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Splurge & Save: Rustic Sunroom

Posted on April 14, 2010

On my show last week I redefined an unused sunroom by giving it a rustic flair. The Dews Family really wanted a log cabin style adult space where they could bird watch, have “card night” with their friends, and show off their collection of... 

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Splurge & Save: Modern Playspace

Posted on February 10, 2010

On today’s episode, with a budget of $4000 and not much furniture to start with, I had my work cut out for me. What it needed? Color, storage and seating. It was an empty space because Dianne had a habit of returning everything she buys, and they... 

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Splurge & Save: From BLAH to MOD

Posted on February 03, 2010

Yesterday on my show Splurge & Save I took a traditional living room space without a lot of pizazz and gave it a mod face lift. It was a great success! The homeowners seem to really love the design. Here’s the before and afters as well as the... 

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Etsy At Home and At It’s Best

Posted on October 19, 2009

Etsy Finds Decor: Nestled in Simplicity is a great site that showcases the best of Etsy for the home. I love it! It is easy to navigate and has such fab stuff! Art, bedding, pillows, planters, lighting and so much more. My favs of the day? Keep Calm... 

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Mood Altering Design

Posted on September 17, 2009

A small design firm in New York named Diamond & Baratta believes that design can alter your brain chemistry and make you feel good. I prescribe to the same design drug as much as I possibly can! Their style is warm, homey and saturated with color.... 

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A Room in Thirty Minutes

Posted on September 14, 2009

I took part in a really great event last week at Atlas New York for the Safe Horizon Charity in New York City. It was a design competition between myself and Oskar Torres. The winner was given $10K for donation to Safe Horizon. Pier One Imports and New... 

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Buy? Sell? Fix? Forget?

Posted on August 18, 2009

Should you sell your property? Should you become a first-time buyer? Should you stay put? It’s enough to drive a girl crazy and lead you to the proverbial therapist’s couch. That’s what In the Grip of Indecision means, according to the... 

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Cabin Sunroom for Bird Lovers

Posted on August 12, 2009

Swapping out a French Country sun room for a log cabin inspired space that displays a collection of antique bottles and provides hours of fun bird watching was certainly an interesting design dilemma. But I pulled it off with a committed team and hours... 

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Leather Me Up!

Posted on June 07, 2009

Leather furniture can be the worse thing that’s happened to a room or the best. There really is no in between. A Room Recipe for success includes modern pieces made or designed in Italy that are clean easy, not to mention REAL! A fake leather sofa... 

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Black is the new …. black?!?

Posted on May 15, 2009

Yeah baby! I’m so excited… LeCreuset stoneware just came out with two new colors — Black Onyx and White. As you all may know, this is the Rolls Royce of cookware. So if you like spending a butt-load of cash on enameled dutch ovens then... 

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