I remember when I posted about taupe kitchen cabinets a few years ago and one of my clients loved the look so much she refinished her cabinets in a favorite taupe paint color (‘Pashmina’ by Benjamin Moore). That kitchen reveal is coming next month! Escrow closes on Monday on my new fixer upper project. For…
I was having coffee with Matt today and he was telling me about his work. He’s a real estate broker and appraiser with 30 years experience in the business, and has been working 10 hour days trying to keep up with his jobs and clients. An idea came to me…. I should pick his brain…
It’s a universal truth that peel and stick wallpaper is one of the best modern inventions! I used this black batik peel and stick wallpaper in in my studio bathroom and just recently to make terrazzo planters. I like to feature favorites once a year and the theme for 2021 is botanicals! Spring is on…
How are all of you? No doubt watching the Big Game today! I love the Superbowl… the snacks, the commercials, and the game itself. That’s how I’m spending my afternoon. Today is my daughter’s seventeenth birthday. SEVENTEEN. I love hearing about her dreams and watching her live her best life everyday. I’m so excited for…
One of the things I miss about traveling is all the design inspiration I gather when I go someplace really special. I’m starting a new monthly series blending destinations with design inspiration. I love when the hotels and accommodations of a destination reflect the culture and history of the area and resist the temptation to…
I took a long drive with a good friend yesterday, we drove out to Lake Sonoma to watch the sunset over the bridge and had such a great talk on the way. Little getaways are all we’ve got right now, so I’m spending time exploring parts of Northern California I haven’t seen in a long…
The wall space above and below your staircase is a perfect space for an art or photography arrangement. If you’ve been thinking about switching things up, or you’re just getting started, take a peek at these ten different arrangements of art and/or photography to inspire an original display in your home. Asymmetrical Arrangement, Art Print…
I’ve admired bas relief sculptures for so long, I really love the sculptural aspect of any plaster or clay form where the designs are dimensional in shades of alabaster or white. Relief art uses techniques where the figures or design elements are raised and more prominent than the flat background. Relief sculpture is as old…
Hello and welcome to a new year! I took a few days off and it’s amazing what a few days of rest can do. I’ve got a few new fabrics I’ve designed that will soon be released, new art prints too. Tomorrow I’m looking at a few real estate listings for their renovation and flip…
I finished my last creative holiday craft project! I like to play with different materials and tools and this time it was air dry clay. I made these clay leaf ornaments and gift tags and finished them in different styles of paint. I love how they turned out! I made them with clay I found…
It’s the ladies turn! Below find gift ideas for the women in your life, sisters, friends, moms, aunts, and grandmas! Spoil the ones you love with any of these unique gifts from small businesses in the USA and independent makers. Gold Top Vases Herbivore Body Polishes Special Skills T-shirt Handpainted Bowl Candles…
Sunday hellos! This week I bought a new pair of running shoes and I’ve started jogging a few miles a day again. It hurts when you’ve been absent from it for awhile (my shins!) but I’ve got to do something since the gyms are still closed here in my county, so running it is. I…
Hello, how are all of you? Like all of you I spent the week watching the election results roll in. I am just glad it’s over and we can focus our attention on other things and enjoy the holiday season. I’m pulling out some decor and displaying it here and there in small doses. This…
I’ve been doodling on my iPad a lot lately and came up with some colorful and whimsical drawings of trees and snowflakes, so I made them into printable art and screensavers to display and also share with you. I created this ‘Making Spirits Bright’ art and printed it poster size at Walgreens, then framed it…