Hollywood Regency
Legendary designers Dorothy Draper and Williams Haines are famous for design styles that evoked Hollywood glamour and modern classical style. Haines’ design style evolved from 1930’s Hollywood, a time when stars relied on both their talent AND their personal style to stay atop the Hollywood food chain. Stars often entertained in their homes and their homes were …
Aqua and the Aegean Sea
Inspired by my recent travels to the Aegean sea, I’m hooked on the color aqua. Throughout Greece the water was truly amazing. The Aquas are everywhere, not just in the gorgeous tranquil waters, but painted on buildings, signs, balconies, and store fronts. I wanted to bring it back with me! Knowing this wasn’t possible, I now …
The New Neutrals
I’ve heard neutral design described as everything from ‘trendy’ to ‘blah’. And over the past decade neutrals have been equated with the color beige, and beige only. I dubbed this beige color “builder’s beige” (a.k.a. the color that builder’s paint an entire house in the hopes of attracting buyers). Regardless of whether you feel neutral colored …
Finding Rug Love When You Least Expect It
Finding the perfect rug for a space can take time and admittedly, a bit of trial and error even for the best designers. If you have a blank canvas of a room, a beautiful rug can be a great starting point that serves as a foundation for the rest of the furnishings and accent pieces. …
Beach Style!
Hello all! So excited to join the Mohawk team and publish my first post! Looking forward to hearing from everyone and chatting up all things design. I don’t know about y’all, but about this time every year I crave a trip to the ocean…the salt water smell, warm yellow sun, complete relaxation…ahhh! This year I just …
DIY: Painting Wall Stripes the Fast Way — Time-saving Tips From a Lazy Girl !
Do you have a very vanilla room in your home that’s painted a boring builder’s beige and you’d like to add a little something extra? Or maybe it is painted a bold color and you’d like to turn down the volume a little? If so, this post is for you! When I moved into my …
Tablet Coffee Table?
[houzz=http://www.houzz.com/ideabooks/2858588/list/Get-Ready-for-the-Smart-Coffee-Table w=300] I’m ALL about technology; in fact, we have over 9 Apple products in our house. I still have my first generation iPod — it sings lullabies to my daughter at night. My trusty iPod nano jams while I work out. Whether it’s listening to music on Pandora, looking up a last minute recipe, entertaining …
Mommy Time: Do something for yourself, Give yourself a peaceful sanctum
I know I’ve said it before and I’ll continue to say it, but only because it’s so true… As moms, we often put ourselves and our needs behind the needs of our children – and all the other demands in our lives. Case in point… For years I’ve dreamt of creating my perfect bedroom – my sanctuary, my space. And for …
Give a room its own identity, with a rug!
I love our little house, but I think the builders went a little overboard with the whole “open space” phenomenon. We have two great rooms downstairs; one was meant to be a formal living room/formal dining room and the second was meant to be a family room/breakfast nook/kitchen. Having three kids (and a husband) in this open layout means …
Top 5 Sites for Homespiration
I’m constantly wanting to redecorate my house…does this usually happen? No. But a girl can dream right? If I had an unlimited disposable income, a full time live in nanny, and I only worked one day a week…I’d have the coolest house ever! So while I’m sitting on the couch after a full day I …