Monthly Archives: January 2019

LOVE these new releases from Milling Road. A more affordable way to place Baker quality and sophistication in your home. Planning a new look for your living space?...
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This extraordinary laundry room services the needs of a large family in short order.  It also serves as an enticing workroom for my client’s love of sewing and crafting. It wasn’t always this inviting.  New limestone floors with the tiniest of...
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Behr, Kelly Moore and Pittsburgh Paint all seem to be following Sherwin Williams lead on color, with their 2019 selections looking very similar to Sherwin Williams’ 2018 selection of Oceanside. The 2019 Behr Color of the Year is BLUEPRINT, “a...
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New extra-long lumbar pillows not only solved for overly deep sofas, but lend a sleek and sophisticated look to the primary family gathering place.  New Couture fabrics, rich in texture, selected for the lounge and accent chair pillows complete the “mini-improvement” that dramatically...
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The most significant improvement to “move this property” was a newly installed marble desktop and fresh coat of paint in a time-stamped, 1990’s home office, the first room buyers took in when entering this home. A couple of hours spent de-cluttering is always smart...
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Initially my client intended to toss these well-used chairs, but after shopping and learning the price tag of an equivalent chair, she opted to re-upholster what she had. The combination of new foam and Dacron wrap made the cushions look...
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Benjamin Moore, in contrast to Sherwin Williams’ daring selection, has selected the very safe and neutral, METROPOLITAN as their color of year.   “Calm, composed and effortlessly sophisticated, Benjamin Moore’s Color of the Year 2019, exudes glamour, beauty and balance.  It’s a...
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My client called me in for a “Design Perspective”.  She hated her floors and wanted my professional opinion.  I questioned whether I should be brutally honest, and her response was “absolutely”.  Then truth be told, “your countertops bother me more than your...
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  Get ready, this is when everybody, Sherwin Williams, Benjamin Moore, Pantene, Brown Jordan… the list goes on… announce their “COLOR OF THE YEAR”. CAVERN CLAY is Sherwin William’s for 2019. “This warm terracotta hue is a refreshing new take...
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