Everywhere you look these days - half walls and feature walls are popping up and for good reason too! When you're looking to switch things up a bit or make a dramatic statement then only needing a gallon of paint and half the time of painting a whole room seems like a great deal. A … Continue reading DIY Explained // Painting Crisp Lines
I'll say time and time again that good design is all about layers and texture - but that's absolutely not the case when it comes to the finish on your walls! Most of us West Coaster's are plagued with this dreaded 'orange peel' coating throughout our homes and while this style of wall can poise … Continue reading DIY Explained // Patching Textured Walls
Texture texture texture! When designing in a neutral color palette the space can easily fall flat and feel almost too cohesive. While the point of going with a more neutral space is so that there is a certain uniformity to a room, the last thing you want is to feel trapped in a sea of … Continue reading BOHEMIAN MIRROR ROUND UP
One of my favorite ways to work with a client is on a room by room process. Sure, designing a house top to bottom seems like a dream but if you've ever done it - then you know it's actually a bit of a nightmare. From the client point of view - there's the major … Continue reading before + AFTER // Master Bedroom // Santa Monica
I know a lot of people feel that good design cant be achieved if you're working with a budget but I couldn't disagree more. Having bottoms to your pockets does mean being more resourceful, digging a tad bit deeper and working through some DIY projects but there is absolutely no reason you can't live in … Continue reading HOW TO // Boho Glam dining room on a budget
What is the best gift to give? Good design of course! This office before + AFTER starts with a lovely family in Santa Monica that found themselves constantly busy with a young child, crazy work schedules and no time to decorate their new home. Their shared office was especially driving them nuts as it had … Continue reading before + AFTER // Home Office // Santa Monica
I think we've all learned from experience that what works in one space does not always work for another. So what do you do when you find yourself moving cities for work and downsizing from your own full size home to a small apartment? My client stumbled into this dilemma and he found himself in … Continue reading e-design // Master Bed & Bath // Santa Monica
Greetings, salutations and all of the niceties. The sun is shining here in Southern California and I can feel Summer creeping in and giving us all those sandy toes, salty hair and suntan kinda vibes! On that note - I wanted to share this lil mini makeover we did for our first and always favorite … Continue reading before + AFTER // Living Room Refresh // Long Beach, CA
Since I painted the living room armchairs a rich, warm cognac color (See the DIY here) - the rest of the room just looked incredibly bland. So much tan! Tan carpet, tan chairs, wood floors, wood shelves, wicker planters, greige walls - the list could go on and on. While I do not regret painting … Continue reading HOW TO // style Blush & Tan
Spots, dots & the whole lot. Dalmatian print is making a bold statement in homes at the moment! I can attest to the power of this pattern as my entire design relationship with a favorite client of mine started with this super fun print. As it usually goes, the client was inspired by something she … Continue reading HOW TO // Style Dalmatian Print
