One of the most gratifying things I get to do as a decorator is witness the joy on the faces of those who see their newly-designed rooms for the first time. There was plenty of joy when I recently set up a reveal for a deserving woman nominated by her husband for a bedroom makeover […]

I wonder where the idea of displaying plates as art came from? For sure, those who collected rare blue and white china hundreds of years ago put their treasures on display. Later, maybe folks who couldn’t afford art put up their pretty dishes for decoration, first on plate racks and then–“Hey, why not directly on […]

Timeless and incredibly versatile, that’s a blue and white color scheme! Really, who doesn’t like blue?? (When I ask people their favorite color to design with, 9 times of out 10 they say blue!). So many shades of blue and so many ways to apply, adapt, and tweak blue and white. In this client’s home, I brightened the […]