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Decorating Emergencies – Yes, they are real and we’ve got you covered!
Unexpected Gift Ideas that always Work
What is Luxury (in 30 Seconds or Less)?
Fear is the Latest Trend
11 Ways to Frighten a Millennial
Does your Home Match (where you are in) your Life?
The Best: My Favorites from Art Display to Outdoor Grills
Why is Ironing So Satisfying?
Are You Embarrassed to Have People Over?
Isn’t Paint Just Paint?
I’ll Know It When I See It
The Nickel and the Dime
What Do You Do?
A Thoughtful Job Posting
20 Questions I Don’t Know the Answer To
I Make Decisions for a Living
Before Company Arrives, Review This Checklist
What I’ve Learned From Professional Photo Shoots
It’s Not All Smoke and Mirrors My first assumption was, when flipping through shelter and home magazines, that nothing was “real”. Objects were dropped in at will, computers applied the magic wand tool to anything that didn’t show well. Cords and switches were scratched out. Not the case, well, usually. Lights Out I often get […]
Things I Wish I’d Known Before Becoming a Designer
This isn’t a post steeped in regret, pause or grudge. Rather, I entered this business quite deliberately, with much enthusiasm and energy. I never imagined having a job that I truly loved and for which I had Purpose. I also never had a mentor or Master Designer to work under and learn. My approach has […]
Ignore Sunk Costs When Making New Decisions
We hold on to decisions from the past. Usually, I imagine, because there’s a complicated series of (emotional) connections we have to the value of things, and more importantly, what our relationship is to money and how we choose to spend it. I’m in the business of physical transformation and change. And at the time […]
Video Killed the Radio Star
And customization is killing the luxury mass production stars. Is an $8K purse really luxury? Really? Is it even made out of leather? Are they completely hand-stitched? Is the hardware and buckles one of a kind? Can you have a say in the dimensions or how long the strap will be? What if you wanted it in […]
Here’s My Design Bucket List
The Ultimate Luxury: Lack of Choice
Why Does Everything Take So Long?
We’re so impatient. Trust me, I’m the worst in that regard. Though ironically I’m perfectly suited for this job because I aim my shepherding powers directly at the vendors, service providers and manufacturers I work with on behalf of clients. There’s a reason everything takes so long and I’m going to tell you why, in painful detail. […]
Shut Up About Marble Countertops Already
I love marble. Everything about the natural, ancient quality of its surface. The porous, timeworn signs of a material that has endured hundreds of millions of years beneath our feet. The beauty of this natural stone has enjoyed thousands of years of appreciation. Enough to clad the temples of Ancient Greece and the architectural marvels of Rome. Millions […]