The Perfect Gift For Your Valentine
When loves comes knocking on your door, do you answer it? When Valentine’s Day arrives each year I welcome this special day with open arms and a bit of enchantment. It’s a day
All Systems Go – The Ikea model starts!
We finally received the call to start the install of the first Ikea model. It’s all systems go!If you’ve read my blogs on this Ikea adventure, you’ll remember that the insta
Eco-Friendly Home Decor
You recycle, you buy from the farmer’s market, and you don’t use soaps or shampoos with harsh detergents—but when it comes to your home decor, you’re at a loss. You’re no
IKEA PART IV- THE ORDERING
Normally the flow of the model home goes like this: Client sets the budget, we present, they love it, we order the furnishing and 3 months later, Voila! The amazing model home is i
IKEA – Part III – THE PRESENTATION
Arriving at the Lennar district office we are so excited! Sam and I can’t wait to present the furnishings and colors for the two IKEA models to Lennar and get the reaction from
“Our Favorite Things”- A Holiday Gift Guide For 2015!
Yes, it’s the holiday season and I’m in a state of euphoria. The aroma of pine and bittersweet chocolate cookies fill my home. This time of year I can feel the infectious holid
Wainscoting Hacks that Will Transform Your Dining Room
Blog By: ModernizePaneling has, over the years, developed a poor reputation within the interior design world, and many homeowners are reluctant to use it in an important place, suc
Do you know Shagreen?
I love Shagreen and during our most recent visit to High Point Furniture Market in North Carolina we saw a lot of it. From light to dark, it’s being used in a fashions. For
“The Great IKEA Challenge” Part II
Ikea Blog 2When we left off last week we were at the Ikea store, unattractively gaping at the impossibly gargantuan number of options in the furnishings warehouse.(Recap – Beasle
“IKEA Here We Come!!” Part I
IKEA is mind-boggling. Standing in front of rows of boxes on shelves that are hundreds of feet long, and seemingly hundreds high, my neck hurts. We look at the print out of the f