A few weeks ago, I took a poll on my Facebook page asking my fans about topics they’d like to read about on this blog. The group was most interested in my insights for making a home feel cozy and comfortable. You might expect the photos in this post to be of worn English cottages…Read More
Getting Away from it all without Going Away
Travel these days can be so exhausting that you sometimes wonder if the trip was actually worth all the effort! Now that air travel means lugging your own bags, checking yourself in and bringing your own lunch, it seems that traveling by plane — once a luxury affair — has lost some of its glamour!…Read More
Thank Your Mentor

Did you know that yesterday, January 25th, was “Thank Your Mentor Day”? In connection with this special day, I attended a very inspiring event last night at the Boston showroom of Mitchell Gold Bob Williams. The event was presented by the Over My Shoulder Foundation, a wonderful organization created by my friend, Dawn Carroll (of…Read More
Pinterest – Jump in and Join the Fun!

Have you heard about Pinterest? It is now one of the web’s top ten social networks. It seems that people are falling into two categories these days – pinners and non-pinners. The pinners are the people who go to work with blurry eyes and visions of a bathroom renovation in their head; the non-pinners are…Read More
Taking a Look at Vessel Sinks
I love using vessel sinks in my bathroom designs. A vessel sink is a bowl-style sink that sits on top of the vanity. These sinks are made from glass, metal or stone and open a whole new world of possibilities when it comes to adding interesting materials and textures to a bathroom. I generally…Read More
Spend the Night with a Famous Designer
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















