Our Latest Venture: My Interior Design Lab
I started a multi-media project over a year and a half ago with my dear friend and filmmaker, John Mounier, and the support of Pearson Publishing. Some of our interior design icons filmed in June of 2010 and many later, but we are finally coming to the end of the project called “My Interior Design …
Kyle Bunting’s Flume Hide Rug
Our good friend and hide expert featured in my book, Home Décor: A Sunset Design Guide, Kyle Bunting, has done it again! With Kyle’s groundbreaking collection, he has redefined how hide is used in interior applications. Recognized foremost for his collection of luxury hide carpets and wall coverings, his company also supplies hides for architectural …
Houzz Feature: 11 Styling Tips for Shelves You’ll Love
Recently our work was featured on the interior design resource, Houzz. The ideabook “11 Styling Tips for Shelves You’ll Love” shows homeowners tricks of the trade for collections and displays. See how Shawn Gauthier, Senior Editor of Lonny Magazine, puts it all together. She says, “It’s true that shelves primarily came about as a means …
How to Accessorize Bookcases
Bookcases create a real presence in a room, so decorating them can be daunting and a little scary. Here are some tips on making your bookcases come alive with style and interest. THE BOOKS * Don’t overload the shelves with books. Keep the paperbacks stored elsewhere. Try placing art and selected leather bound books with …
Well Read and In Style
Beyond just clothes and accessories, style somehow resonates in everything we see and touch—from the architecture of a building to the floral arrangement of a bouquet—all the way down to each coffee table book in our living room. Which brings me to my pick du jour, the Prada Book. The Italian fashion house recently threw …
Who What Wear: Celebrity and Runway Style for Real Life
Just like Hillary Kerr and Katherine Power’s website, Who What Wear: Celebrity and Runway Style for Real Life translates celebrity and runway style for real life. Think of it as your go-to source for cool, ‘It’ girl style. A flip through Who What Wear’s visually fresh pages will teach you about which trends to invest …
Why She Buys
The Wall Street Journal recently reviewed a new book “Why She Buys” and highlighted some very interesting facts that most of women probably know. The big question: is anybody paying attention and applying this knowledge when marketing to potential design clients? Although there may frequently be both men and women at the negotiating table, it …
A New Kind of Reading Room
Even in the United States, thought processes and goals can be worlds apart. In the Sacramento Bee it was recently written that the housing crisis has affected California’s budget so drastically that certain cities are going to have to close down libraries, or at least cut hours of operation, to compensate for other budgetary areas. …
Settled in Tradition or Forging Toward Multi-Media?
Returning from San Luis Obispo and touring Hearst Castle, I have a renewed appreciation for William Randolph Hearst. He brought us many of the publications we enjoy today, however his vision is evolving in a multi-media world and I’m not quite sure how I feel about that. William Randolph Hearst I (April 29, 1863 – …
Interiors: A Sunset Design Guide
For creativity to happen, something within us must be brought to life in something outside of us. –Paul Kaufman I love that quote. That quote and the encouragement and support of a dear friend, Judy Bennett, is what launched my energy into writing a very special book called, Interiors: A Sunset Design Guide. Prior to …
