not to have been there. So I'll have to be content to live the experience vicariously through the eyes of others. Katie Triggiden, of Design Milk, began by saying Maison+Objet was huge with something for everyone. She Continue Reading
Warm Your Heart with Winter
Warm your heart, baby, it's cold outside this winter!All of a sudden the temperate weather we've been experiencing in DC has shifted with the shock of an arctic blast that should have happened a long time ago. Other parts of the country are feeling it too and already have tons of snow to shovel. We have a novel way for you to enjoy winter without getting cold -- Continue Reading
In with the Old
It seems like Vintage has seen a resurgence but I was unexpectedly surprised to see vintage typewriters being offered on One Kings Lane recently by a company that I had not heard of, Kasbah Mod. This made me think that it's time to be in with the old.I'm a practical person, so I got to thinking, "What's their use?" Yes, they are functional but have more of a Continue Reading
