Looks like Spring is here to stay in Chicago and that means it’s time celebrate the warmer weather with fun short sleeve shirts, bright new pedicures, and BLOSSOMS! I’m stopping in to my favorite wholesale floral shop, Kennicott Brothers, tomorrow…
I’m working with a client that wants to take some of her mis-matched furnishings and make them look cohesive. Immediately I knew to change the hardware and paint or change the legs to begin the unification process, but we needed…
Kate Reily at Centsational Girl tackles painting a piece of particle board furniture with printed veneer – no small task! In the past, I’ve seen pieces like this at thrift stores and yard sales but always pass over them because…
Today at Lark and Linen, Kristin from The Hunted Interior, is talking about one of her favorite looks – encaustic tiles! More importantly, cement encaustic tiles which are a favorite of mine. I’ve been obsessed with these Cuban patterned cement…
We love pretty shiny things! Since I can’t justify putting an order in for a new gold MacBook I’ll just have to work out my love of all things pretty and shiny in other ways. Luckily, it’s going to be…
GOOP gives good advice and we completely agree – especially with tip #4! Roman and Williams can transform any room into an extraordinary and memorable space that seems to exist outside the parameters of time. We asked them for…
If Emily and Ian Allison’s kitchen looked like it was thrown together on a whim, that’s because it kind of was. When previous owners converted their 1888-built home into a duplex, they put together an ad hoc kitchen on the…
Doesn’t this look like so much fun? The 3Doodler is a pen that uses plastic to “write” with and works like a hot glue gun to create with. The “line” are quickly cooled so amazing 3D objects can be created.…
I’m designing a custom marble inset for a kitchen office cabinetry piece. It’s a built in file cabinet and bookcase. The veining in this marble is so stunning I want to use it all! Tell me what you think!…
I ordered the new design book by Kelli Ellis yesterday and received it today. Wow! I’m so looking forward to reading about Design Psychology and learning how I can help my clients through the design process do they have the…