I'm sorry to see summer coming to a close but when I see it ending with a sunset from House Beautiful paired with beautiful paint colors, I get inspired.I think of some recent sunsets I've seen while on summer vacation.From our house....From our pier...From the ferry...And sunset colors from Casart Continue Reading
Hurricane Isaac and Me
I’ve lived in New Orleans all my life and have dealt with many hurricanes; some bad, most not so bad. I didn’t have a “light bulb” moment, a revelation or epiphany during Isaac but I did learn some things. But first I’ll summarize what I consider is important to know about hurricanes and then I’ll tackle Isaac.Houzz recently had a timely ideabook about disaster Continue Reading
Turn Up The Heat!
I know, I know, I've been blogging about it being too hot, well perhaps the heat finally got to me! It really isn't too soon to start preparing for cold weather and you'll be glad you did. You can slash your energy costs for your home with these easy fixes according to Lowe's very helpful monthly Creative Ideas.Seal the windows, especially in older homes, with Continue Reading
Decorating over Doors
This post relates back to my previous one on being a design rebel. Most of us think of doors being an impediment to decorating a wall. These designers do not and and know how to decorate over doors.Where do you put your plates? Surely on a table when you eat and in a cabinet when your done (after cleaning of course). Well, I'll admit, I've never been a fan of Continue Reading
Who Knew?
Who knew how Houzz started? Unpleasant but not unproductive is what Tim McKeough says in September's Architectural Digest about Alon Cohen and Adi Tatarko's renovation experience. They couldn't find the right people to do the work and had difficulty conveying what they wanted. So they took a negative and turned it into a giant positive by launching Houzz where Continue Reading
