January Light & Wintering Reflections
If you live in the Midwest, you know how lovely and inspiring wintry January light can be. There’s a slowness to these days that draws…
Warm White Paint Colors: Right for Your Kitchen?
New year, new paint projects! I’m still assisting homeowners daily with paint colors. By now, you may already be tired of reading trend reports! As…
Details to Make a Charming European Cottage Kitchen Unforgettable?
Here’s a hint about the kitchens below: in most cases, they skip the monstrous granite topped island and wall to wall cabinetry. Maybe these Details…
Revisiting Gentle Modern French Paint Colors
These Gentle Modern French Paint Colors shared by the designer/homeowner years ago continue to resonate with followers. Since it was a new build, there’s a…
Post-Holiday Serenity and Declutter Mode Now!
Noticed how design blogging continues to evolve? The bar keeps getting raised where transformation/dramatic DIYs are concerned. What was once blogworthy may be scroll-right-by-worthy now.…
Soulful, Subtle & Serene Pale Interior Stories
At moments I find myself so immersed in trending interior design images shared on social media that I wonder if there are folks left who…
European Country White Interiors + Old World Timeless Appeal
You may have noted in that post about SNUGS that white decor seems absent since the goal is enclosure more than airy spaciousness. But what…
Don’t Forget to Renew Your Prescription for CHRISTMAS CALM!
Spoiler alert. You sure don’t need a permission slip from me to embrace Christmas calm and tread more lightly this year. Are you kidding? I…
Who Can Resist Lovely Winter Whites?
It’s a sunny yet crisp day here at home where I’m prepping for Thanksgiving dinner. Even though I’ll inevitably have to leave the house to…
Less Visual Clutter: What’s All the Fuss to Be …
Happy Thanksgiving week! As the trees grow more bare ’round these parts, suddenly recessed structures and landscapes hidden become visible. It’s easier to spot wildlife…
When Benjamin Moore 2143-70 SIMPLY WHITE is Soooo Very Right
Lately, I’m seeing a lot of design-related headlines of the sort WHITE KITCHENS ARE OVER and NOBODY’S GOT TIME FOR ANOTHER BLAND WHITE INTERIOR. And…
Gazing at GREIGE PAINT Without Apology (These Eyes Love Timeless!)
More than a wee bit of greige experience thanks to almost three years immersed in it at the Georgian. Before this house, I had never…
