How To

How to Shop for Killer Vintage Furnishings

I always like to incorporate some vintage into a scheme for a few reasons: When a room is full of new furnishings, especially after its...

Kitchen Reno Budgets: Where to Splurge and Where to Save

When determining the budget of a kitchen renovation, the size and condition of the existing kitchen are the first items I look at which...

Tub Knowledge

With the introduction of the mesmerizing Quinton tub from Signature Hardware in my master bathroom, I had a lot of questions of "why"?...

An Overgrouted Stone Fireplace DIY Gone Wrong, Then Corrected

I adored our original midcentury stone fireplace and would never dream of refacing it. BUT I was feeling inspired by old world...

My Mitzi Lighting Refresh

Lighting refreshes are one of the easiest things you can do (along with painting) to make wide-sweeping style changes in your home. It's...

Shower Tile Refresh

Hurrah, we redid the shower tile this summer in my master bath. When we first remodeled the bathroom two summers ago we were in a time...

The Tween Room

Lev's tween room is complete. We both love it, but I express way more enthusiasm than he can since now he is too cool to emote. I'm even...

That Time I Designed a Light Fixture with Heather Rosenman

First published October 24, 2017 One of the things that I will NEVER tire of as an interior designer is getting to collaborate with super...

Custom Live Edge Table

First published June 25, 2016 Along with the ridiculous cement tile fireplace for the Mar Vista home, I got the opportunity to design and...

A Stunning Fireplace Surround in Mar Vista - A How To

First published June 24, 2016 When I first walked into this Mar Vista house I knew right away that the fireplace surround had to go....

Home Update: The Shiplap Wall

First published November 14, 2015 Alec and I have been itching to buy a new home. Actually a beater we can gut and remodel to our...