Living Up To Your Full Potential

Storing Pots And Lids: Time To Pot-Tay!

January 31, 2012 Accessories

My dear pal, David Staskowski, shared this smart ‘use what you have’ pot rack idea. You remember David, don’t you? He was the clever ‘Ask David’ columnist from the late, great magazine, Metropolitan Home. Plus, here’s a suggestion for storing your pot lids from my book, Downsizing Your Home With Style: Hang your lids over [...]

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Use What You Have Decorating: A Vote Of Confidence

January 7, 2012 Articles

When you write how-to books (in my case decorating how-to books), you never know who you’ve helped unless the readers contact you or you happen to meet somewhere. Yesterday, as I read an article in the New York Times, I was surprised to learn that the subject of the story had used my first book, [...]

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Love Stories And Life Stories: One Of The Benefits Of Being A Redecorator

December 2, 2011 Art

One of the things I love most about being an interior redecorator is having the chance to meet so many people and hear their life stories and, even, love stories. Last week I worked with a client who had first called my firm in the early 1980s (she’d worked with one of our senior designers [...]

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The Most Common Decorating Mistakes: A Helpful List

October 21, 2011 Accessories

I love lists. I make a list every night before going to bed so I can sleep better. It really helps. The List Producer blog has posted my 10 Most Common Decorating Mistakes, in case you need a reminder and want to fix up your home in hours, without spending any money. Check it out: [...]

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