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 [...]
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 [...]
January can be a tricky month. The holiday festivities have subsided, the kids are back in school which gives me the space to reflect on the prior year and look ahead to what will come next. It is a period of adjustment and it can feel a bit uncertain. So, I was thrilled when I received an email from Houzz announcing that I [...]
I LOVE getting ready for the holidays. The decor, the gifts, the sense of family, friends and community all come together to make this my favorite time of year. As an Interior Designer, I guess it is expected that I look for any excuse to, well, decorate :). Last year, I was fortunate to have my home featured in DesignNJ's "'Tis [...]
Have you noticed that the Living Room is in danger of becoming extinct? It has occurred to me that one of the reasons is the trend to entertain outside of the home. Getting together for dinner, but it's at a restaurant, or meeting for a drink but going to a bar. So, having a space in your home to entertain is [...]
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, [...]