You’ve got a room. You’ve got furniture. You’ve got big dreams of it all coming together like a perfectly choreographed design ballet. Unfortunately, your sofa, coffee table and chairs do not seem to want to move into position with any sense of grace or style. Don’t stress. In today’s blog, I’ll cover the three major space planning questions with a plan to address them.

Picking a paint color sounds fun—until you're standing under fluorescent lights holding a handful of swatches that look like some version of Modern Greige. Suddenly, you're wondering how Alabaster Whisper is different from Whispering Alabaster. Or is it?

Choosing the right paint color for your home doesn't have to be frustrating. Here are five tips to help you pick a color you’ll love—with minimal stress and acceptable speed.

Choosing colors for your home should feel fun and creative. But for many people, when it’s time to peruse a paint store or scroll through an online color palette, their palms begin to sweat and their mind begins to stress. The options! The undertones! The lighting! And the biggie, the risk of regret!

If you’ve ever stood in your living room holding 10 paint swatches that seem exactly the same yet completely different, then you know the overwhelming stress color can cause. But remember the fun and creative part? Reading this blog can help you reach that goal. We’ll tackle the three biggest questions about color that come up again and again. You are not alone. So let’s break them down and take a little stress out of the process.

Window treatments are the unsung heroes of home decor. They can take a room from looking like a doctor's office waiting room or your first college dorm room to an inspirational photo straight out of a design magazine. Choosing the best window treatment for your space isn’t as easy as picking a pretty fabric. Read on for three tips for windows that will Wow!

Everything has its season. Including seasons. And for most of us, the shift from winter to spring is the most welcome turn, turn, turn of them all. No matter where you live, the thought of less inside and more outside is intoxicating. Less forced air, more fresh air! Less living room, more patio! Less tech, more deck! So it’s the perfect time for an annual assessment of your outdoor space. If your great outdoor space ain’t so great, I’ve got you covered. Here are 5 fun and easy ways to make your patio or deck the go-to spot for relaxation, entertainment, and pretending to have a green thumb.

It’s true with Oscar speeches. It’s true with rich desserts. It’s true with kisses from your dog. And…its true with the number of accessories you use to decorate your home. Less is more. While there may be certain exceptions, and certainly no one should dictate your personal preferences, most people find a space more pleasing with less extras. In short, if your room is starting to look like a museum exhibit or gift shop display, you need to face the hard truth and significantly reduce the number of accessories you’re displaying.

Wallpaper has had its moments. Then the moments pass. It’s a love it or hate it option that has endured the ups and downs of interior design over the decades and deserves consideration as a wall covering with the potential to become a beloved addition in your home. So how do you give this wall adorning alternative a fair assessment? Read on as I’ve done the research for you. Check out…

Choosing flooring is a bit like choosing a date or a mate. It all starts with attraction and comfort. Depending on the relationship you’re seeking, you may need something durable. And preferably you’ll find something low-maintenance. But every flooring option, and personal relationship, comes with quirks and baggage. So to help ground your decision-making, let's explore the pros and cons of three popular hard flooring surfaces.

You’ve been in a relationship with your home for quite a while. It’s comfortable and you love it. You really do. But there comes a time in every relationship, no matter how strong, when in a moment of honesty, you realize, “It’s become a little boring and predictable.” Worse yet, you may find yourself staring at your neighbors’ home interior a little too long and too often.”

This blog is all about rekindling that sense of romance with your home. It’s time to rediscover some sizzle and stop taking your living space for granted. So to shake up the sea of beige, the bland white walls, or that room that just feels flat, it’s time to take on an accent wall.

Let’s be honest: nobody wants to spend time in the laundry room. It’s that weird room where socks go to disappear and where mystery stains refuse to budge. It can be hot and cramped and far from inspirational. But since we have to be there or risk wearing the same stained, smelly clothes day after day, why not make it a space that’s enjoyable? 

Introducing a little fun into your laundry room can make the chore of washing, drying, and folding (or pretending to fold) a little less painful. Here’s why it’s worth the effort:

I think of accent colors in your home as similar to accessories in your wardrobe. They support and often dazzle. They’re likely to get the squeals, oohs and ahhs. Maybe it’s the funky hoop earrings or the bright beautiful scarf. Accent colors can bring that same excitement to your home’s color scheme to help create that perfect, finished feel.

However (the dreaded however)…if you don’t use your accent colors correctly, your room may end up looking like an exploded box of crayons! Let me help you avoid that with the following tips.

If you ask your favorite search engine, app or robot for the definition of interior design, you’ll get something like…the art and science of creating a functional, safe, and aesthetically pleasing indoor space. Little art, little science. How hard can that be, right? The answer, if you ask most people, is “darn hard.” It can be tricky to make your interior look as good as those amazing Pinterest boards instead of an Ikea catalog that exploded everywhere!

Stay tuned as this blog walks you through common mistakes and how to prevent them. My goal is to help you avoid turning your home into a "what-were-they-thinking" zone.