April 2012
5 posts
design @ home.
while designing for others and their life’s important milestones (weddings, anniversaries, birthdays) is luckily enough my j-o-b…turns out it is also my passion.  i cannot go anywhere or do anything without thinking of design, form, function, color, proportion, scale.  and i consider that a good thing.  my home is no exception.  i paint.  i repaint.  i strip (furniture).  i arrange.  i...
Apr 24th
Apr 18th
an idea house? what a great idea!
as the bachman’s spring show came to a close, i just had to get over to their idea house to see what ideas they had to share this season.  each room was painstakingly designed and decorated in the latest and greatest of their spring merchandise.  fresh floral in every room made the entire home smell amazing.  here are a few of my favorite details seen on the tour: a wall of mirrors in the...
Apr 15th
Apr 6th
#ww. (7 of 7)
pink and gold is so gorg, in a very marie antoinette kinda way.  its gaudy without crossing the line and can be articulated in both traditional and modern settings.  pink, to me, is tough.  it is SO overdone that i tread very cautiously with this feminine tone.  in my opinion, pink needs to be paired with at least two neutrals to tone it, ground it and let it shine in the right away.  i...
Apr 4th