Colorful Couches

It's probably best to upholster a couch in a more neutral fabric and add color with less expensive and more readily changed accessories,...

Black Walls - would you dare?

Black walls - would you dare to? What would it take - tall ceilings, tons of light, or just incredible confidence? If you would, what room ...

Copper Bath Sources - U.S. & Sweden

Thanks to Jennifer at Washington Spaces Blog and Maria at Gardiner & Draperier for leaving sources for copper baths in the previous po...

A Danish Bath to Envy

Love, love this bath. It's located in a timber house in Denmark and featured in the terrific design magazine Bolig (recently posted abo...

Fifi Flowers

Inspired by a picture of a Georgetown entry in my recent post on Formal Exteriors, Fifi Flowers created this beautiful painting. Love her v...

Faulkner Rules

A recent visit to Ferret & Hound brought me to Rural Intelligence , an online magazine created by Marilyn Bethany (former home design e...

Formal Exteriors

There is something about a formal exterior. There's an undeniable WOW factor. Unlike a cottagy style exterior that invokes a comfortable...

Thank you Washington Post!

I was thrilled to find this blog was chosen as "Our Pick to Click This Week" in the Blog Watch of The Washington Post for the pos...

Brown & Green...for me

The combination of brown and blue is a classic. But like a popular song played on the radio a few hundred times too many, it can leave yo...