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    Dining Room, Guest Bedroom, Interior design, Interiors, Kitchen, Living Room, Master Bath, Master Bedroom, Master Suite, Personal Thoughts, Projects, Resolutions, Tips, Window Treatments

    January 28, 2016

    New Year…New Rooms

    Resolutions You Should Make for Your Home Well, here we are again at the start of another year, and your home still looks like a version of your first apartment, or worse, your college dorm! E gads! It’s not that you didn’t want to have your rooms decorated by the…

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    Interior design, Interiors, Living Room, Tips

    August 3, 2015

    “When your man wants a Trophy life and not a Trophy wife…”

    …and other unusual design questions I get a lot of the same questions in my line of work. How high should I hang my dining room chandelier? Does all the furniture in my living room have to sit on the rug? What’s your favorite neutral color? So, when the phone…

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    Dining Room, Entertaining, Interior design, Interiors, Kitchen, Living Room, Master Suite, Mirrors, News, Personal Thoughts, Projects, Show House

    April 29, 2015

    Traditional Home Junior League of High Point Showhouse Journal

    Well, the Traditional Home Junior League of High Point Showhouse has one last weekend and I've finally recovered from High Point Market and it's almost time to go and take it all down.  But before that happens I wanted to share with you some of my favorite design moments throughout the…

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    Darby Does Design, Interior design, Living Room, Mirrors, Personal Thoughts

    August 22, 2014

    Darby Does Design: Mirror, Mirror on the wall…

    As our tour of my gorgeous home continues, I thought I’d take the opportunity to educate my followers with a HISTORY lesson.  You know, we royal types love to revisit days gone by. But first, a Back to School Quiz: A Trumeau Mirror is: A)   A mirror that speaks the…

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    Interiors, Living Room

    July 30, 2013

    Winter Park Circle: Mini-Resource Guide

    Sectional, Ottoman, and Two Arm Chairs – Wesley Hall Game Chairs – Fairfield Chair Co. Gaming Chairs – Go Home Abalone Mosaic Top Game Table – Currey & Co. Pendant Light in Gaming Area – Currey & Co. Media Storage Wall Unit – Old Biscayne Designs Drapery Fabric - Kravet…

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    Interiors, Living Room, Projects

    June 17, 2013

    Traditional Meets Modern

      Traditional Meets Modern Interior Design Nashville empty nesters needed a shot of modern design in their tired traditional home.  Using lighter colors and finishes, we were able to brighten a formerly drab living and dining room to give it a more modern feel.  But, we introduced bold prints in a…

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    Interiors, Living Room, Projects

    October 21, 2011

    Whistler Cove

    Not every phone call from the client is the same.  When I spoke with this client for the first time, he wanted to make sure I was comfortable working with dead animals.  Personally, I prefer dead animals to live ones, especially the exotic variety.  This particular client is an avid…

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    Kitchen, Living Room, Master Suite, Projects

    March 21, 2011

    Morrison Viola Guest House

    This masculine guest living quarters features a traditional interior feel that compliments the main residence, and offers every comfort of home for visiting family and guests. This project began a couple of years after the clients completed their country residence.  Needing a place to welcome their adult children when they…

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    Living Room, Projects

    November 21, 2010

    Columbia Pike TV Lounge

    A freshly redesigned TV lounge allows greater functional flexibility and creates an inviting space for many to enjoy. When a client allows me to create an environment for him or her free of design boundaries, it is truly a gift.  So when my existing clients asked me to redecorate the…

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