I am having a ball as the final stages of our kitchen project unfold. It had been moving along slowly, but now, things are really picking up the pace. Most things are ordered, and the final steps are happening! Of course, as a family of five, we are READY to move back into our kitchen, […]

I dedicate this post to brass. which I shall now rename: Art Brass. Some people are still under the delusion that brass is passé. This is not the brass of the massed produced McMansions of the 80’s. And we are NOT talking boob lights here, people. Brass has turned sculptural. Brass is now art and […]

Five Faves :: Dream Kitchen Design I have kitchen on the brain. There is wee chance, if the stars align just right, that I will be redoing our kitchen. I am not one to disdain the roof over my head.  But if I am being honest with you, I would tell you: I don’t like my […]

Happy {ditto} Monday! I am giddy over the discovery of Tyler Dawson, a California based designer who, I think, is brilliant at taking the classy and simple lines of the traditional, and vamping everything up with a twist of drama and color. Check out this amazing living room designed by Tyler. Let’s dissect it together and […]