Color Pop

Have you ever been to Maine?  We go every year, and in my travels, I have learned that the least sad way to leave a beloved vacation spot is to bring something home with you.  This year, I brought home inspiration! Maine is a beautiful place.  I use that simple sentence because it sums it …

Window Benches

Some of the features that make homes unique can also provide a design challenge in finishing a space.  Bay windows, overly large rooms, or any odd angle in a room all add character to a home, a lot of times for what they look like on the exterior elevations.  But they also present a bit …

Layered Rugs

When I redid my living room, I specified all new furniture in a different formation.  The room has always been a head scratcher for me from a space planning perspective.  It’s too large to put the furniture against the walls, has a fireplace and spectacular view competing for your eye on 2 separate, adjacent walls, …

The Beauty and Danger of Target

I loooooooooooooooooooooove Target.  I don’t get there as much as I used to though.  Back in the days, when my kids were babies and were in any combination of diapers and pull-ups, I was there at least once a week.  At least.  A friend joked that she knew she was done shopping when her cart …