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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…

Window Treatments, Curtains, Draperies…

Whatever you call them; They are a MUST! If you have followed me for any length of time, you know how strongly I feel about this one.  A room without Window Treatments is like a house without landscaping. Naked!  I love the softness and luxurious feeling that can only be…

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…

Fabrics and their roles in rooms: The Power of Stripes 

Selecting fabrics is truly a passion of mine.  It is probably my most favorite part of the job of an interior decorator, or at least this Nashville decorator!  I love all fabrics, the colors, textures and materials each convey a different part of the story that I am creating for…

Comeback Kids: A Four Part Series on Trends

Part Two:  The Return of Chintz Who doesn’t love a pretty room?  I know that I love a pretty room more than most, but one quintessential element to any pretty room is a floral print.  The English are particularly good at decorating pretty rooms and the first element you need…

Pairing Fabrics and Wallcoverings and the Tendency to Play It Safe

Pattern Crazy One of my greatest talents and passions as a decorator and interior designer is to pair fabrics and wallcoverings, coordinating multiple patterns in a room. To me, it is a missed opportunity to not put multiple fabrics on a sofa or a chair.  I often tell clients, “Hey, we…

Mountain Living (Part 2) Bedrooms

More on Roostica Cottage, because I am obsessed with it!  Today, it's about the bedrooms.  You guys know i love to assign a theme for each room I decorate.  For one of the guest rooms I wanted blue and white, of course.   This is perfect for the twin bedroom…

It’s All in the Details

How to Layer More Visual Interest into Your Rooms - Interior Design In creating rooms today, a huge buzzword is “layering.” What is layering? I’m sure you are familiar with the term in regards to clothing. It is very fashionable to have a colored t-shirt peeking under your dress shirt…

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…