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What were they thinking? Before..and After bath!

I am on a roll with some new projects being photographed and thought would share the actual before and after pix! Seriously, some of these are incredible and

Handle this!: Details on knobs and pulls

Ok, back at my writing desk from a few days of hell. I love remodeling more than new construction in many ways but not when we find oddly

The psychology of pink message pads and a busy boss: Bah.

Ok, so I do say in my masthead, tales of a working designer…what I do not say is also a working, small business OWNER…which has its own share

Don’t forget to look up! Details above the sight line.

Three pet peeves. Ok, I have a few more but how about just three tonight? A client of mine had remarked today she saw a house on the

Don’t let your crown “kiss” your baffle..and other great lighting tips for kitchen design!

Egads! I have been called on the carpet by a couple of readers to give it up on my “rules” for lighting a space well…specifically kitchens. So, okay!

Good lighting=Good design!

To be fair to my last post, I am posting a few pictures ( and ok, yes a couple are my own!) of dining room and kitchen designs

Suburban baths: Job security!

I have lamented to my staff repeatedly ,we really should go around to some of the older homes and paper the neighborhood with our cards. Not so old

The importance of fabrics

I am going to depart a bit from kitchen and bath posts and talk about something that is near and dear to my heart. Fabrics. Ah, yes, those

Iconic Inspirations: Kitchens.com

Recently I had the honor of working with some of my design colleagues on a really cool design project from the gurus at Kitchens.com. They paired 4 designers (

Blah Beige gets a makeover..of sorts

So my friend sent me this picture. She said she is drowning in a sea of beige and please help. I agreed with her. Too much beige but

KBIS Highlights: Rocky Mountain Hardware and Top Knobs

Rocky Mountain Hardware Pretty much they always are showing innovative product development. I love the product, not so much love the company. They can be difficult to work

KBIS 2010: Blanco and Hanstone

Think I was optimistic and energized when I wrote I would post 13 different “KBIS Highlights” because as many might remember..I thought KBIS was not so hot this

KBIS Highlights:Safety Tub is safe example of "Not"!

Really, and some people thought this was cool? And actually voted it as a “peoples choice” award? Who, may I ask, are these people voting?? Put the money

KBIS Highlights:Safety Tub is safe example of “Not”!

Really, and some people thought this was cool? And actually voted it as a “peoples choice” award? Who, may I ask, are these people voting?? Put the money

KBIS Highlights! Yeah, I know I am still behind!

Dal Tile Yep, I said Dal Tile. Toss out your preconceived notions about this line. They debuted some really gorgeous stone at KBIS this year. It was the

KBIS Highlights: Day 2!

Considering I have already mentioned I was underwhelmed at the show this year, it is only fair to say that while I did not see a plethora of

KBIS Highlights..A bakers dozen over next 13 days!

Ok, so better late than never, right??? I have told 3 people in past hour that I am on my way to a nervous breakdown with being gone

Lots to talk about with KBIS 2010!

Ok, so I am home for a brief few minutes then off to High Point Furniture market at 5am in the morning!I hope I can be granted a

Pretty much the best sink ever

Ok, so I know….some rolling of the eyes is happening…maybe a heavy sigh or two…but really, think about it….when you are redoing your kitchen…the sink might not be

What you thought you knew about your kitchen!

This is another article I wrote for PNJ Home and Garden Weekly. Reprinted for those who might have missed it! Let me know your thoughts or if you

Dreams vs Budget

Here is another repost of a good article. Working on some fun posts for when spring break is over! Some good ideas to stretch the budget. The key

Flying by the seat of my pants…

Some of you might know we are soon moving our design showroom to a much larger building downtown. While this is super exciting, I am boggled by the

What sort of credentials does your designer need to have?

Ok, I am going to keep this short (as I can anyway) because really want to hear from YOU. Full disclosure: I have no letters after my name.

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