Behind the Scenes at a Mendham, NJ Home Installation

There is nothing better than the feeling you have after you work really hard on something and you finally get to see it all come together. That's why I LOVE installation day!!! This project is in Mendham, NJ and is the renovation and redesign of a family home. The clients have lived here for 20 years and were looking to [...]

Giving a Home Some New Love

Sometimes a house just needs a little loving to bring it back to the best version of itself. I have been working on the renovation of a Dutchess County home that I have grown to love. The project is taking shape and I wanted to give you a sneak peak at the progress. The home is situated on 85 acres [...]

Memorial Day Move In for a Nantucket Summer House

I hope you are enjoying a relaxing Memorial Day Weekend. I can say that I am relaxing now, but during the week leading up to this holiday weekend, we were super busy installing the furnishings in a client's Nantucket summer home. You may have read my March 2018 blog post Nantucket Summer House - Work in Progress where I showed [...]

How to Use Shades of Gray in Your Home

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 [...]

My Designs on a Summer Vacation

Last summer we treated ourselves to our first family European vacation. It was an amazing 10 days traveling through Italy, Turkey and Croatia. This summer, let's just say - it's complicated. With both of our kids doing a variety of sports and sports related camps, we have not been able to plan out a long stretch of time to get away. [...]

Taking a Home from Before to Happily Ever After

I recently completed a redesign of a home in Summit, NJ that was featured in East Coast Home & Design's article "Style Overhaul: Antique and Modern Mix in New Jersey" . When I first met with the homeowners, they wanted to update the look of their home which was decorated in a more formal style. I often see young couples design their [...]

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