Ready for Simple Holiday Decorating Trends? DIY Simple Holiday Decorating Trends for 2023! Easy with the emphasis on Simple Decorating has been appealing to me lately. Our tradition is to get the tree the day after Thanksgiving. It used to be cutting it down at a tree farm in the Cascades, and yesterday we did …
Bathroom Design with Photos of the Before & After Makeovers are some of my favorite visuals. Even after the bathroom has been completed, I love revisiting the before photos. Sometimes it is hard to remember how many changes were made. Or even how the simplest of changes can make such a dramatic difference. Here are …
A Stylish and Traditional Interior Over the years I have helped my friend with various updates to her stylish traditional home in the Queen Anne neighborhood in Seattle. Unfortunately she is getting ready to downsize and say good-bye to this timeless treasure. I felt privileged to capture a few photos of the interior before the …
Rest in Peace Mother Yesterday my Mother was moved again…into the heavens. I wrote this tribute to her several years ago and now she is in her final resting place. I thought I’d share again with a few updates as it pleases me to review the photos in remembrance of her lovely life. It was …
Seasonal Living Virtual Designer Showhouse! Please join me at the opening of the Seasonal Living Virtual Designer Showhouse— the first ever 3D walk-around and shoppable Luxury Designer Showhouse built entirely in the virtual world! I am so excited to share this news with all my followers. Here is a sneak peak at what you can …
From Gah to Gorgeous! Before and After Designs Before and After- Interior Design Transformations! Interior Design transforms and breathes new life into spaces where we are spending more time. This is what I love to do. Some of my recent projects have yet to be photographed professionally and many of these pictures were sent to …
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On a budget? I’ve never had the luxury of not shopping on a budget. Each and every client and/or friend has some idea of the amount of dollars they wish to invest in their furniture. Longing for a beautiful home without breaking the bank account? I am sharing ten places to shop for budget friendly …
Blend in the Bling! – the Necessary Design Element Blend in the Bling for better decor. Bling is the secret sauce to fine design. It may be subtle and not readily noticeable. Or it can be loud and shouting for your attention. But Bling is that element not defined in the Principles of Design we …
5 Easy Houseplants to Improve your Health and to Honor Earth Day. Bring nature inside and improve your health and your decor. Consider replacing your fake plants with natural greenery to purify the air in your home. On this 50th Anniversary of Earth Day I’d like to honor Jane Goodall who has dedicated her life …
Interested in the lessons I learned from my own Main Bathroom remodel?…. and how did it take four weeks?? I decided to update my Main Bathroom when the tub started leaking through the ceiling below. Well, not right away. I have always loved soaking in my tub, especially after a run or a long bike …
Small changes in a tiny kitchen redesign make a mighty magnificent impact! I was excited to see the final results today and take some photos. Knocking out the wall between the living room and kitchen was not an option. The size could not be expanded. So the layout within the existing kitchen footprint was all …
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One of my New Year resolutions is to share more of my design work with my readers. This year has been full of refreshments including my bedroom refresh. My husband has had three surgeries to correct his “post-basketball playing days pains”…one ankle fusion and two knee replacements. We’ve had a twin bed in the living …
New Orleans is pure magic in December. Riding the St. Charles Streetcar, I snapped a few photos of the magnificent mansions in the Garden District decorated for the holidays. The route begins at the perimeter of the French Quarter and passes by Tulane University and Loyola to Audubon Park where I run the path around …
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It was only two years ago that I wrote about my mission to find the perfect antique chandelier for a client in New Orleans. And I was fortunate to be able to source a few unique items this year again. Reposting today as December Shopping in the French Quarter is just magical. It was a …
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This in-city waterfront home feels like a vacation home however this is a year-round primary residence. And happiness is a collection of shells from the beach just outside… Their back door opens to the sands of the Puget Sound in West Seattle which is a mere fifteen minute drive (yes, admittedly on a good traffic …
Last night I was watching one of the longest tennis matches in Wimbledon history. I was rooting for the American John Isner and was more engaged this year because of my visit to my new best friend, Tracey, in Wimbledon last October. No I didn’t see any tennis but I did run about 8 miles …
Do you enjoy viewing Interior Designers’ Before and After Makeover photos? I love to study them. Enjoy some of the following Before and After Makeovers. It’s been a while. A professional blogger I am not. I am too interested and busy in helping my clients renovate/or build their new kitchens, baths and homes. How there …
Dramatic results are immediately apparent in this North Tacoma Master Bathroom Renovation. Originally designed creatively for the time, the homeowners knew that it was time to update and refurbish. The aged colors of mauve and burgundy quite simply did not work well anymore. Despite the once trendy glass block, the shower was small, dark, and …
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Yesterday the National Kitchen and Bath Association (NKBA) Puget Sound Chapter and Rebuilding Together Seattle gave an appreciative homeowner a much needed renovation. Rebuilding Together Seattle RTS is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that provides free home repairs to low income homeowners (particularly those who are elderly, disabled, or families with children), so they can live …
Does size matter? That depends, right? Want to see a tiny bathroom transformed into an efficient, luxurious huge-feeling experience with no change in the footprint? ….Well, if not huuuge then at least a lot bigger? Just this week, I was able to take pictures of a small bathroom renovation just completed. The before photos show …
