And you call this Spring! As the Northeast recovers from it's third Nor'easter in 3 weeks, I am thrilled to have the design of this Nantucket home to keep me in a "Summer mindset". Completion is set for Memorial Day weekend - less than 2 months away! I recently completed the redesign for this family's Summit, NJ home when they [...]
WOW!!!! I am incredibly honored and grateful to receive the Houzz Best of Design and Best of Service awards for 2018. To be selected for the "Best of Design" award is recognition for designing unique and innovative spaces for my clients. And, most importantly, to have clients review my work in such a positive way is the ultimate validation of why I do what do - [...]
After a gloriously extended summer, we are beginning to feel the Fall chill hit the East Coast. It seems like a long time since we have had to hunker down and find our entertainment in the house. I actually look forward to this change of seasons. It let's us come together as a family and discover how to spend time indoors. There [...]
Let's talk about gray or as the British prefer - grey. Either works for me. Such a short simple word for a neutral color certainly carries a lot of weight: it's actually a verb, noun and an adjective!; most recently associated with a steamy book series and movie, and; worthy of many, many articles including this Washington Post piece "The Gloomiest Color on [...]
And, somehow Summer is coming to and end. Pulling my family out of Summer mode is one of the hardest jobs I have. Honestly, it's because I am not very enthusiastic about the prospect. But, with the reality of back-to-school staring me in the face, I have to be the adult in the group and get us ready :). School [...]
What an unpredictable few weeks of weather we have been having! I am not a huge fan of winter, but the one aspect of winter that I do look forward to is a day or night (or day into night) sitting by a fire. We had scheduled this blog post to be an ode to the fireplace and those warm [...]