Design
Day 107: Project 1896 (Our Home Renovation)…Special Mudroom Edition!
Those of you who follow me on Instagram may have seen my Stories yesterday, and some issues that have creeped up over the past several days. I don’t want to dwell on that right now, though. Instead, I’m going to talk about an area that’s actually, thus far (knock on a 2×4, I’ve got lots…)…
Read MoreProject Reveal: Lexington Green
I am just returned from some time away with family in York Harbor, Maine, where we travel each July 4th week. I was able to keep work to a minimum, and I made the decision to push that reset button down a little further and also take the week off from blogging. Now I’m back…
Read MoreJunior League of Boston 2017 Show House
The Junior League of Boston Show House is back again this year, after a successful event last spring, for which I was honored to transform a blank, crumbling space into a warm and vibrant mother-in-law bedroom. This year’s show house will be held this fall, and I’m so pleased to announce I will be participating…
Read MoreWhat a Decorator can Learn from The Beatles
I hope you had a nice long weekend! It doesn’t exactly feel like summer here, but the pools are open now, so I guess that’s progress? A couple of weeks ago my world changed for the better when this happened… I pretty much haven’t changed the channel in my car since May 18th. I also…
Read MoreOne Room Challenge Week 5: The Final Scene
Welcome to Week 5! Today is a big day in my One Room Challenge journey this season. In a way, it’s the last! Let me explain…and share my Week 1, 2, 3, and 4 posts, if you would like to see. Since I’m working on a girls’ bedroom in the home of a client (#KRIProjectSisterAct), I’ve…
Read MoreOne Room Challenge Week 4: Inching Closer
Welcome to Week 4 of the One Room Challenge! Participants completely transform a space in just six weeks, documenting the process on their blogs while the world looks on, and revealing a brand new room at the end (hooray!). I am tackling a client space as an ORC for the first time – a shared girls’ bedroom…
Read More11 Ways with a Wallpapered Ceiling
As a family-friendly decorator, I enjoy writing about the practical, functional side of interior design, and I think/hope it has been a valuable resource to young families with kids and pets who want to live stylishly. Sometimes, though, it’s good to take a breather and keep it strictly light and fun on the blog. This…
Read MoreProject 1896: Kitchen Plans!
I think it’s finally time to start blogging about the renovation my family has been planning for, oh, about 4 years. After a series of postponements and false starts, we are ready to go now. Let’s get this party started! And by party, I mean 7-8 months living through a major construction project that involves…
Read MoreRoom Reveal: A Colorful Living Room Reboot with Global Influences
I am excited to share a project we recently completed for a wonderful couple in Needham. They had settled in nicely to their light-filled 1990’s contemporary colonial home, but wanted to make their living room more ‘grown-up’ and suitable for both entertaining, and quiet time with their three young children. Unsure what to do with the space,…
Read MoreDogs of Design: When Hounds Bear an Uncanny Resemblance to Their Homes
Have you ever heard people say that dogs and their owners start to look like each other after awhile? I totally believe this to be true. While I was photographing a room in my house a little over a year ago with Eric Roth, it dawned on me that maybe dogs and their homes also begin…
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