July 2009

Tuft Love

July 29, 2009 Accessories

I love tufting. It’s classic, it’s elegant and it can add personality to even plain furnishings. Tufted chairs, tufted headboards, tufted ottomans and tufted daybeds, to name a few: tufting works wonders on almost any upholstered or leather piece when it comes to upping its chic quotient. Whether it has a lot of covered buttons, [...]

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In The Pink

July 24, 2009 Color

For me, pale pink is the new black. Recently, I’ve noticed that I’ve been recommending the palest shade of pink  – almost white – to lots of clients. I’ve been pairing pale pink with chocolate brown, pale pink with orange, pale pink with navy, pale pink with buttery yellow, pale pink with lime; even pale [...]

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Just One

July 21, 2009 In Memory Of

The other night my sister-in-law, Sherry, mentioned that she was surprised I hadn’t blogged about Michael Jackson after his death. I told her that because the media had been bombarding the public with coverage about his life, and comedians had even started joking that he’s “still” dead, I’d been hesitant to offer my own MJ [...]

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Up Front

July 17, 2009 Curb Appeal

Today, after I finished redecorating several rooms on the first floor of my client’s home, she walked me out to my car. As we strolled down the front path I stopped to look around and noticed that the exterior of the house needed a bit of help, too. When she saw my expression she said, [...]

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