What exactly is a high desert, and how do I garden there? I’ve been doing some digging, pun intended, and have found that “high desert” is a loosey-goosey term. Of course, “high” refers to elevation, […]
BOISE BOUND What’s special about Boise, Idaho? Seven weeks is enough to get an amazingly good sense of the place, and to discover the answers to that question for myself. At the beginning of my […]
My series, Define Your Style, explores identifying your personal tastes. The overlapping and Interior Design Styles — Defined probes Transitional, Traditional, Old World, and Asian design. Getting off the beaten path, let’s have a look at less conventional […]
In my post Define Your Style, I identify an early step in initiating any design project is to determine a style that speaks to you. Here I focus on describing a few interior design styles and their […]
Thinking about a design project? Defining a project is step one, and this info will point you to some initial decisions. Quickly following defining the project, consider the biggest guiding parameter: “what’s my style”? How […]
Today, a lovely snow fell in central Virginia. I’ve loved snow all my life, so any snowy day is a favorite day in my book. Ice, now that’s another story, but I have a vivid […]
So… I’m back-tracking just a tad to talk once again about those darn New Year resolutions you might have made. Every New Year, like clockwork, we’re bombarded with a barrage of marketing campaigns promising the miraculous. […]
The holiday whirlwind is behind us, and with a new year kicking in, timing is perfect to set some design priorities. Often there is a panic push to finish projects before the holiday season, and […]
IT’S A WRAP 2017 is coming to a close. As another year passes by, it’s always a time to reflect and set goals for the next year, and commit to a few New Year resolutions. […]
Thrilling is always my experience when one of my projects begins construction or installation. It marks the culmination of exploring a multitude of options, making many decisions, and aligning all the moving targets of a […]
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