Vintage Cottage Magazine – English Country Charm

Country French Home Tour

Sister Act This was the first home I ever built.  Well, actually my sister and her husband built it, but I was their interior designer and made all selections and completed the decoration.  It has been over 20 years since completion and with a few minor updates to upholstery and…

Mrs. Roper Called and She Wants her Macramé Wall Hanging Back

Going Against the Flow of Design Trends For a while now I have felt that decoration and design in the macro sense is a little lost.  Some say it’s a great time in decorating because anything goes. But, I feel completely different about it.  To borrow a phrase from the…

Renovation Obstacles: Why Open Floors Are Not Always The Best Option

Hopping on my Soap Box... Excuse me while a rant a bit about the open floor plan that is so popular in new construction and remodeling projects today.  While they are super trendy and seemingly helpful for family living, open plans come with a myriad of obstacles that consumers don’t anticipate when…

You do not live in a padded cell: How to avoid the seduction of a white room

Public Service Announcement I have to speak out on something I feel is a public service message, and it has to do with the color white.  I feel like we are at the end of the Poseidon Adventure.  You know the movie where a rogue wave knocks a ship in the…

Maximalism! A mantra I can get behind.

Maximalism: More is More I recently posted a room on Instagram from our previous home in Franklin, TN that set my instagram feed on fire. It prompted me to write this blog post about the motivation behind the design of this room. It was our great room, which as you…

A House to Love – Renovating Boxwood Hill

Removing Obstacles We looked at many houses when considering our move to Nashville, each with many obstacles to be overcome.  I wanted an older home where we could create something unique.  Ruthann wanted something close to the interstate to get her quickly to her beloved hometown of Franklin, TN.  High…

A House to Love – Renovating Boxwood Hill

As many of you who follow Eric Ross Interiors on Instagram and Facebook know, we have moved to Nashville, TN and have been renovating an old house we now call home, Boxwood Hill. I thought it would be fun and informative to pick a few details from the house and…

Books: The Cheapest Accessory You’ll Ever Buy!

Decorating with Books I decorate a lot of houses. This is not a surprise, since I have been decorating since I was 12 years old. (I helped my sister build her second house in 1984). So, I have always done what I call a “buff and fluff,” which is restyling…

Mountain Living

I just want to talk about Decorating... Ok, so it has come to my attention that the world is full of bad news.  I know, most of you were probably already aware, but I am so focused on making the world beautiful, one room at a time, that I can…