Life in Springtime

Hopefully Spring 2.0 (AKA – warm weather) is finally here as I much prefer it to its earlier, colder version. I’m back to my daily morning walks through my neighborhood and it’s great to see all the colors bursting through the ground again. I’ve also seen several newly painted houses during my walks that have…

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Inspiration from Russia

<![CDATA[It was 2:00 am on my first night after moving to Moscow and jet lag had me awake at 5:00 pm Denver time. I was hungry and, luckily, my new employer had stocked my cabinets with all the American essentials they could find in Russia in 1997 – cheddar cheese, crackers, bacon, peanut butter and Chips Ahoy. At…

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Light – Oh How I've Missed You This Winter

<![CDATA[ Light, Oh how I’ve missed you this winter. I realize that living in Colorado I get plenty of light during the day but the days are shorter this time of year.  I’m so happy that it’s staying lighter longer into the evening as well as coming up earlier in the morning. Sadly, it still…

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Is the thought of painting too stressful for you?

<![CDATA[Do you consider yourself an early adopter of technology? Do you get excited about the launch of a new product from Apple or Microsoft or Samsung? Do you even stand in line to be one of the first to purchase the latest and greatest launch? Conversely, do you find that the colors in your home…

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Balance in 2016

<![CDATA[January 6 Every few years I do a “reset” on my house and get into a major purging mindset. I typically know it is time to do this when my kitchen table hasn’t been seen in about a month or my extra bedroom is filled to the brim or my closets are full. So, time…

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Teaching the client

<![CDATA[I view a large portion of my job as an interior designer to be that of educator. I’ve never been one to tell people what to do without explaining why they’re doing it. It probably stems from my own need to understand why I am supposed to do something rather than just doing it because I was told…

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New Meaning to Holiday Decorating

<![CDATA[November 4, 2015 My fearless client: At this time of year, it isn’t unusual for people to talk with me about decorating for a specific holiday. It is a little unusual for someone to tell me they want their entire house to be designed around a specific holiday. Even more different when that holiday is…

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