It's been more than a month since the end of my Tunisia trip and I haven't been able to write about it yet. So many other things to think about.The trip started out badly. I had a 7 hour delay leaving JFK, missed connecting flight to Tunis out of Rome which resulted in an 8 hour wait until the next flight (only two a day). I arrived in Tunis at 10:30 p.m. and 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
Everything Old Is New Again
Don't throw the pa-ast away You might need it some rainy day Dreams can come true again When everything old is new again Peter Allen wrote the song for "All That Jazz" in 1979. There are a lot of videos of it but I thought you'd like his performance with the Rockettes.https://youtu.be/lM9H1eYz-lc Sister Parish said, "You can never achieve anything in a 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
