In my many years of designing homes, I have noted a shared affinity for particular items among the design community. Here is a list of my Holy Grail pieces!
My Guide to Chic and Understated Holiday Décor
I’ve always appreciated the holiday season for the way it renews our relationship with our homes. Quiet, everyday living quarters…
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The Interior Design of a Highland Park Spanish Home
When I started the renovation on this 8,000 + sq. ft home, I knew I wanted the Spanish influence and…
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My Modern Take on Traditional Provence Interiors
After a year of limited travel, it’s enjoyable for me to reflect on an interior design project that brought me…
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Designer Secrets: Making the Most of Bathroom Design
As an interior designer, I’m constantly thinking of ways to maximize functionality and bring individuality to my clients’ interiors. Bathrooms…
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Design Solutions: Curating a Highland Park, Texas Interior
When my clients walked me through their new home in Highland Park, Texas I instantly loved its open gallery-like feel….
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5 Reasons Why You Should Hire an Interior Designer
Why hire an interior designer in Dallas? Above all: to save you money. What?! What about for a drop-dead design? Ok, if you…
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My All-Time Favorite Paint Colors from Benjamin Moore and Farrow & Ball
I’ve designed interiors for over 20 years and tried lots of shades and paint brands. I find that I go…
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Anatomy of an Installation: Styling our Provence, France Project
It’s always lovely to see the polished and beautiful rooms in a design magazine. Take our recent Provence, France project…
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Before & After: Designing a Romantic Guest Suite in Provence
For this third post about the development of the interior design and decoration of Le Mas des Poiriers, I want…
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Design Solutions: Le Mas des Poiriers Kitchen
The first Blog entry about my interior design work at Le Mas des Poiriers focused on the construction work and…
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Common Cents: Update Your Kitchen Without Breaking the Bank
Everyone has a room in their house that needs an update and there is no better place to start than…
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Dream Project: Le Mas des Poiriers – Avignon, France
Last year I completed a 2-year interior design project just outside of Avignon, France called Le Mas des Poiriers. The…
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Classic American Design: Dorothy Draper’s Greenbrier
This time of year I find myself thinking of summer – pastel colors, warm breezes and outdoor activities. The Greenbrier…
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Before & After: My Bathroom’s Interior Design Update
It’s been quite awhile since I’ve posted regularly to my Journal, mainly due to all the interior design project work…
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Cool Finds from Maison & Objet Miami
Each year I visit a number of design shows like High Point, Dallas Market and the New York Gift Show…
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Designer Secrets: Decorating with Greenery
It’s no secret that I love gardens and greenery. I’ve posted before about some of my favorite garden inspirations and…
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Mixed Media: The 2015 Dallas Arts Fair
This past weekend was the annual Dallas Arts Fair. I’ve written about attending the fair gala in the past, but…
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Snapshots from Paris
It’s hard to believe that through all of my travels in Europe (Venice, Berlin, London), I have yet to blog…
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Texas Artisans: Ceramics
A great part about moving to Texas has been finding an entirely new set of local artisans and artists that…
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Precious Stones and Metals at High Point
Each fall I look forward to visiting High Point. It’s a great place, of course, to shop for clients and…
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Dwell with Dignity’s Thrift Studio Pop-Up Shop
One of my favorite charities here in Dallas is Dwell with Dignity. If you’re not familiar, it’s a great nonprofit…
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Artist I Love: Daniel Buren in Mexico
I’ve written before about Daniel Buren, the renowned French conceptualist that does site-specific installations. Over the years, I’ve been inspired…
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Visiting Holly Hunt’s New Dallas Showroom
One of my favorite places to source unique, modern furnishings on the East Coast is Holly Hunt, the chic contemporary…
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Work in Progress: Las Vegas Spanish Mission Home
As some readers may remember, with a great team of professionals we’re revamping a Spanish Mission house in Las Vegas…
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Translating Venetian Stripes
Something I love about Venice is the classic, crisp awning stripes that are widely used as decorative accents – especially…
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Stones of Venice
When I was a teenager, my high school art teacher gave me a copy of The Stones of Venice, by…
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Snapshots from London
This week I’m taking a break from writing about Italy (though I’ll return to it in my next post!) to…
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Visiting Palladio’s Villa Barbaro
One of the best parts of my recent trip to Italy (besides the amazing anniversary/birthday celebration!) was visiting Villa Barbaro,…
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Venice Celebration, Part II
The weather on Day Two of our Venice celebration was even better…which was a good thing since all of the…
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