If you were able to come and see us at the 17th annual Antiques in Alexandria show, thank you! It was a great event with so many wonderful dealers, antiques and of course Mary Douglas Drysdale and other interior designers' booths. The three day event benefited three community charities in Alexandria, Virginia: The Twig (my volunteer group), the small branch that Continue Reading
Tickled Pink
Did you guess the Signature Color for Mary's designer room for Antiques In Alexandria? It has us tickled pink.Here is the clue that was mentioned in Monday's post. Page 120 in the March issue of Better Homes and Gardens.We are tickled pink to be providing Mary Douglas Drysdale's Signature Color Lipstick Plus in Faux Linen for her designer room at the Continue Reading
Color Everywhere
I'm gone for 3 weeks and come back to color, color, color everywhere as in these current magazine issues and their covers! I opened the first page of the Wisteria catalog and what did i see?Houzz had an ideabook on the truths and myths about certain colors. And another Houzz ideabook on Yellow, Friend or Foe. I gathered from it Continue Reading
The Importance Of Global Perspective In Design
On a personal note, where in the world am I today? I'm in Hong Kong at the end of my trip and starting the long flight home while I'm thinking about the importance of global perspective in design.So think it fitting to offer a little report on design in China. The International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) invited ASID (American Society Continue Reading
How To Downsize From 7500 To 2000 Sq. Ft!
Happy Valentine's Day! What do you get rid of, what do you take, will it fit in the new dwelling and where? That's the downsize challenge a Best of Houzz 2013 winner, designer Susan Brunstrum, tackled when her children left the nest for college. Chronicled in Country Almanac's Small Room Decorating, Susan says she enjoys the reduced maintenance and loved getting Continue Reading
