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My Favorite Trick for Small or Dark Spaces
...on the wall...who has the fairest of all? While we may not be lucky enough to have magic mirrors {telling us how lovely and young we are}, we all have everyday mirrors...in the bathroom, maybe above a dresser, in the hall for final make-up check. I mean, we can't c

Alternate Uses for Decor
When you're good at something...don't hide it away! One of my recent clients is an amazing seamstress...she is especially talented at making quilts. As soon as I saw the beautiful piles of her handiwork stashed around the house, I knew we had to use the quilts in the design of the space.

Why Use a Stylist
There are so many things I wish I were good at doing...dancing, golfing, drawing...math-ing. We can't have everything, though, eh? One thing I feel confident in, though, is my ability to decorate and style a room. For years friends and family have asked how I know what will look good in a space or

What Makes a Collection?
As I sit here writing, I am surrounded by collections, upon collections, upon collections. I like stuff...and a lot of different kinds of stuff. I tend to focus mainly on mid-century-born items: Pyrex, afghans, Ironstone, blue Mason jars...with a myriad of other knick-knacks thrown in for good measu

4 Tips for Staging Your Home to Sell
Selling your home can be one of the most stressful things you’ll do in your lifetime. You will be trying to find a new place to live, packing up and going through personal belongings, making sure you will get enough financing to make the purchase, and to top it off…you will have to keep the house cl