Fireplaces Warm Home and Heart
Although it’s still summer, it’s never too late to start thinking about installing a fireplace, especially when the weather is warm and you may have some extra time to do it! Fireplaces do much more...
View ArticleVery Vintage Raub
Raub Welch is a gallerist, designer and an artist-friend of mine who creates wonderful collages and paintings depicting the regality of young African-American children before the turn of the century....
View ArticlePaint Colors for 2014
One of the first things a client asks an interior designer is, “What are the new paint colors?” Major paint companies have come out with their spin on color trends for 2014. Here’s a few standouts…...
View ArticlePop Goes the Flea Shop!
I recently created a Flea Pop shop! *crowd roars* As I checked out some of the other shop profiles, I saw so many yummy décor items that I decided to create an Art Cart entry inspired by Tamara de...
View ArticleLED Lighting Made Easy
I get lots of questions from my interior design clients about LED lighting after they have been looking at fixtures and lamps for their homes. I thought that many other people are confused and curious...
View ArticleDecorate with Botanicals
Contemporary artists, both emerging and established, are reinterpreting the age-old discipline of botanical art. Botanicals started as a way to catalog the natural world in the 15th century. Now it is...
View ArticleDoodle-tastic
Ana Strumpf, an interior designer from Brazil, created illustrations drawn directly on the covers of fashion magazines using sharpie and DecoColor pens. Each cover is unique and cleverly adds an...
View ArticleThe 1960s Revival
During the real estate boom of the early millennium, our furniture scale grew with the economy. The bigger the arm roll, the deeper the seat depth, the more we loved it. You could suffocate in all the...
View ArticleNEW 2014 Paint Color Trends
An older post of mine discussed new paint colors. But the Merchandise Mart recently held its annual Design Show, featuring new trends, tips and styles for 2014. I was particularly interested in the new...
View ArticleFashion Influence on Home Décor
At a recent seminar at the Merchandise Mart, the featured topic noted that the world of fashion and décor are coming together. According to professionals in both fields, as soon as fashion collections...
View ArticleHoliday Decorating Beyond a Christmas Tree
It’s time to decorate your home for the holidays. Maybe this year you don’t have room for a holiday tree, you’re in a larger space and need additional decorations or you’re just in a creative spirit....
View ArticleCandice Olson’s Design Tips
When a successful TV star interior designer shares some of her decorating secrets, both professional interior designers and consumers are interested in what she has to say. That’s why when HGTV’s...
View ArticleNew Year’s Resolutions for the Home
It’s the beginning of a new year and we’ve all thought about and maybe shared our personal resolutions to improve the year ahead. Resolutions for your home make an instant improvement in the quality of...
View ArticleRomantic Bedroom Decorating
It’s winter and cold in Chicago so we’re spending more time inside. Couple that with Valentine’s Day a few weeks away and wouldn’t it be exciting to spice up your bedroom with romantic and cozy...
View ArticleWord Up, Tanekeya Word!
Have you ever checked out the paintings of Tanekeya Word? Her work is supercalifragilisticexpialidocious. The colors and shapes in her paintings inspired me to create an Art Cart design board full of...
View ArticleOut of This World
Yinka Shonibare MBE (RA) is one of my favorite artists at the moment. I first discovered him while attending Expo Chicago two years ago. I just recently learned that he has a show at the The Barnes...
View ArticleEasy Valentine’s Day Ideas For Your Home
Have you noticed the proliferation of pink and red colors in the retail displays of almost every store, market and restaurant lately? For Valentine’s Day, it’s easy to bring the pink and red colors...
View Article#NYFW: BCBG Max Azria
Mercedes Benz Fashion Week is here again with the Fall 2014 collections! As Chicagoans, we tend to LIVE for the fall (but we can certainly do without winter). Fall allows us to ditch our shorts and...
View ArticleInterior Design Trends of 2014
Are you thinking about updating the look of your home? A few simple changes can bring life to familiar spaces. Today’s looks are all about creating dramatic impact, making a bold statement and more...
View ArticleOscar Party Inspiration
Well it’s time for the Oscars again, and everyone was on pins and needles to hear the results of the selected 2014 contenders and a total of nine films are nominated in the Best Picture category. It’s...
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