For all of you who have a birthday that falls on a holiday, you know how your own special day can get totally overlooked by the celebration of Christmas, Thanksgiving, New Years, etc. Well, my daughter Brynne's birthday falls on Valentine's Day. Every year I like to make sure her special day is a stand out. I do believe that her [...]
Going to a movie or, nowadays, binge watching anything on TV, is a very personal pursuit. Some use it as an escape, others as a form of entertainment - but TV and movies, for me, have been yet another way to see great design ideas. As my design sensibility evolved, so has my choice in what I watch on the small (although, [...]
Even though I am experiencing the DORM ROOM DECOR phenomenon vicariously, I am utterly exhausted after witnessing this whirlwind. In my last blog post Decorating the Dream Dorm Room, I asked you to help my design intern choose her decor theme - Pop of Color or Serene Space? --- OR --- The votes came in for Serene Space. Now, here are the pics of [...]
It's been a few years since I moved into my college dorm room - although I do feel like it was just yesterday. But with a college aged intern working for me, I have gotten back in touch with some of the changes in college life. One big, actually HUGE change is the focus on/obsession with dorm room/apartment decor. No matter [...]
"Invention is the mother of necessity." It's a well known phrase that speaks to people being forced to figure things out for themselves. So, maybe a turn on this phrase - "Re-invention is the sister of creativity" would be an appropriate way to describe the renaissance in the re-use, re-purpose, re-claim movement. And, if it isn't already a movement, it [...]