Outdoor dining season is upon us!  When the sun is shining and the grass is green, there's nothing better than fleeing the house for the afternoon/evening and relaxing on the deck, patio, or by the pool.  Now, while we may not all have enchanting outdoor spaces like the ones in these pictures, I know that we all have a "happy place"- a place that beckons... [Read more...]

Here we are on week 2 of Ask the Designer!  Thanks so much to everyone who submitted questions to us, sorry we couldn’t answer all of them!  If your question wasn’t answered this week, please feel free to resubmit it in our next round of questions, or any other questions that might come up in the mean time.  If you missed last week's post, you can read... [Read more...]

Greenery can be a tricky thing.  Especially indoor greenery.  You know what I'm talking about- the fine line that exists between an elegant plant display and a dozen 70s era macrame pot holders dangling from your ceiling.  The difference between a natural feel, and a WalMart-garden-section-in-your-house feel.  Fine line.  But, it can be done, and done beautifully.... [Read more...]

Last week, I shared all of my favorite rustic screened porches with you.  Why?  Because as you should well know by now, we love rustic best of all, and I thought those beautiful porches deserved their own post!  Today, I'm going to show you the rest of my "favorite screened porch collection".  You will see that no matter what your style, no matter where you... [Read more...]

As summertime is approaching (actually, not in Steamboat, it's snowing here today...), we start dreaming of ways to live outside in the coming months.  We long for bonfires, fireworks, iced tea and the sound of crickets in the air.  Well, I do at least.  Screened in porches are a long celebrated vision of summer, and today I want to share some of my favorite... [Read more...]

We are so excited to have started our Ask the Designer series this week!  Thanks so much to everyone who submitted questions to us, sorry we couldn't answer all of them!  If your question wasn't answered this week, please feel free to resubmit it in our next round of questions, or any other questions that might come up in the mean time.  This week, we decided... [Read more...]

We just can't get enough of spring right now.  It might be the fact that the snow keeps melting, the grass is starting to poke through, the trees are budding, and the temperature keeps rising... might be.  In any case, today we have some great examples of rustic springtime design.  What I love most about these spaces is that they combine reclaimed materials... [Read more...]

Yes, it's that time again.  The time when the sun comes out, the weather warms up, and you inevitably begin to get that itch to change something- that "out with the old, in with the new" mentality.  You may know it better as Spring Cleaning Time.  It can be refreshing, satisfying, and also frustrating if you don't know where to start.  I happen to be in... [Read more...]

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