We have had a lot cooking in our kitchen lately, both food wise & décor wise! As most of you know, I am a clean freak and neither Kevin nor I like clutter!
20 Color Tips & Tricks
Get the know-how about color! We have put together 20 tips and tricks for using, choosing, and loving color!
Do Up
Hi All… We are doing it up over!! We are hard at work doing a little revamping around A Design Story, so we thought it might be a good time to share! That’s right; it’s time to make a few small announcements! We wanted you all to be the first to know!
You’ll Get the Hang of It
Whether you have a taste for beautiful coffee table books, white ceramic plates, vintage dishes, old advertising signs, or wooden boxes, these collections can enrich your décor and your family relationships. Whatever you choose to collect should be something you love and adore, not always something that necessarily has monetary value.
I’m a Designer, You’re a Designer
In the interior design industry, we learn and play with powerful software that helps us to take our conceptual designs and turn them into working designs! The software can be quite pricey and hard to learn, but if you want to feed your inner designer, there are some great programs out there for you to […]
On Location: Country Club Ballroom Sneak Peak
In addition to the blog and our online design shoppe, I also practice interior design locally in Sarasota, Florida and in Richmond, Virginia. I have had the honor and privilege of designing some of the most fabulous projects such as the Pinehurst Presidential Suite, Sarasota Memorial Hospital’s New Wing, Waterfront Properties & more! Lately, I […]
Email Explanation… What’s best for me?
We get a lot of emails asking great interior design questions & describing real design dilemmas, we do our best to answer every single one! We though a few of you might be wondering about some of the frequently asked questions, so I thought we should showcase them in order to help more of our fabulous […]
Readers Tell All: Casual Dining?
This week we’re wondering how you eat your meals!! Kevin and I eat at home most of the time since I came down with all these silly gluten allergies as well as seafood! It is just easier for us! So, we thought it would be fun to ask you all how you spend your meal […]
Virtual Window Shopping for Autumn
We have been brainstorming about Fall Decor lately… maybe it is because we are dreaming about cooler weather? Or maybe I am just ready to get started on the new season early! At any rate, I decided to beat the heat and go virtual window shopping to show you a few of next season’s must-haves! […]
Homemade Blueberry Cobbler
Delightful & Delicious Are you ready for a new kind of post on A Design Story? Something mouth-watering, yummy and oh so delicious? Well, welcome to a whole new category called Delightful & Delicious!
Gracious Giveaway Winner: India Inspired
We are delighted to announce this week’s Gracious Giveaway winner! Thanks to the fine folks at Saffron Marigold, our winner will get to chose from 2 Cushion Covers or a fabulous Table Runner. Simply Stunning! We appreciate Saffron for sponsoring this week’s giveaway!
Dorm Room Duo (pt 2)
We are back at it again with another Dorm Room Design for all you who are going to college or know someone who is! It can be quite overwhelming deciding on classes as well as all the “necessities” you need for the dorm room! No worries, we whipped up another gorgeous girly dorm design for […]
Dorm Room Duo
Starting College? Well, Kevin and I both know what it is like to pack your things up and head to a small dorm room! Going to college is exciting, fun and can be stressful! Making your dorm room feel like home can be challenging in the small space that you may have to work with.
Fresh Picks: August 2010
Its August… can you believe it?! Where did the summer go? I had so much to pick from this month! I was inspired by late summer and things that really speak to the essence of beauty! Please Enjoy & Shopping!
Gracious Giveaway: India Inspired
A Taste Of India… Lovely Linens Today we have gone handmade in terms of this week’s Gracious Giveaway! That’s right, this week’s sponsor, Saffron Marigold creates luxury Indian linens, and they make each tablecloth, bedspread, curtain and pillow cover very meticulously (both to safeguard traditional techniques and deliver a high quality finished product). The products […]
Sponsor Love: July 2010 & A Few Tid Bits
It is almost August peeps… what in the world? Well, I thought it might be a good time to give a fun shout out to some of my favorite online shops, get you excited about some up & coming posts, and let you know about some of the new happenings around these parts!
