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2024 Colors of the Year – Blues!

2024 Colors of the Year – Blues!

Let’s start 2024 by checking out the new “Color of the Year” announcements from Benjamin Moore and Sherwin Williams. I always enjoy seeing the Color of the Year announcements, and while I may not actually use the colors for for projects, it’s fun to check out newly...

May the holiday season fill your home with joy, your heart with love, and your life with laughter. Here’s to a healthy, peaceful and prosperous New Year.

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2023 Holiday Wishes

Looking back at 2023, I'm grateful for working with wonderful clients on great projects, and for working with talented architects, builders and tradespeople to create beautiful results. Looking forward to a fulfilling 2024!  

Luxury Vinyl Plank and Tile

Luxury Vinyl Plank and Tile

I’ve recently recommended luxury vinyl plank and tile for private residential projects and multi-unit residential projects (for residential units, lobbies or common areas). Luxury vinyl flooring has become a popular choice for interior design projects, offering a...

Fall Decorating Tips

Fall Decorating Tips

As the air turns crisp and the leaves begin to change to vibrant red, orange, and gold, it's time to bring the beauty of autumn indoors. Autumn colors in interior design can infuse your home with warmth, coziness, and a touch of nature's elegance. In this blog, I'll...

Trends in Residential Building Projects

Trends in Residential Building Projects

As an interior designer, I’m engaged with building trends both interior and exterior, and I work with builders who are incorporating some very positive and practical advances in the building industry. Residential building trends on the East Coast of the United States...

Tile Details for Interior Design

Tile Details for Interior Design

When it comes to interior design projects, selecting the right tiles can play a pivotal role in defining the overall aesthetic and ambiance of a space. Among the most popular tile choices, ceramic tiles stand out for their versatility and wide range of styles. They...

I Love My Job

I Love My Job

I love working with clients and I love interior design. Here’s a quick look at some of my work over the past few weeks. A consultation to help clients select a new paint color for their front door morphed into helping them select a new area rug for their living room,...

Custom Draperies, Valances and Shades

Custom Draperies, Valances and Shades

Several recent projects have featured custom window treatments, especially drapery panels, valances and shades or blinds. I work with a couple of very talented drapery workrooms to put together custom window treatments for clients. First, I meet with the clients to...

Cool Coastal Design

Cool Coastal Design

Here on Cape Cod, clients love to play up the coastal setting with color, art, and accessories. I focus on the philosophy of  “coastal but not cute,” meaning that we can play up Cape Cod homes’ seaside settings without going overboard and without looking like...

Client Comments

Client Comments

Thought I’d share some recent comments from clients. My main goal is to achieve great results for happy customers, on each and every project. From a client in Chatham MA: "The new den and family room look great - we're enjoying them! The new lounge chair is my...

Choosing the Right Neutral Color

Choosing the Right Neutral Color

I like to think that I have good eye for color selection, and years of positive feedback from clients when it comes to color specs supports that theory. Color selection is a skill that becomes honed with each new project, and confidence and color credibility come with...

Thoughtfully Planned Updates

Thoughtfully Planned Updates

I’m wrapping up a project with clients who moved from a suburban, stately Colonial brick home to a new construction, contemporary condominium in Boston. Even though they were making big changes, one of the clients' goals from the start was to move some of their...

New Year – Great Projects!

New Year – Great Projects!

Happy New Year! Here’s to a year full of good health and fun & fulfilling projects. I’m looking forward to each of these projects lined up for 2023: New construction homes in Lexington MA and Arlington MA where I’ll be working with a builder to specify cabinets, tile,...

Warm December Wishes

Warm December Wishes

Roses in December? Here on the Cape, it's true. Lots of rose bushes are still blooming in beautiful shades of fuscia and red. Wonderful Christmas colors in an unexpected way! Here's to Happy Holidays and a great start to the New Year. Thinking of family, friends and...

Lighting Statement

Lighting Statement

With autumn here (and winter coming!), great interior lighting is key! I've been working on a project that creates an opportunity to specify some really wonderful light fixtures. I'm able to include some big, bold fixtures that really make a statement, plus smaller...

Quartz – So Many Choices!

Quartz – So Many Choices!

Quartz has been on the forefront for countertop material for several years now. Although named for a natural material, quartz countertops are man made, created by grinding up natural quartz, adding resins or binders, and adding pigment. The result is a very...

Notes from Current Projects

Notes from Current Projects

September is one of my favorite months here on Cape Cod. The beaches are fantastic, the ocean water can be relatively warm, air temps are great for hiking and biking, and plants and gardens are still lovely and green. There's a calmness that settles in and it feels...