luxe interiors + design feature

Photographer Greg Powers came to visit our (mid-construction-contractor-filled) home a couple of months ago to take my portrait in our studio and was soooooo great to work with. Greg took a bunch of pictures that day in various outfits – most way more casual/relaxed than this one 😉 😉  I was pretty uncomfortable at first (as I usually am when getting my picture taken) and so Greg said to think of “your kids” as he was taking the pictures.  And I did.  It really seemed to make a difference in how my eyes looked (“smizing” as they say??) in the photos, although the photo they ended up selecting wasn’t one of the “kid-thinking” pics.

The article focuses on my line of textiles, how I got started with them and what inspires the designs.

Part of the interview was about what inspires me (right now I’m really loving following people on instragram), what (or who 😉 😉 I wear– anyone who knows me knows I’m really not big into labels so my response is kind of funny to me (I’ve had this crazy floral green Badgley Mischka gown hanging in my closet with the tags on for years now that I have nowhere to wear…  Every time we have some sort of industry event my assistant jokes about me wearing it out.)  who I’d love to work with one day (Bobby McAlpine & Greg Tankersley) , projects I’m working on right now, and I what I’d be doing if I weren’t designing…

The two fabrics they showed photos of are Thistle in Sepia and Fern Star in yellow, some of my favorites:

…And they also called me a “free spirit” which made me happy.  (And laugh, because I’ve never thought of myself that way before.  I think it sounds way better than “crazy,” which is how I often view myself.)