I miss Jay Lenno, but I also admit to being a big fan of Jimmy Fallon. Multi talented and quite funny, I enjoy his take as the new host of the Tonight Show. I searched
Tag: Decor
“White… is not a mere absence of colour; it is a shining and affirmative thing, as fierce as red, as definite as black… “ Gilbert K. Chesterton Doing some web research I came across this
With the myriad of colors available, why white? White – the ideal background for fine art, for architectural accent both interior and exterior. It is unique in that it does not
What makes a design style glamorous? For sure it is highly stylized, decidedly of a feminine bent, all the while remaining sophisticated. Ahh, glamorous takes it even one step further.
You know you have reached perfection of design not when you have nothing more to add, but when you have nothing more to take away. Antoine de Saint-Exupery When I first came across this new home I just felt like it had to be California built. It is about as far away… Continue reading
Greige, a wonderful neutral, wonderful and versatile. A blend of gray and beige, from the French. It literally means
Cozy….the very word conjures up feelings of comfort, warmth and relaxation. Intimate, snug, homey. How do you create this kind of welcoming space, in this case, in your living room? Here are some ideas. Also some Oscar fashion reviews.
Last week a question came to me from one of my readers asking for some ideas for decorating bedroom dressers. A couple of days later another reader asked me if I would consider writing about my thoughts on TV’s in the bedroom. Decades ago buying furniture for a bedroom was pretty straight forward. Often we… Continue reading
The great room is where I spend most of my time when I am home or not in my corner office in the library. The TV is in here and sits on top of the bookcase /display area and fireplace mantel that runs the entire width of the room. There is a nice sized window… Continue reading
Forsythia and daffodils, dandelions and daisy’s. Baby chicks. The glow of the sun. Warmth, brightness and optimism and cheer. This is how we usually think of the color yellow. Although we most often think of yellow as pulsating with life as in the examples above, yellow also has polar opposite qualities