This year for the Ladue News Show House I designed the living room. The house in the Central West End area of St Louis, Mo is a Victorian era home built in the late 1800’s. My design concept for the living room was an updated, classic version of a Victorian parlor using rich, saturated…
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The New Gold and How To Mix Your Metals
A gold tone as a finish has been out of vogue since the bright and shiny 80’s. Now it is back in a big way. I was a bit reluctant to embrace the return of the gold finish on metals but I’ve come around. The new version of gold is deep and rich and it…
Martha Stewart’s Prop Room Or Styling Heaven
Did you ever have something wonderful and unexpected happen and you feel like you’ve won the lottery? Well that is what happened to me last week when I was in NYC and my friend, fellow designer and traveling companion, Dottie Eaton was able to get us a private tour of the Martha Stewart studios that included…
Plates, Plates, Plates
Arranging and hanging plates on a wall is another way to add color, texture and pattern to a space. Traditionally this was done in a dining room or a breakfast area. Now they can be found in every sort of room and bring a distinct element whatever the design style. What I particularly like about…
