You never know where you're gonna see design ideas. I was pleasantly surprised to see a few lattice oriented, criss cross designs in my June issue of House Beautiful. Granted, they were not interior design views of lattice but printed fashion on pants and as a design on an accessory lampshade. I get design ideas from all sorts of places and this would be one. However, Continue Reading
An Easy Way to Update a Vanity Mirror
Here's a great, relatively easy, way to turn a very plain and ordinary vanity mirror into something classic and elegant with very little cost involved. Here's the before and after.If you like this look simply follow the directions below. I'm a big fan of "DIY Do It Yourself" projects that don't take weeks to complete. You can easily do this vanity mirror update Continue Reading
Big Bang Design
Since we're still in 4th of July celebration mode with this added gift of a federal holiday today, I thought it timely to share some design examples that add big bang design impact (without actual fireworks). The first are appropriately red, blue and patriotic..I first saw this photo in a Patriotic Interiors ideabook on Houzz. I really like how elements Continue Reading
A Shower A Day
When taking a shower a day, I'd rather have a seamless glass door. Personally I'm not a big fan of the shower curtain. But, sometimes you just need to make do with what you have for curtain style. There are some great choices out there when it comes to shower curtains.Think of your shower curtain as a removable wall, similar to removable and reusable Casart Continue Reading
Whatever Happened to Prison Stripes?
I can't help but ask, "Whatever happened to prison stripes?"So, I'm stuck at an airport, that shall remain nameless, and for some reason I keep on thinking about prisoners. Don't ask. How come they don't wear those black and white striped uniforms anymore?With my life passing before my eyes in what seems to feel like slow motion I've decided to not Continue Reading
