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What would 30 centuries of mystery, history, and tradition look like? Imagine patterns and colors filled with symbolism, folklore, and triba

You’ve heard the phrases, “Stop and smell the roses”, “Less is more”, and “It’s not the destination; it’s the journey”. Ikebana, pronounced

Happy Independence Day! While red, white and blue wave in our flags outdoors today, how do you use these colors in your interiors? Here...

“A place for everything and everything in its place.” Although this phrase is sometimes credited to Benjamin Franklin, the Oxford Book of Qu

As we went down her written list of questions, we came to the subject of wall color. I suggested one that may not seem very creative. White.

I always start with the shape of the room created by its furniture (other than the dining table). That is, an empty room may start out as a

Anything that makes your eye look up will help. For instance, place a can light on the floor, at the base of a potted plant, and shine it up

Large fans move more air than small ones so it is more efficient to run a large fan, even on a low speed, than a small fan on a high speed.

As the saying goes, “What have you done for me lately?” If you’re talking to your kitchen faucet, the response would be lengthy. Faucets was

It’s not often that couples tell me, “We have the same taste, the same ideas, and the same goals.” So, a few years ago, I created an exercis

Math was on overdrive recently while designing draperies. I’ll describe the situation but don’t worry about following it precisely. The idea

the future. We lost it in the Napa fires. In the meantime, we’re renting furniture which is expensive to do (and uncomfortable). Can you...

It’s true that many artificial plants look fake. Even the silk ones can look like plastic or paper. But there are companies whose potted pla

There is an age-old phenomenon, a fine pattern of dense cracking called “craquelure”, that sometimes occurs on the surface of oil paintings

An eclectic style is hard to describe and even harder to create. It’s a careful mix of treasures, travels and memories reflected in furnishi

If you find yourself in this predicament, the Spirits of Saturn, otherwise known as “Venetian ceruse”, may be the cure. If these terms are n

What is “neo-industrial minimalism”? It’s a style that originated in an unlikely place and time. I coined the phrase yesterday while driving

As published in the Napa Valley Register. Whenever I look for fabrics for a design project, I keep a few things in mind. Above all, I...

As published in the Napa Valley Register If you’ve been out and about during this Christmas season, you’ve probably seen a lot of plaid....