There are many new wall treatments that create walls that wow you without breaking the bank. Walls That Wow is a terrific paperback book by designer Jonathan Fong. He offers creative wall treatments without painting. Each idea is complete with instructions, level of ease, estimated time to complete, and even recommended music to accompany the work process. In Continue Reading
What A Coincidence!
I just discovered an uncanny coincidence. Last week Completely Coastal posted a very nice entry about our trompe l'oeil shell mural elements. I initially took interest in the title because my ideal retirement spot would be a location where every day I could see, hear and even smell the ocean. Since Completely Coastal is an inspiration and shopping blog for people who Continue Reading
What do you see when you look up?
When you look up, what do you see? I was pleasantly surprised to find Philip Gorrivan's interior design work in my December issue of Elle Decor. I admit I'm a little behind in my reading. Elle Decor replaced my subscription for Metropolitan Home. Despite the hectic pace of the holidays taking over, in some way I must have been subconsciously reluctant to pick it up Continue Reading
Dreams Come True
Dreams Come True: Art of the Classic Fairy Tales from the Walt Disney Studio opened at the New Orleans Museum of Art last November and will close March 14. The New Orleans Museum of Art is the only North America venue for the exhibition. The exhibition features more than 600 rarely seen original artworks that brought fairy tales such as Snow White and the Seven Continue Reading
Make Your Walls Sing
This make your walls sing post is a follow-up to last Friday’s post about a wallpaper book written by Carolle Thibaut-Pomerantz last fall. It’s very interesting reading, but out of necessity, a start and stop process. After all, it’s large. Measuring 10” x 13” and over an inch thick, it’s also heavy. It’s not the kind of book you’d take to read at the hair salon or Continue Reading
