In addition to my Mother's Day post on Monday, here's my personal tribute to my mother -- a new floral painting that she doesn't even know about -- a Camellia from her garden (see photo below). It's now a new Casart reusable wallcovering design and will be up on our website soon, if not already.In my search for the variety, I think it may be Cherries Jubilee -- Continue Reading
Cool Spring Color Combination
Turquoise, lime green and chocolate make a great color palette and a cool spring color combination. With the right fabrics, wall coverings, furniture and accents anyone can pull a room together with little effort. Check out my styleboard below.The wall covering is our Faux Padded harlequin removable wallpaper in lime, pillow fabrics from Amy Butler, seating Continue Reading
Run For The Roses
The Run for the Roses is tomorrow, the first Saturday in May, and will be the 136th running of the Kentucky Derby. Billed as the "Most exciting two minutes in sport", it will capture the attention and wallets of millions.I attended my first Run for the Roses Kentucky Derby in 1960 at the invitation of my future husband. I was a college senior and not very Continue Reading
Eco-Friendly Design
Eco-friendly design around Earth Day seems to be all the rage.Every now and then, I’m struck by something different when doing an everyday activity. I discovered PIE Studio through one of my Linkedin groups’ discussions, where we were all introducing ourselves. I clicked on the link and was pleasantly taken by surprise. It happened to be Earth Day, so the index to Continue Reading
Where Did It Come From?
I don't know where did it come from but I often ask myself from where did my children get their creative bent. Certainly not from me!My husband's sister was an artist and so was his cousin. I've seen paintings done by his mother as a "genteel young lady" which show considerable promise with training. And I can't help but recall (for it was often told) the story Continue Reading
