Design Ideas & Inspiration

"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

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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

Outstretched Hands Coming Together

Who are you designing for?

Are you designing a room that only you will use? Or, will your husband or wife, children, friends, and family all, at some point, enjoy the new space. You will...

Who are you designing for?

Are you designing a room that only you will use? Or, will your husband or wife, children, friends, and family all, at some point, enjoy the new space. You will...

Is creative freedom a myth?

Is creative freedom a myth?

Some of my best ideas have come from creative constraints rather than creative freedom. It's like a sandbox. The sand itself is a supremely flexible building material, but the sides...

Is creative freedom a myth?

Some of my best ideas have come from creative constraints rather than creative freedom. It's like a sandbox. The sand itself is a supremely flexible building material, but the sides...

Start Here in Chalk on Sidewalk

Where do you start when you decide to remodel?

If you’re like the rest of us, you begin with a Google search. You look online for a place to start and a path to follow. After spending hours reading...

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Where do you start when you decide to remodel?

If you’re like the rest of us, you begin with a Google search. You look online for a place to start and a path to follow. After spending hours reading...

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Crumpled Paper and Empty Notebook

Why interior design projects lose momentum

It turns out that shopping for a room – be that window shopping on Houzz or actual shopping at Home Depot – is not the same thing as designing a...

Why interior design projects lose momentum

It turns out that shopping for a room – be that window shopping on Houzz or actual shopping at Home Depot – is not the same thing as designing a...