Designing a vacation home can be very exciting! However, challenges often arise as this property might be used differently than your main residence. The home might be used at certain times of the year, used by several people, and you might not be bringing existing...
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Bring a “Vacation Vibe” Back to Your Home
If you’ve ever been fortunate enough to stay in a nice hotel or home while you’re on vacation, it might have given you the opportunity to enjoy a few features that you might not have in your own home. This change of scenery really gives you a chance to open your eyes...
Recent Project: Designing and Renovating a Family Beach Retreat
It was a late winter morning when I first visited the site of one of our recent renovation projects. Just north of Boston, sitting on a beautiful ocean-front beach, was a circa 1950s cottage. A beach retreat lovingly passed down through generations. This was a summer...
7 Ways To Bring That Resort Feeling Back Home
Learn how to re-create that resort feeling or the vacation vibe in your home, with these simple home interior design tips.
The View From Your Windows
When designing a home, every little detail is important. For instance, when selecting elements for the exterior of your home, like outdoor furniture and landscaping selections, you might love the colors and how everything looks on the exterior when you are standing...
Should You Stay In Your Color Comfort Zone Or Explore New Possibilities?
A thought that goes through almost everyone's head while attempting even the simplest decorating project. Colors are very powerful, and the possibilities and combinations are endless. For many people, choosing color combinations can be a very scary process. You will...
How To Make Design Decisions That Stand The Test Of Time
When you shop for design elements for your home or scan through the latest Pinterest pins, HGTV episode, or design publications, you start to see definite patterns of popular design trends. Interior design trends come and go just like the latest fashion trends. Some...
Styling Your Home For Mid-Winter
Here are five tips for decorating after the holidays mid-winter after the holiday decorations come down.
A Peek At My Thanksgiving Table
This year I've decided to hold my annual Thanksgiving dinner a week earlier than usual. My adult children have to go to several homes to attend numerous Thanksgiving dinners—eating Thanksgiving dinner sometimes four times a day. For many years they were more than...
Adding Vintage Furnishings
We all might have a piece of vintage furniture, art, or decorative furnishings somewhere in our home. Whether you have scoured an antique show or flea market to find such a piece or you were lucky enough to own a particular piece, or you inherited a vintage treasure....