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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Venice Celebration, Part I
You’ve probably noticed I took a brief break from the blog while traveling this past month in Europe. I’ll be…
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Snapshots from Berlin
I haven’t written many travel posts lately, but I’ll be making up for that over the next few weeks. I’m…
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My Latest Obsession: Waterlogue
I’ve been a little addicted to the Waterlogue app, which transforms regular iPhone pictures into what appear to be detailed…
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Designer Day in Dallas
One of the coolest discoveries since moving to Dallas is my designer day in Dallas. This is when I browse…
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The Farmhouses of Round Top
Texas has plenty of charming, small towns, but few are as post-card perfect as Round Top. I was there last…
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Work-In-Progress: NYC Meatpacking Loft Apartment
I’ve posted about works-in-progress before and I’m excited to share another great project: our build-out of a beautiful apartment in…
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S.B. Long Interiors Honored by D Home Magazine!
I’m no stranger to magazines, as many of my projects have been featured in editorials, but it’s usually my work…
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