As an admirer of Mrs. Limestone . . .ok, let’s be honest- I’m insanely jealous of her life- living in NYC, having a BEAUTIFUL house, traveling the world- (insert sigh). Well at least I can live vicariously through her blog, which I am so excited to be guest posting on…
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EASY ART- EYE CHART
“Looking” for art that is “E”asy on the eyes? How about an old eye chart!!! Although I think this guy below could make a great piece in an office or entry way I wanted to create one to convey a hidden message from me that would go great in my…
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THERE’S NO BIZ LIKE SHOW BIZ!
These past couple weeks I’ve had the opportunity to work on a couple of commercial shoots as the Art Assistant and Director. If you are unfamiliar with TV production this means I was basically in charge of buying props for all the different scenes and then placing those props in…
APARTMENT THERAPY FEATURE!
There are a few blogs that I consider to be top notch when it comes to design, and Apartment Therapy is definitely at the top of that list. So, you could imagine my excitement when I found out that they decided to publish a small feature of some of my…
Artistic and Eclectic Apartment
This eclectic apartment was designed on an extremely tight $500 budget. The client was an artistic, free spirit that enjoys an eclectic and extremely colorful aesthetic. My challenge was to create a home jived with the client’s personality and inspired creativity without looking like crazy chaos. A nonfunctional fireplace was…
“THIS OLD HOUSE” GIVES A SHOUT OUT TO OUR COZY COTTAGE!
About a week ago I submitted our 1936 cottage reno to the talented people over at “THIS OLD HOUSE” and turns out we made the cut!!!! They gave us a small spot on their fantastic website and we are certainly blushing! Not only that, but there is also a possibility…
EASY ART- CHARGER CHANGE-UP
I am back to share another easy art idea that you can implement in your home in less than 10 minutes!!! And at $15 this project is pretty easy on the wallet too! I started with these $12 chargers from Target. Their color was already perfect for our dining room,…
MINI MAKEOVER: DESK RE-ACCESSED
A while ago we started looking for a table we could use as our bathroom vanity. One day while looking on craigslist I thought I stumbled upon the perfect piece. It was a great height, had a drawer for storage, and was very charming. Tim took a look and readily…
RUSTIC GLAMOUR RETREAT- PORTFOLIO PAGE
It’s finally time to unveil the guest bedroom. It’s come a loooooooooong way!!! It was one of those rooms that we completely gutted. In fact we had a HUGE hole in the floor revealing the crawl space underneath!!! We lived like this for longer than I care to admit (let’s…
ASIAN INSPIRED MASTER BATHROOM- PORTFOLIO PAGE
You might remember a couple of weeks ago when I introduced Janice’s “Asian Inspired Master Bathroom.” Well now I’m back to share a couple “before” photos as well as some “final shot” pics. CLICK HERE to check out the video of me presenting the space. Here is what Janice’s bathroom…
ASIAN INSPIRED MASTER BATHROOM REVISTED
You might remember a couple of weeks ago when I introduced you Janice’s new asian inspired master bathroom. Now I back to share a couple of before pictures as well as the final photos. Here is what the bathroom looked like on day 1. This is a drawing I prepared…











