Category Archives: Designer Tips

Happy Holidays! A Few of My Favorite Things for the Home and a Good Life

A couple of weeks ago I took my children to see The Sound of Music Sing-a-long at The Castro Theatre in San Francisco. It was beyond fantastic. I felt like a child, chiming in joyfully to tunes my mother had … Continue reading

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December 24th, 2011 | 5 Comments

Create the Feeling of Home Through Ritual

This past year I’ve undergone an emotional transformation by changing the habits I practice at home. As a business owner and mom of two I used to find myself racing from thing to thing, barely stopping to take a breath … Continue reading

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July 30th, 2011 | 6 Comments

Make All the Rooms Livable

Most homes constructed up until about the last decade or so have some kind of formal living room. Granted, it can be nice to have a separate space for entertaining but this room could also be a room you use! … Continue reading

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May 1st, 2011 | Leave a comment

The Final Details Make All the Difference

An interior designer achieves beauty in your home by integrating many design principles — but the most crucial activity that creates the unique character and aesthetic harmony that speaks to your heart is in the attention to the final details: … Continue reading

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November 1st, 2010 | Leave a comment

Displaying Family Photos

Clutter drains energy. Too many styles of picture frames can create a very cluttered look. Too many family photos from too many eras can add to this jumbled feeling as well. To minimize the mess and create a calming uniformity, … Continue reading

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July 15th, 2010 | Leave a comment

Use Drawings to Visualize Final Outcome

                            If you are like some of our clients, you may find it hard to visualize how a space will look when it is finished. We use … Continue reading

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May 1st, 2010 | Leave a comment

Customize Creatively

                            Customizing your furniture is easier than you think. This desk chair, purchased from a retail store, experiences a metamorphosis in the hands of our local upholsterer, … Continue reading

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February 1st, 2010 | Leave a comment

Why “Home Is Where My Heart Is”

The title for my blog came from a conversation with Anh-Minh Le, a journalist who wrote an article about my work for the San Francisco Chronicle. As part of our interview, she asked me to define my reasons for pursuing … Continue reading

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December 1st, 2009 | Leave a comment