Panel Particulars are featured in Veranda's latest April issue. I was surprised to see so many references to paneled walls -- either with architectural accent or paneling that has been treated with decorative painting, as seen below.Here are some more panel inspirations from Shoshana's ideabook on Houzz. I particularly like this one where wallpaper can be Continue Reading
Gulf Coast Recovery Update and Casart Carryalls
Here's our Gulf Coast Recovery update and our effort to help with our Casart Carryalls.After the Deepwater Horizon rig exploded in April, 2,079 birds, 456 sea turtles, some terrapins and 2 dolphins were rescued from the oil-covered water and cared for at rescue centers. Staff at the Audubon Aquatics Center in New Orleans are rehabilitating a young dolphin that Continue Reading
Fashionable Holiday Gifts for a Good Cause
We were so happy to be able to contribute proceeds from our September Gulf Coast Recovery campaign as fashionable holiday gifts to Gulf Coast Recovery Charitable efforts, particularly The Louisiana Gulf Coast Response. This is a consortium of multiple organizations, including: <span "Barataria-Terrebonne National Estuary Program, the Coalition to Restore Coastal Continue Reading
Power of Color
Businesses employ the power of color. Pumpkins and orange must still be on my mind, despite that today is the first day of November (!) and the kick-off-time counting down to the holidays. Then I started thinking about how businesses have branded themselves with colors like Hermés Orange, Tiffany Blue, even Juicy Couture Pink and Brown and how powerful the nature of Continue Reading
Wine Storage Wow
Wonderful Examples of Wine Storage Wow Sometimes you see ideas and concepts in interior design that just wow you and make you wish you just had the space to do something so clever and stunning. Wine storage for me is one. Jeff Lewis Wine Storage Wall I was bold over by Jeff Lewis' design for House Beautiful's Kitchen of the Year. The wine / water bottle storage Continue Reading
