It’s not surprising that many fashion designers hop over to the field of interior design at one time or another. Wonderful creativity plus a keen sense of style, color and form all easily transfer from the runway to the home – or, in this case, to the hotel. Fashion designers have left their mark on…Read More
Mod Squad
Red Hot – From Fashion to Home
New York Fashion Week is in full swing so, of course, fashion is on my mind. A clear trend for Fall 2011 fashion is the influx of red in clothing and accessories. While my own closet tends to be full of black with some neutrals, there is something appealing about adding red’s positive energy to…Read More
Warehouse Chic Decor – Delightful Surprises
Warehouse chic has been described as a decor that’s bright and colorful and contains lots of surprises and quirky combinations. This version of warehouse chic decor is displayed in an absolutely enchanting home profiled on the Etsy website’s Get the Look feature. It’s the Warrenville, Illinois home of artist and vintage collector Martha Layton Smith. Smith has…Read More
Guest Room Design: How to make your House Guests Feel Welcome (but not too welcome)!
I participated in a fun twitter chat yesterday evening – #IntDesignerChat – and the subject of the chat was “The Well Appointed Guest Room.” Being in the business that I’m in and knowing how to cater to the needs (both aesthetically and functionally) of people, I thought I had it “down” with how to furnish…Read More
Fashion Forward Beach Umbrellas from Suboo
With Memorial Day weekend upon us, how fitting it is that I just came across a company that makes some delightfully bright and beautiful beach umbrellas. Suboo was founded in 2007 after Sue Di Chio, the Director of the successful Sydney Fashion Recruitment Agency in Australia, noticed she had troubling finding a suitably fashionable beach umbrella.…Read More





















