Monthly Archives: January 2012

I love to refinish furniture – taking something less than OK and making it into something special.  About 6 or 7 years ago, my husband and I bought a bookcase/entertainment unit at JC Penney that, at the time, was fine for … Continue reading →

I have no idea why I love hats so much.  Maybe it’s because my generation didn’t wear them and I wanted to…badly.  In the 80s I remember being very jealous of women who openly wore hats.  I would buy lots of hats … Continue reading →

Does this ever happen to anyone else?  You think you’ve put a nice vignette together for a bookcase and then over time it just doesn’t look as good.  Well, I have a husband who likes to sneak stuff from the … Continue reading →

One of the questions that I get a lot is what to do with a very large space. Many people that I know who moved from their one family residence to a town home in a gated community have had this … Continue reading →

When people see the “after photos” of projects that I’ve done, most times they don’t understand what it took to get to that beautiful state.  All the time it took to gather materials, prepare samples – and, when I am … Continue reading →

One earthly possession that I have yet to get is a Porter chair.  And I want one…who wouldn’t? Kelly Wearstler’s Porter Chairs in Bergdorf Goodman’s Restaurant Via Back in the 16th century Europe, Porter chairs used to serve a real purpose. They … Continue reading →

If you want to update the look of a room – use some geometric patterns.  If you want your room to exude more energy…add some geometrics.  Do you have lackluster rooms without any architectural interest?  Add some geometrics to it! … Continue reading →