by Anne Cummins | Dec 17, 2021 | Miscellanea
Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays, and a Healthy, Safe and Prosperous New Year! Feeling grateful to spend time with my family, and feeling glad that my immediate family has remained healthy. Feeling sympathy for friends and family who lost loved ones due to COVID or due...
by Anne Cummins | Nov 22, 2021 | Colors
Every year around this time, I reflect on how lucky I am and how thankful I feel for the abundant blessings in life: a wonderful and loving family – a safe and cozy home – beautiful surroundings – nice clients who trust me and who appreciate my ideas...
by Anne Cummins | Oct 15, 2021 | Colors, Interior Design
So…back to color for this October blog. Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams each recently announced their annual Color of the Year selections for 2022, and they are both beautiful colors that will be quite applicable for interior design projects. And, they are...
by Anne Cummins | Sep 17, 2021 | Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design
My past few blogs have focused on color families and color selection, which are integral to successful interior design projects. But, for many projects, I work on more practical aspects to help clients put together great results for new construction, renovation or...
by Anne Cummins | Aug 19, 2021 | Colors, Design Tips
I pay close attention to color when approaching interior design. After all, color is all around us, whether indoors or outdoors, and color definitely influences our moods and perceptions of everyday objects and everyday events. Color preference plays such an important...
by Anne Cummins | Jul 16, 2021 | Colors, Interior Design, Window Treatments
I’m excited about this summer’s projects with clients and the directions they’re taking in terms of color. I’m currently helping a client pick out furniture, fabrics and drapery styles for a home set on a knoll overlooking the ocean. We’ll tie in to...
by Anne Cummins | Jun 18, 2021 | Colors, Design Tips, Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design
Green finishes and colors are very popular for interior design projects right now! Just in time for summer, greens are leading the way in trending colors. I just finished a master bathroom project with a soft gray green painted vanity combined with a beautiful...
by Anne Cummins | May 14, 2021 | Interior Design
When potential clients contact me to work with them for kitchen and bath design, commercial or office design, residential design, furniture selections, window treatments, area rugs, and paint colors, I like to give them a quiz and I ask lots of questions before we...
by Anne Cummins | Apr 16, 2021 | Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design, Lighting, Tile and Stone
It’s been an amazing year. In spite of COVID -19, new construction projects and renovation projects in the Greater Boston area and on Cape Cod have kept me very busy. I’ve had the privilege of working with several wonderful clients and some great industry...
by Anne Cummins | Mar 22, 2021 | Colors, Interior Design
Spring time turns my thoughts to warm, sunny days and to the color yellow! Yellow is a mood lifter, can create mellow spaces or intense, bold spaces, and although it’s associated with Spring and Summer, can be a wonderful color to live in year round. Even on a grey,...
by Anne Cummins | Feb 12, 2021 | Colors, Home Renovations, Kitchen and Bath Design, Tile and Stone
During these chilly winter months, I look back at one of my favorite projects – a master bathroom renovation in a classic Colonial style home that transformed a chilly and bland space into a warm and welcoming oasis. The client was interested in creating a...
by Anne Cummins | Jan 8, 2021 | Home Renovations, Interior Design, Kitchen and Bath Design
I’m looking ahead to a productive and busy 2021. The past several months were unusual and challenging, of course, but projects moved along well, and I was able to work with clients and builders in person or remotely. Clients, contractors and I worked together to...