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"What can I do about my gray and white kitchen? It feels so cold."

Here's a question, I get a lot, "What can I do about my gray and white kitchen? It feels so cold, almost institutional." Homeowners fall in love...

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Before you purchase custom cabinets, make sure these 7 things are included in your order

Buying custom-made cabinets can be confusing. It's hard to tell exactly what you're buying, and trying to compare prices offered by different cabinetmakers is confusing.

So, before you place your order, make sure it includes these 7 things.

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Motivation & Inspiration

How to identify problems with a room and fix them with good interior design

Want to be more creative? Make it easier.

Touch-worthy design in a visually saturated world

The ebb and flow of interior design projects

Color Schemes Inspired by Nature, Part I

Color Schemes Inspired by Nature, Part II

Color Schemes Inspired by Nature, Part III

Why interior design projects lose momentum

Where do creative interior design ideas come from?

How Function Follows Progress

What You Like is Perfect

"A Little Bit Deco" Nursery

Taking a Step Back: Part I

Taking a Step Back: Part II

This Blog is About

How to see the big picture when you're designing a new room

The Things that Make You Happy

The Visual To-Do List

Creativity is pushing boundaries

Your interior design ideas will get better-Just stick with it!

Inspired by Texture

Lines of sight, in nature and interior design

A sense of place

Overcoming interior design paralysis or how to get unstuck

Commit to just one baby step

When you and your spouse disagree about your remodel

A Guide to Kickstarting Your Remodel

Tips For Preventing Delays In Your Remodel

How to get a bigger bathroom and a better closet without adding on

Truth: It’s best to give the contractor some grace

Truth: There will always, always be surprises in a renovation job

Truth: Know that you have to show up!

Perfectly Imperfect

Truth: You need to literally think outside the “box”

Given the Choice, We'll Pursue the Easy (and Wrong) Task

Art should be created for life and interior design is everyday art

What it takes design an extraordinary room

Bathroom Luxuries, Part III: Can I just get a minute to myself

Want to be more creative? Make it easier.

The Wide Canvas Blog

Whimsical Curtain Hardware Yellow Turquoise and Red Medallions

Perfectly Imperfect

I love these colorful curtain panels hung from mismatched medallions. They're perfect for my fun-loving client (and friend) Sue. She loves color, she loves French Country, and she's not afraid...

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Perfectly Imperfect

I love these colorful curtain panels hung from mismatched medallions. They're perfect for my fun-loving client (and friend) Sue. She loves color, she loves French Country, and she's not afraid...

2 comments
Five Phases of an Interior Design Project

Where are you in your interior design project?

It's hard to tell where you are if you don't have a roadmap. That's true whether you're driving to an unfamiliar place or managing an interior design project. Sometimes we...

Where are you in your interior design project?

It's hard to tell where you are if you don't have a roadmap. That's true whether you're driving to an unfamiliar place or managing an interior design project. Sometimes we...

Hand Sweeping Over Wild Grasses

How do you want your new room to feel?

Ask yourself, "How do I want my new room to feel?" It's a better question than, "What style am I looking for?" We can all talk about how we want...

How do you want your new room to feel?

Ask yourself, "How do I want my new room to feel?" It's a better question than, "What style am I looking for?" We can all talk about how we want...

pair of coffee cups

Working with a Partner or a Co-Designer

If a co-designer steps forward, embrace her. Maybe it's your spouse, your sister, or your best friend. Will you walk through each step in the design process together? Or, will...

Working with a Partner or a Co-Designer

If a co-designer steps forward, embrace her. Maybe it's your spouse, your sister, or your best friend. Will you walk through each step in the design process together? Or, will...

Girl on Beach Looking Over Water

Commit to just one baby step

I love finishing. Using the last of the toothpaste and depositing the empty tube in the recycling bin gives me an odd satisfaction. Checking an item off my To-Do list?...

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Commit to just one baby step

I love finishing. Using the last of the toothpaste and depositing the empty tube in the recycling bin gives me an odd satisfaction. Checking an item off my To-Do list?...

2 comments
Close Up of the Wainright Building St Louis Missouri

If form follows function, then function follows...

If form follows function, then, I believe, function follows process. First, process. Then, function. And last, form.

If form follows function, then function follows...

If form follows function, then, I believe, function follows process. First, process. Then, function. And last, form.