Posts Tagged ‘family room’
Project Reveal: Happy Place (Part I)
Well, hello! I won’t go into all the reasons why it has been MONTHS since I’ve blogged (I’m sure you can guess a few of them…), I’ll only say I have missed it and I hope I can figure out a way to get back on a regular publishing schedule here. The reason I am…
Read MoreDay 161: Project 1896 (Our Home Renovation) – Color and Crises of Confidence
Oops, I did it again. It’s kind of ironic that I sat down to write a post in part about color and that big blue ‘publish’ button did me in again. It somehow wooed me into sending my post live before I had typed a word. My apologies to email subscribers who received a blank…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: CR Laine Liv Daybed
This week’s find isn’t new to me, as it is a piece of furniture I used in a client project a couple of years ago. I’m working with the same client again on a new project (their very cool pool house), and she keeps telling me how beloved it is, especially by her teenage boys,…
Read MoreFriday Family-Friendly Find: Joe Ruggiero Classico II Ottoman
I can’t believe it’s Friday already…again! My how time does indeed march on. And when it’s Friday around here, that can only mean one thing. Wine drinking commences at 4PM. Ha – kidding! Sort of. Fridays are for Family-Friendly Finds, silly! This week’s #FFFFind is not the first ottoman I’ve featured, but it is delightfully…
Read MoreWhy I Love a Tightback Sofa
CR Laine’s Talford Sofa There are so many reasons to love a tightback sofa – meaning, a sofa that has a “tight-upholstered” back, as opposed to loose or semi-attached back cushions. So what’s the big deal, anyway? Allow me to explain why I am such a big fan of the tightback; maybe you’ll be converted,…
Read MoreMy Custom Upholstered Chair – Concept to Reality
If you’ve been reading the blog for awhile, you’ve probably heard something about the drama surrounding our *almost* purchase of a new construction house, which ultimately fell through for a variety of reasons. This was after nearly a year of specifying and negotiating every finish and detail in the house. I even started decorating and…
Read MoreMy Own Worst Enemy / Family Room Sneak Preview
One of the things that has surprised me about “going pro” is that I get much more excited about decorating other people’s homes than I do my own. And we are building a new house! Don’t get me wrong, I do like being able to have control over the process, but there are two big…
Read MoreFamily Spaces at the Junior League of Boston 2012 Show House
This is the third and final post of a series of three on the Junior League of Boston 2012 Show House. See also Details at the Junior League of Boston 2012 Show House, and Favorite Rooms at the Junior League of Boston 2012 Show House. Among all of the incredibly stylish, innovative and highly detailed…
Read MoreColor For Dummies
I have to admit – when it comes to color, I am a bit of a dummy myself. After all, I am but a student of design, with my required color theory class still ahead of me (this summer – can’t wait!). I’ve certainly been guilty of timidity when it comes to using color, and…
Read MoreDesigner Furniture…Actually Within Reach
If you’re at all like me, you covet certain classic or iconic pieces of furniture, but can’t or won’t spend an automobile’s worth of cash to acquire them. You pop into stores like Design Within Reach and Room & Board, and sigh longingly, and futilely, as you browse the who’s who of important mid-century designers,…
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