About: KellyThacher
Website: http://site.bluedooreditorial.com/About.html
Profile: Kelly has been a writer since she was in grade school where she received early recognition for her Young Author's project. Magazines like Home Entertainment, Luxury Consumer Electronics, Vertical Living, Luxury Home and the Robb Report were happy to have Kelly's editing talents on various projects. A series of career twists and turns has offered her invaluable experience in journalism, magazine and book publishing, and fiction writing.
Posts by KellyThacher
Holiday Illumination: A Light Touch
Posted on December 13, 2009
While there’s been a lot to say regarding interior decorating, design and renovation, we really need to talk about outdoor holiday lighting. No, really, we do. It’s that time of year again, when every twinkling, blinking luminary fantasy... Read more »
Keeping it Together
Posted on December 12, 2009
I’m a very visual person, so as I’ve developed my ideas for my dream house and the rooms therein, I’ve clipped articles and pictures from magazines to help keep my vision alive. I started out with a file folder chock full of loose papers. ... Read more »
Photo Finish
Posted on December 11, 2009
Gone are the days, thank goodness, of the multi-photo frame hanging on the hallway wall between the foyer and the kitchen–or at least gone are the boring metal frames with ocher-colored mats and predictable arrangements. Now it’s easy to... Read more »
Virtual Vision
Posted on December 10, 2009
I’m one of those people who spends hours watching all manner of home decorating shows on cable TV. It’s a great way to get ideas for my dream home. So is clipping pictures from magazines. But recently, when I was trying to search for a... Read more »
Why be Green?
Posted on December 09, 2009
I’ve engaged in a lot of green talk over the last few posts, partially because it’s something that’s becoming increasingly important to me, and partially because it’s simply a hot topic these days. Real estate broker Bandele Oguntomilade... Read more »
19th-Century Charm
Posted on December 08, 2009
What’s a good recipe for restoring a Queen Anne style townhouse built in 1886, and located in Harlem’s landmark Sugar Hill section? I asked the owners, singer, songwriter and musician Sean Altman and his wife, Soprano Inna Dukach. On the... Read more »
What Shade of Green Are You?
Posted on December 07, 2009
The NAR (National Association of Realtors) offers a Green Designation Residential Course, the Student Manual for which offers some insights that are valuable to us plain folk too. My realtor friend Bandele Oguntomilade of Bogun Enterprises was kind enough... Read more »
Rainbow Room
Posted on December 06, 2009
I’ve always loved bright colors. I did go through the obligatory hot pink phase when I was in the third grade, but other than that, purple has been my favorite color through the ages. Only in the past decade or so have I been delighted to learn... Read more »
What Women Want
Posted on December 05, 2009
There may have been a time Mel Gibson knew what women wanted when he made that movie, but we won’t go there. Today I am thinking in terms of homes, and how so many women dream of having a home of their own. I know I do–and it started when... Read more »
Green Screen
Posted on December 04, 2009
As we learned from homeowner Kimberly Lancaster in yesterday’s post on green home building, you don’t have to sacrifice cool technology and slick amenities to maintain energy efficiency in your home. Specifically, even your home theater... Read more »
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