Before your guest arrive for the holidays, I bet you have a few things to do. How about a checklist to help you out: Outside: Check to make sure that the outide is welcoming, cleaned up from the fall and ideally has a string of lights or two. Remember that hanging lights is a time… Continue reading How to Get Your Home Ready for the Holidays
Category: Interiors
Birches in a Winter Wonderland
Why not create your own artistic winter scene as an accent to any space, especially a powder room? If you use removable wallpaper, you can change themes within seasons. I suggest considering scale when thinking about wallpaper so that it reads the way that you desire. With this birch pattern, we can get this… Continue reading Birches in a Winter Wonderland
How to Create an Organic Holiday Table
Last Saturday we held an event called “How to Create an Organic Holiday Table”, what an inspiration! After a trip to the Boston Floral Exchange, we created an opportunity for the greens to sing. Showing how a wine glass can be used in several different ways beyond filled with wine is just one or many… Continue reading How to Create an Organic Holiday Table
Add Some Light to the Situation
Candles can set the mood! Dim the lights, light a candle and the mood changes to more relaxed and organic. Amazingly scented candles can add even more delightful experience. We offer several different kind of candles that make wonderful gifts and important to your holiday celebrations. Some will result in a bowl or a glass and… Continue reading Add Some Light to the Situation
How to Create Color Concepts
Pulling together color concepts is fun, challenging and time consuming. But, where to begin, where to begin? Well, choose ONE thing that you absolutely love and work around that until all the pieces pull together beautifully. Remember, you need to be flexible and be willing to change direction here and there. With the “Beachy Cottage”… Continue reading How to Create Color Concepts
5 Steps to Pulling Together Your Home for the Holidays
“Home for the Holidays” is such a great saying and an even better reality! I suggest using this time of year as an opportunity to improving your home where improvements are needed. That way, after you clean up your holiday decorations, your home is fresh and ready for the new year. Start outside. The weather… Continue reading 5 Steps to Pulling Together Your Home for the Holidays
Fabric of the Week: Rocky Mountain
This simple fabric is great for lampshades! It is fun and provides movement in several different color ways ranging from the tone-on-tone to the bold contrast. When looking at fabric, it is important to notice HOW colors impact a specific pattern. Tone-on-tone are colors that are different from each other but the same hue or… Continue reading Fabric of the Week: Rocky Mountain
What’s “IN” in the Kitchen?
I always advise my clients to spend time of Houzz and Pinterest to create inspiration boards of things that they like. If you are consistent in a theme, then this is a detail that you should incorporate in your home. I did this myself when designing our kitchen renovation and found that I love the… Continue reading What’s “IN” in the Kitchen?
Preparing Your Home for Thanksgiving
Thanksgiving is my husband’s favorite holiday. Why? Because he loves to cook & eat but he doesn’t have to worry about presents. He’s a simple kind of guy but probably not alone in that thought process. Since he does all the cooking, I get to set the table! It’s my favorite thing to do and I… Continue reading Preparing Your Home for Thanksgiving
What does AIR stand for?
AIR stands for Arts In Reach. This is an amazing organization bringing girls the foothold and support to deal with life challenges. Opening TONIGHT and running from Nov. 7-9 at Discover Portsmouth Center is Tablescapes, a fundraiser for the non-profit AIR. My table plays on the AIR theme and celebrates the images of a dandelion from… Continue reading What does AIR stand for?