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    Hygge, Lagom and Wabi Sabi
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    • 3 min

    Hygge, Lagom and Wabi Sabi

    Luckily for us in the Napa Valley, any and all colors work. In fact, any and all parts of these philosophies can bring health and harmony to
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    Art is Like a Multi-Vitamin
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    Art is Like a Multi-Vitamin

    At the risk of sounding cliché, art can feed our spirit. To compound my risk by sounding hokey, too, I’m inviting you to do an exercise. Tha
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    Choosing a Style and Sticking to it
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    • 4 min

    Choosing a Style and Sticking to it

    Ask Napa resident, Holly Quate, what her favorite design style is and she’ll answer, “Art Deco or Mid-century Modern or maybe Craftsman.” As
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    Reviving an Old-School Practice
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    • 4 min

    Reviving an Old-School Practice

    Beautiful stationery, refined fountain pens, and handwritten notes. Today’s times are fast, hurried, digital, and in my opinion, in need of
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    Are Home Furnishings Really Cheaper Online? Get the Inside Scoop!
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    • 3 min

    Are Home Furnishings Really Cheaper Online? Get the Inside Scoop!

    I’ve been wanting to address the topic of purchasing product online for a long time. Years, in fact. But I knew it would require research and finding time has been a challenge. However, I hope to cover the basics today. When comparing prices between online and retail brick and mortar stores, there seems to be three categories. Products are not actually the same, they are the same but online channels come with risks (and eventually more costs), or they are the same and you wer
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    Commissioned Art Adds Final Touch to a Tiny Bath Update
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    • 4 min

    Commissioned Art Adds Final Touch to a Tiny Bath Update

    Final touches to a bathroom update. It was a 1959 San Francisco flat where most bathrooms of that era and in that city, are itty bitty.
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    Is the Gray Trend Dead?
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    • 3 min

    Is the Gray Trend Dead?

    According to design industry gurus, the gray trend is dead and the brown trend is returning. However, they’ve been predicting such changes
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    Lunch With Architect and Legend - John Pflueger
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    Lunch With Architect and Legend - John Pflueger

    My lunch date with John Pflueger, Sonoma-based architect and head of the oldest architectural firm west of the Mississippi, included a memor
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    My Oblivious Mentor - John Saladino
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    My Oblivious Mentor - John Saladino

    After 30 years, John Saladino still makes me swoon. This New York architect and designer doesn’t know me from a hole in the wall. Nonetheles
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Coastal Style
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    Coastal Style

    Have you ever wondered why you’re drawn to one style over another? Did your childhood home, a vacation or other travels influence your prefe
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    Three D-I-Y Problems Solved
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    Three D-I-Y Problems Solved

    Today’s column comes to you by way of permission from three recent clients. Clients who, before undertaking do-it-yourself projects, requested a consultation with me to point them in the right direction. They have kindly allowed me to share their goals and challenges and my suggestions. Carole S. wanted to furnish her new and empty condo but was having difficulty defining her style. She showed me photos from magazines, Houzz and Pinterest. I could see why she was confused - s
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    The Road to Remodeling Success
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    The Road to Remodeling Success

    No matter the scope of your remodeling project, there are three words that can help it go more smoothly. “Plan, plan, plan”. I admit to bein
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    Mixing High and Low-End Furnishings
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    Mixing High and Low-End Furnishings

    When it comes to home furnishings, I know it’s true. That is, investing in select pieces, while holding back on others, can create a well-pu
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    Looking at a Space with a Fresh Eye
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    • 2 min

    Looking at a Space with a Fresh Eye

    There’s a Stephen Sondheim song titled, “A funny thing happened on the way to the forum.” That’s how I felt on my way out the door after mee
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    Verre Églomisé ... A Pre-Roman Artistic Technique Still Practiced Today
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    • 3 min

    Verre Églomisé ... A Pre-Roman Artistic Technique Still Practiced Today

    Let’s get the hard part out of the way. Verre Églomisé is pronounced “ver A-glowm-ee-zay” with a slight pause after the “ver” and an emphasi
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    How Architecture Inspired a Color Palette
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    • 4 min

    How Architecture Inspired a Color Palette

    Colors aside, when I pulled up to the front of the building, I was immediately struck by one significant feature — its portico. It led to th
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    When to Create an Accent Wall
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    • 3 min

    When to Create an Accent Wall

    When is the best time to create an accent wall? While the idea is still brewing in a designer’s or architect’s imagination and in time to be
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    Rock to the Rescue: The Ultimate in Low Maintenance, Water-Wise Landscaping
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    • 4 min

    Rock to the Rescue: The Ultimate in Low Maintenance, Water-Wise Landscaping

    Landscape architects will agree that there’s more to a well-designed, well-executed gardenscape than meets the eye. As with any design, the
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    Glassybaby: A One-of-a-Kindness Company
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    • 4 min

    Glassybaby: A One-of-a-Kindness Company

    What do you get when you combine a 4,000-year-old craft with optimism, comfort, persistence, an entrepreneurial spirit, and a big heart? Gla
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    World War I Centennial Inspires a National Memorial
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    • 3 min

    World War I Centennial Inspires a National Memorial

    Although communities have erected memorials to recognize these wars, national memorials have taken a while to follow. The Vietnam Memorial w
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