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So, you're about to move into your new house and you want to get the painters in before you move in. You don't have much furniture you want to keep. You're going for a new look and making a long term investment in your home with furnishings and decor you want to last. 

How do you pick the colors?

Click HERE to find out, on my new(ish) blog.

After


We're in the home stretch on this project. The remodel is done and furnishings are starting to come in.

This fabulous hotel, located in the old Pearl brewery in San Antonio, TX, opened last November. I was so excited to finally go for quick weekend stay. Click HERE to see more pics and some of the amazing details that make this hotel such a fabulous design destination!

Hotel designer: Roman and Williams

Check out the before and afters of this amazing kitchen transformation....we did more than just paint!

Click to link to my new blog, HERE. 

My son's old bedroom got an update.

Check out the reveal at my new blog by clicking HERE. 

I have a lovely project reveal to share on my new blog. We got rid of the tired, muddy brown furnishings, decor, and overall look in this kitchen and living room redo.

Take a look. 

Out of money for your project and still need to buy the lighting? 

I have some suggestions for you right HERE.

Check out my new blog for some tips and a few stylish options.

Check out more photo examples HERE. 

Check out this advice I gave to three different readers.

I talked to the Production Designer, Scott P. Murphy, and got the low down on how this set was designed. Click through HERE to read more, including the paint colors used and wallpaper specs!

Want to see a big design mistake that I feel the HGTV show Flip or Flop is making???

It has to do with appliances. Check it out HERE on my new site.

That's the after photo up there. The before??? See below.

Was the before horrible? No. But it wasn't my client's taste or style and I feel like the traditional look didn't work with the architecture of the home. 

Want to see more of the before and afters, including the kitchen and breakfast room?

Click HERE to view them in my current website/blog. 

Yes, there is some paint involved. But check out everything we did, REUSING these ugly cabinets.

Click HERE to see the results.

Want to see an amazing transformation? Yes, that's the before shot above.

Want to see a dowdy, dreary, tired Scottish flat turned into an edgy, sophisticated, eclectic, cool environment that just oozes style?

Click through for some incredible design eye candy!

Here's a peek.

Are you gobsmacked yet? You will be.

Click HERE.

Image Source: House of Turquoise

Designer: Phoebe Lovejoy

Click HERE to explore this idea and see some interesting examples.

Have you jumped onto the gray or white color scheme yet for your house?

Do you have some gold toned furnishings still hanging around that you want to update but can't yet?

Check out how I made this gold-toned sectional work in this game room design by clicking HERE.


Need a bit more info on how to integrate the cool tones of today with your warm tones of yesterday?

Try these posts.

How To Go Gray When Your Whole House Is Beige - Part I

How To Go Gray When Your Whole House Is Beige - Part II

Did I do the right thing?

Is it a little "typical"? A little monotone? A little boring??

There are ways to spice it up and make it personal. To make it YOURS and not just exactly like everyone else's white kitchen on the internet.

Check it out HERE.

I've got a new bathroom project to reveal. For the before images and to view this dramatic transformation with a free-standing tub and a fabulous barn door, click HERE.

Check it out on my new blog (that isn't so new anymore). 

See ya there!

See more images and the "befores" of this remarkable transformation HERE 

Over at my new (now not so new) blog, I've been posting some before and afters of some recent work.

This beautiful, coastal style dining room and remodel,

this dark, dramatic kitchen remodel,

and a few projects in the works.

I'd love it if you'd check them out. Sign up for my bi-weekly newsletter, sharing all kinds of tips and insights from the POV of a working designer.

My Must-Follow List is about to be updated. How can you make the list the next time around??

Click through to find out. HERE.

I've got just the answer......HERE.

I've been working on the right formula for my newsletter. It's really a subscription to my blog delivered every two weeks. However, I've been wanting to juice it up with some outside shareables, some that I have found to be interesting or just good reads regarding interior design. I think now, I've got just the right mix.

Take a look and let me know what you think!

Check it out HERE!

Thank you!!!