Month: September 2011

…While I load photos. Lauren Liess Textiles from top to bottom: Queen Anne’s Bouquet in Black & Oatmeal Fern Star in Olive Filigree Chevron in Black & Oatmeal Ticking in Beige Live Paisley in Gold Happikat in Olive/ Aqua happikat in Cocoa & Oatmeal Live paisley in Antique Beige Ticking in Black & Oatmeal Like […]

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THIS is what happens when your house is under construction, you make dinner with the kids and your spouse is working late for the night: …Was wondering this morning how in the world we could have finished off a whole gallon of milk yesterday?  (The kids got oatmeal with water for breakfast.)… …Until my assistant came in and asked […]

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I have pictures back from our photo shoot at Helen Norman’s farm!!  Helen & her assisitant F.J. are still working on the photos (we’re going for a sort of vintage/ edgy vibes for the photographs so it takes a lot of processing afterwards) but I though I’d share a few peeks – some without the […]

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Remember how I mentioned we were refinishing a room on our lower level?  Here’s a pic of the room after we did the demo: Our contractors from CarrMichael Construction came over & are in the midst of drywalling the walls & ceiling:   Originally we’d planned to use the small room as an additional office space for me & my […]

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I am so happy it’s Friday.  I really am.  It’s 5:00, there’s a little fall chill in the air and it’s a bit overcast.  I made a batch of rice & potato soup this morning and it’s been simmering for hours.  I’m ready to put on cozy sweats and hunker down…  watch movies & read & […]

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Thanks so much to Terri Sapienza & the Living Team at the Washington Post for including me in today’s article “50 Big Ideas for Small Rooms.”  Terri interviewed 17 local designers (some good friends & colleagues!! 🙂  to compile a laundry list of ideas dealing with designing small spaces.   If you’re local, just check […]

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We’re home from a fun weekend at my friend & photographer Helen Norman’s farm- Star Bright Farm- where we photographed my new line of fabrics.   Saturday afternoon, we loaded up the car with fabrics, props and luggage and headed for the farm: {Ashby checked out the goods before we left} When we got there we planned […]

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This past weekend we added window boxes on a whim.  I’ve always wanted them and they were on sale at the garden center so we went for it.  I loooove quick projects and this one was simple.  (Especially for me watching while Dave was up on the ladder 😉 😉 So far, I’ve been caring […]

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