Bring the butterflies and good luck.In case you haven't figured it out I'm a big fan of Las Vegas and visit often. While there last week I couldn't help notice the repetition of "butterfly" motifs. We often stay at either Wynn or Encore and butterflies are everywhere, bringing butterflies and good luck.When most people think of casinos the word "tacky" Continue Reading
The Criss Cross
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
Go Fourth, Independently!
This Sunday is the day that only we, as Americans, can celebrate to the fullest, for it is the fourth of July, our Independence Day; the day in 1776 when we declared our independence from Great Britain. It's a day celebrated with parades, fireworks, concerts with patriotic music, displaying the American flag, gatherings to consume a bounty of hot dogs, hamburgers, Continue Reading
