As an interior designer, I spend a lot of time marketing my services and looking for the next great client. When I was new in business, people would ask me who my “ideal client” was. And, I would flippantly answer “one with a house and money.” Well, I learned very quickly that that was only … Read more
Hello! I’d love to invite you to subscribe to my new YouTube Channel. I only have one video on there at the moment, but more are to come! Let me know what you think? Also, let me know if you follow other channels and (without naming names) let me know if there are things you … Read more
I recently did the design plan for a yarn shop called Yarn’s End in Norwell, Massachusetts that I wanted to share. I’d done the design for their original location 3 years ago and was happy to tackle another location. Today, when I was in to take photos of the bathroom to share, customers were raving … Read more
I’ve been gathering images of great upholstery details for a while and decided it was time to share them. When coming up with a (hopefully) catchy title, I thought about the phrase “the devil is in the details”. I wondered then, does this expression mean what I think it does? Often, we use idiomatic phrases almost … Read more
Hello! Sorry I’ve been a little out of touch this past week. Anyway, I did want to quickly share an interview I did for Cape Cod HOME magazine on kitchen design trends. You can read the entire story here.
I’ve always loved mural wallpaper, so what better way of making an entrance to the dream house than doing it up right in the front hall! First, here are some inspiration images I’ve been collecting for a long while. This first image is Suzanne Rheinstein’s New York Pied-a-Terre which features a gorgeous paper in the … Read more
I’m thrilled to share my latest magazine feature. This is a special Garden Home interior design project that I did in Duxbury, MA a couple of years ago. It’s been featured in an 8-page spread in the current issue of HOME Remodeling magazine just getting to newsstands now! {Cover} This project was for a retired … Read more
As I’m waiting for my sofa and dining table to be delivered next week (finally!) I’ve started planning in earnest where I’ll be hanging my art. I have between 25-30 pieces ranging from fairly large (30×40) to teeny (5×5). Half of my collection just came out of my parent’s house including several watercolors by my … Read more
Early last Spring (as in 2014) I was contacted by an editor from Globe Pequot press about they upcoming 6th edition revision and update of their book How to Start a Home-Base Interior Design Business and they asked if I’d be interested in doing the job. It was great timing for my schedule at that moment … Read more