One of my favorite resources, Global Lighting, has just released their first design publication, ON Magazine, and it’s a beauty! It is full of luscious images highlighting the best of interior and fashion design, and one of my designer choice…
During a recent self-imposed tech hiatus, I read an article in More magazine’s May 2013 print edition–paper!–spotlighting 50 women who are living their lives with ferocity. (Make that 49. There is a hurricane on the list.) From activists to actresses,…
The O’More Designer Show House, presented by Traditional Home came to a close yesterday. It was quite an adventure and we celebrated with a champagne toast on Louise Kitchell and Linda Tallent Brown’s beautiful porch: I shared some Instagrammed details from the first…
I’ve been Instagramming details of construction of the O’More Designer Show House for a few months, so it’s a pleasure to be able to share some of the decorative elements now. It’s been very tempting to show images of entire…
It’s been a hectic and exciting few weeks getting ready for the Preview Party and the opening of the O’More Designer Show House, presented by Traditional Home. It is a very intimidating prospect, rising to the challenge of hosting a…
I love a richly layered interior, don’t you? Today’s preview from the O’More Designer Show House is of Mark Simmons and Deb Tallent’s extraordinary Living Room. It is luxe, but feels like Home. That combination can be hard to pull…
Over a year in the making, the O’More Designer Show House, presented by Traditional Home, officially opens a week from today, after a Preview Party on April 4, 2013. While the designers were busy getting the concepts, finishes and furnishings…
After spending half the day in my garage Sunday, I am literally green with envy. I’m also beige from dust, but you don’t want to hear that story. It involves an antique steamer trunk, getting rid of recycling some of…
Kim Zimmer ruled the marketing world for 20 years before launching her own design firm. As a businesswoman in advertising and catalogue marketing, she worked with clients that ranged from Sony and Sears to AT&T in her former career. When…
Updated March 28, 2013 The master suite in the O’More Designer Show House, presented by Traditional Home, is going to be a showstopper! Pint-size powerhouse Kathleen Evers of K. Evers Interiors has set the bar sky high with the details in this space.…
A few weeks ago, I came across a great article by Dr. Jason Selk on how we can tap into our innate optimism when we aren’t having a glass half full kind day, then use it to boost our confidence.…
I am a process of elimination kind of gal, especially when it comes to design. I see so many beautiful things, it’s faster for me to tell you what I don’t like. When design goes bad, I do one of…
I have good news. Actually, it’s GREAT NEWS!!! You know how I say I’m going to get that six thousand dollar toilet hundred thousand dollar rug ten thousand dollar refrigerator fourteen thousand dollar stove fifty thousand dollar mattress fifteen thousand…
Have you ever stood beside a toilet at a party, waiting to make sure your first flush takes? I know! It happens at home, too. Especially with older plumbing, a good old double tap on the handle is often necessary.…
For a lucky few, discovering your passion comes at an early age. Scarlett Scales-Tingas is one of those people. She opened her first antiques booth when she was 11 years old, and she hasn’t looked back since. A veteran of…
A few weeks ago, I shared some exciting news concerning my Alma Mater, O’More College of Design, a non-profit institution. What started as a fundraising collaboration between the school, Bristol Development, Carbine and Associates and architect John Abernathy of DA|AD has…
The art of German rug designer Jan Kath got my full attention at IMM. Granted, he’s handsome enough to warrant a little attention of his own, but I was crushing on his work. Honest. I swear. Kath considers himself to…
I am always intrigued by the process of good design. Some of the best work often comes from an unusual source; by someone who isn’t in the “interior design” field, who hasn’t over-thought a client’s project, who takes an idea,…
