Do first impressions matter? Yes! No! It’s simply a matter of opinion. But the first impression someone has of your home’s interior is when they walk through your front door. You may be one who doesn’t care about first impressions, and we’re willing to bet your foyer might just reflect the same. I wish I [...]
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Mar 03 2010
For the Birds
After a few days of 50 degree weather, we’re coming down with spring fever here in Denver. Even though we haven’t spied our first robin, we sure are getting our fill of bird motifs in the home decor department. Here are a few worthy of sharing… This affordable accent table has a sweet bird/branch thing [...]
Mar 02 2010
Architectural Archeology
I truly believe in the karma of a house. I’m not saying I believe in ghosts, although if I met one I might change my mind! But without sounding too new agey, I am certain that there is an unspoken energy carried through a house by those that lived there over the years. Sometimes it’s [...]
Mar 01 2010
Keep a Design Diary
Ever find yourself fingering a new towel set or enchanted by lovely drapery panels when you’re out and about, only to wish you could remember the exact shade of blue you’d painted that bathroom? Returns are no fun, and you never know when you’ll stumble on that well-priced must have item. Should you pull the [...]
Feb 18 2010
Whatever…
I have a new friend. It’s kinda weird because we’ve never met. In fact, she doesn’t even know who I am, but she makes me want to be a better person every time I read her blog, Whatever. Meg Duerksen is a talented photographer, great mom to five kids and manages to record a lot [...]
Feb 13 2010
And the Color of the Year is…
Apparently we’re not the only ones happy that 2009 is behind us. Now Pantone, the global authority on color (according to them!), has also determined that we need a soothing color to heal us from the ills we suffered last year. Their pick for 2010? Turquoise. Combining the serene qualities of blue and the invigorating [...]
Jan 05 2010
Sleek and Simple for 2010
As I sat down in my cozy new pajamas on December 26th and opened my favorite “Inside and Out” section in The Denver Post, I was eager to see what the trendwatchers would be forecasting for the year ahead. How will the economic and political climates of today translate into how we live and want [...]
Dec 17 2009
Recycle Your Holiday Wrapping Scraps With Style
About this time of the holiday season I find myself surrounded by piles, rolls, and heaps of discarded wrapping paper. I save the cast offs in the hopes that the perfect little bauble box might find it’s way into my to-be-wrapped pile–a pile which seems to multiply at night while the sugarplums are dancing merrily [...]
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