As Spring is officially here – I am starting to think about refreshing and redoing (honestly when am I not thinking about redoing?). I wanted to share the transformation photos from the first phase of a recently designed Summit, NJ home. For this dynamic couple who own SwellShark, an award-winning media agency in NYC, we wanted their home to reflect [...]
I was so thrilled to have this Hudson Valley Modern Farmhouse featured in both Homes & Gardens UK and Aspire Design & Home magazines. I would love to take you through the journey of transforming this incredibly special project. The first time I arrived at this home, situated on 90-acres in Dutchess County, NY, I was in awe of the [...]
There has been so much written about a relatively new verb - "adulting" which means acting like a responsible person. But for me, in the design sense, adulting has to do with designing for the adults in the house instead of designing to accommodate a family with children. Many of my new projects have shifted away from the "family" home [...]
While I feel like every day is the same as the day before in the "new normal" that we are all experiencing, what I am finding that I have a lot more of is time! I spent some of this new found time going through old project photos and paused on some of the before and after images. There is [...]
I have been getting a lot of calls from clients who are at "that stage" in life. You know what I mean - when the kids fly the coup and the house is left to just the adults! I have seen client's in all the emotional stages that seem to come along with their journey. But, when they eventually come [...]
As you may know, or have heard me say many times, the best part of what I do is making sure my clients are happy. The clearest affirmation of this is when clients come back to ask me to do second and sometimes third projects for them. Well, in this case, my littlest clients are back for a second time [...]