I ran across a picture of me taken in a long ago time showing me holding a baby (I don't recall which one) in my left arm, feeding the child from a baby bottle in the left hand, and stirring a pot of either oatmeal or grits on the stove with the right hand. I know it had to be either one of the two because I'm wearing a robe so it had to be breakfast. That's what I Continue Reading
Pick your favorites
Hello all. This is the first of a couple new designs where we are taking an interactive approach with your input and pick your favorites.We're about ready to unveil our modern, hip but retro Flower Power removable wallpaper pattern but there are so many choices we are uncertain of which ones to offer first.The concept here is to envision a wall full of Continue Reading
A Step Up
I saw some interesting photos of stair risers that seemed to have a step up in design in last Sunday's InsideOut section of the Times-Picayune.Editor Karen Taylor Gist had this to say about them. "Few of us get to design and build perfectly personalized homes. But if we try, most of us can find in our houses some small spot to imbue with a little piece of Continue Reading
Guest Blogging and A New Coastal Idea
A new coastal idea or should I say a new "postal" idea? We're trying something new. We're inviting readers to submit guest blog posts. We'd like to start collecting so we can feature this regularly. The content would have to be interior design related of course but if you know of a product or service that benefits a resident then please let us know so we can give it Continue Reading
Going Green; with color, that is!
First, this update. I've spent two weeks in Tunisia, a north African country that could be considered third world in many aspects. Yet they recycle, irrigate and rotate crops. At the brand new Eden Palm museum in Tozeur, I learned every part of the date palm is used. Nothing is wasted. The fruit is used for jam and flavored "butters" in addition to dried Continue Reading
