Whoo! Great times with good friends can make a milestone birthday golden!  When you can start a significant year with a beautiful, intimate garden brunch like I had for my 40th birthday, you can step on out into your (ahem) middle years with style and sass!    Here’s the table–soooo pretty! Each place setting had a […]

Y’ALL! MY DESIGN WORK IS FEATURED IN 3 NATIONAL MAGAZINES SO FAR THIS YEAR! I’M THRILLED BEYOND WORDS! Here are the latest two.  Check out the April/May issue of Cottages and Bungalows!  I’m super grateful for the recognition my design work is bringing! If you’d like to talk with me about a design project you have […]

“Texas, our Texas, all hail the mighty state…” (go ahead, click here and sing along!) In honor of Texas Independence Day today, March 2 (celebrating 183 years since Texas declared itself free from Mexican rule and established the Republic of Texas–yes, our state is the only state to have previously been a republic), I’d love […]

HAVE YOU SEEN IT?  I’M FEATURED IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE OF Kids Rooms, a Better Homes and Gardens Special Publication!  It’s my second magazine feature already this year (and stay tuned–there are more to come)!  I’m incredibly grateful for the recognition my design work is bringing! If you’d like to talk with me about a children’s bedroom or […]

FRIENDS, DON’T MISS IT–I’M FEATURED IN THIS MONTH’S ISSUE OF Cottages and Bungalows!  And it’s just one of THREE magazines features I have coming out this spring! I’m incredibly grateful for the recognition my design work is bringing! If you’d like to talk with me about a design project you have in mind, see the link […]

A fresh new year awaits!  If you’re conquering clutter this year, you’re going to be dealing with mementos and keepsakes. Last time I shared some tips for displaying keepsakes.  Gallery walls are another way to showcase unique family treasures that help to tell your story! Now we’ve all seen plenty of the purchased-artwork-and-family-photos ones, and they’re […]

 A new year seems a great time to get a fresh start, whether on weight loss goals or organizing our spaces. Last time I shared some tips for conquering clutter and gaining space in your home. Did you see it? One block to clearing out clutter, we all know, is what to do with those […]

Who wants to be a millionaire! For $10,000, is a putz house a. golfer’s practice equipment b. a home for unproductive persons c. a traditional German Christmas decoration? If you guessed C–ding, ding, ding! Congratulations! While you’re (ahem) waiting on that prize money to come through, I’d love to share with you about my prized […]

I have a radical suggestion: let’s get a jump on New Year resolutions and promise ourselves, our friends and families fewer microwaved meals and carryout cartons. I’ll come right out and say it: let’s be downright counter-cultural and SET THE TABLE! For your holiday party, sure, but how about for your family, too? During the […]

So, early in my marriage I was at a garage sale, and I saw this old Santa in the corner. Turns out, it wasn’t even supposed to be for sale. I asked, though, if the folks would be willing to sell it. They were, I bought it, and that was it–I’ve been on a quest […]