A renovation project, whether it’s a bathroom, kitchen or entire house, is complex, disruptive and can be filled with unknowns and uncertainty. Virtually all of our clients have never undertaken a renovation before. Since most renovations have a life cycle of 25 – 30 years, they may never undertake another again. It’s called a Low...
A mosaic tile mural is the perfect way to spice up your bathroom or kitchen design, if you are considering renovating either of these areas. Here’s why. They’re unique. You won’t look like the Joneses next door. Believe it or not, sourced properly, they are cost effective. Finally, your tile guy will love how easy...
Hi, it’s Sally and I am going to show you how to make the best Christmas cookie ever! (Making this cookie is a family tradition, started many years ago by my Mom.) John posted some photos of this process on his Facebook page, and now people are asking for the recipe of the cookies they...
I know what you’re thinking. “Argh!” Not another *Best Kitchen Planning Tips* post!” But perhaps you’ve never seen an actual case study that shows you how an interior designer actually applies those tips to one of their own projects? If that’s the case, read on, while I illustrate each of the 7 best kitchen planning...
In this post, l’m sharing my *5 Top Tips for Designing Your Floor Tile Layout.* These are all the top tips I have learned over the years, and I hope they will be useful to those of you who are doing it yourself, or the homeowner or contractor working with another professional interior designer. Earlier...
Sally and I are celebrating the arrival of summer (finally!) and the delightful story in Northshore Home magazine’s Summer 2017 issue about the classic white kitchen we designed for a young couple and their family in their newly purchased Colonial Revival style home in Newbury, MA. Previously, this couple lived on Commonwealth Avenue in Boston, but chose to move to the country to...
This past Thursday, Sally and I went to Design New England Magazine’s May/June issue launch party, which featured the family friendly kitchen we designed recently for a client in Milton. The well attended event was held at Lucia Lighting, one of our favorite lighting vendors on Boston’s North Shore. The video below is one I took at the event, showing Lucia...
This coming Saturday, April 22, the Manchester Historical Museum will be featuring a restored 1804 Federal home, the Forster Leach House, on a historic home tour. This beautiful home is one Sally and I helped the current owners lovingly restore and we were delighted when they asked us to assist them in the guided tour of...
You can always find someone willing to tell you about their renovation disaster. How bad the contractor was. The sub-contractor leaving the job to grab a cup of coffee, only to return two or three weeks later. Worse yet, the story about the house being completely torn apart and the contractor disappearing with all the money! OY!!!! If you’re reading this, you may...
“Do I need to hire an interior designer?” If you are thinking, *probably not*, please read this post first to see if it helps you consider, in more depth, when it might make sense for you to hire an interior designer. Let’s examine these points further. 1. You want your home to look beautiful, but you’re...