Making my family feel special on Thanksgiving Day makes me feel good! Having a warm & inviting table sets the mood for a day full of good food and fellowship. I have more dishes than I know what to do with! Instead of using my formal china on Thanksgiving, its fun to set the […]
Informal Thanksgiving Dinner: Tabletops & Recipes
Elegant Thanksgiving Dinner – Table tops & Recipes
We all celebrate Thanksgiving Dinner in our own way, but one thing is for certain, on Thanksgiving Day, Americans are preparing a feast to share with their families. Creating a beautiful table top with your finest china sets the tone for your elegant Thanksgiving dinner. It creates a festive atmosphere and high hopes about what […]
Apartment Design: How to decorate a small apartment
Once upon a time….. I rented my first apartment and my Mother stepped in to assist me with furnishing and decorating it. She helped me select quality pieces of furniture, some that are in my home today! What a gift that was to me – my very own apartment starter kit! I knew I wanted […]
Decorate your Front Porch for Fall
When I begin to see mums & pumpkins scattered across front porches it makes me feel all warm and fuzzy inside! Like a kid waiting for Christmas, I can’t wait for Autumn’s arrival. With it comes a break from the Texas heat & menus full of comfort food. Spring forward because fall is back What […]
The Biltmore Estate: Mansion in the Mountains
Do you wonder why America’s largest home is in rural North Carolina? I knew I had to see this place! I gathered my friends for a girls trip to nearby, Asheville. Join me and take a step back in time to America’s Gilded Age. Most importantly, feel the awe I felt, as I drove up […]
Luxury Kitchen Designs: Tile Inspiration For Backsplashes and Ceilings
Okay, so how many of you have had to select tile before? Bet we’re close to 100% of this audience! Helping my interior design clients select the right tile is a big part of my job. Luxury kitchen designs often use tile as an integral part of the overall design concept. Things to consider when […]
A Guide To Parquet Wood Floor Patterns
I love the luxury and grandness of parquet flooring. Timothy Corrigan’s beautiful kitchen featured below in Architectural Digest has inspired me to share about patterns in fine parquet wood flooring. The flooring represents the luxury & grandeur of Versailles. Developed to replace marble floors in 16th century France, they were labor intensive. Each piece was […]
California Style Homes – 7 Easy Tips!
Isn’t California lovely? Every time I visit, I dream about living there. The weather is almost perfect year round. Northern California is breathtaking. My family loves skiing in Tahoe. I’m not a skier, but I enjoy spending time in the mountains. In California, you’ll find many styles of homes that are unique to the state. There […]
The Ultimate Tailgate Party & Creative Football Recipes
I’m from Texas where football is like a religion! For those of us here who love the atmosphere but don’t attend the matches, we throw tailgate parties or simply tailgate. We tailgate before our High School games, I remember my first tailgate. I went to my first college football tailgate party at the University […]
Take a Downton Abbey tour with Award Winning Author Holly Holden
For the millions of Downton Abbey fans around the world, especially for design and architecture enthusiasts – come take a tour of Downton Abbey with Holly Holden. The Jacobean country house in England, the setting for the acclaimed Downton Abbey public television series, is one of the most famous masterpiece homes in the world. […]
