This is your life...

This is one of my favorite posters...hope you like too.

he is me...

and do we really need to say much more?...

Entryways to the home and heart...

(love this chair covered in silk adds color and interest to this entry)

Well, it is a fact that the entry room of our home sets the tone for what is to come, serves as a true first impression and shouts out your style from the get go.

(for the lovers of chocolate and brown; Benjamin Moore Bittersweet Chocolate)

When someone enters your home what do they see? Are you happy when you walk in your front door? It is usually such a small space, but has such a big impact and why not maximize that impact, not just for others but for you?

(nice contrast in this entry: Benjamin Moore Onyx on banister, stairs & trim, Merlot Red on back wall)

Maybe your front entry or an entry on a second landing needs a bit of a lift or change around...it might not take very much, perhaps a fresh coat of paint in a different color, maybe a new rug, a large glass vase with some greenery, a mirror to replace that old print? a new coat rack, storage for your shoes (who wants to see all those shoes anyways?), maybe a new lighting fixture, nothing too pricey just something fun and different...

(love the crisp, calm feel here: Pocket Watch White by Ralph Lauren and marine deck paint on floors)

(all pictures from house beautiful)

So, think about it, get creative and remember it doesn't have to be something big, just something fresh and different to make you smile and relax when you walk in your front door.

Have fun and enjoy!

creak went the door...

That is the sound I heard when I opened this blog spot to post...ohh been so absent here in this delightful zone of design and loveliness for just downright too long...I miss this space...sometimes there is just too much on one's plate...or platter or whatever you call a oversized,very large dish and I happen to have a few in my possession and you know how you think that time is just zipping by, that you might be missing out on things that are happening right under your nose...heck, I tell you, I can completely relate....I lay awake at times wondering how to fit it all in...how and where?

So, not to bore with details of such life issues, let's get back to the nitty, gritty of cool design, decor, spaces and such...don't know about you, but I am in need of some serious shelving and organizing in my creative space (which is really just simply too small and not creative in the least bit...I am still not-so-patiently waiting for my own shack of bliss...otherwise known as a studio)...I have sent a request out to my jack-of-many-trades, multi-talented man FZ for these...how simple, who would have thunk? and for under $200...come on...why wait?

pictures from apartment therapy

I will take one please and thank you;)...as soon as you can start working on it today.
btw: for those of you thinking 'this is just a bit too complicated for moi'...head on over to the above link to see how truly easy it is to create these!

What lies ahead...

Well, we all have them, you know the projects that need doing around the house.

Are you the type to make numbered lists in specific order of importance or do you just do things randomly and try to complete them in whatever order they come? Do you start something and never finish? Are you the weekend warrior who bangs out the job at hand in two days?
I suppose whichever way it works best for you, provided you get the job(s) done is really the key, right?

I am one to write a list, which I think is in the order things should be done, however, there is a tall, handy and hardworking man in this house who sees fit to do things other ways, and sometimes that is a good thing, sometimes...well, you know.

herb/veg planter just ready for seedy friends

This brings up the issue of our yard, we have cleared the hillside, graded a portion for kids and have been left with a huge sliding slope of terrain which needs planting...here is where I come in...the plant picker, layout gal and hole digging mama. Here are some pics before, and hopefull these will make you feel really good about anything you might have on your to do list, as this is one big load of a job. Follow me as I pick, slide, dig and sweat my way into a new outdoor space!

New arrival

Today this arrives in our home...and I am tickled pink.

It's just so fine....to ReDesign...

Recently, a client asked me to help them as they moved into a larger home with some very different spaces, from what they previously had. They needed to make everything they already owned work and make rooms inviting and warm. Here is the very large entry/front room which was to become the 'formal living' area.

Before

Apres!

Before

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Before

Apres!

And so, with proper placement and arrangement of art, accessories and family treasures, a home becomes inviting and all yours!