As I stare at my bowl of candy and anticipate trick ‘o treaters tonight it is hard to think about Thanksgiving or Christmas. But CB2 is mak...

Ok, I have scoured the bookstores for books on color. Many are cute, offer inspiration and ideas, but most are not very meaty. In fact, some...

Photo as seen on Melanie Mauer's blog. Whitney Johnson brought to my attention a blog by photographer, Melanie Mauer in Lexington, Kent...

Here is a fun find: a stylish rubberwood stool found at Wal-Mart (pictured below). This stool would complement just about any style room. An...

I was asked some years ago to teach a class on basic interior design. I focused on one aspect of design: color. Design does not get any more...

Here is another favorite: Nick Olsen. He’s the deal hunter of Domino Magazine’s blog, The Daily Dose. He’s on the hunt for deals in trendy ...

Have you ever wanted to create a montage of picture frames like this (above)? You can do it mixing different styles, sizes and colors for an...

I like to share my favorites and Alice Fakier ranks up there. Why? Because she follows the doable-livable-affordable approach to interior d...

Yesterday I met Brad, Julie’s carpenter, to go over the moldings we will use for Julie’s bedroom that will be a hybrid of "cottage styl...

I play favorites. Every designer has them. One of mine is John Beck, owner and chief creative director of John Beck Steel and Paper – handma...

Photo courtesy of Katherine Bish Photography . Looking for an inexpensive mirror that won’t break your budget? Mirror, Mirror on the wall, ...

Website page as seen on www.danasdesignstudio.com . Go to "about" page and click on "tastes". I was struck by Tim’s co...

Color, It's Personal - becoming color confident Graphic designed by Angela Robinson ( http://www.angelwingsdesign.com/ ) for Dana'...

Katherine's Kitchen - a study in color and design How do you bring a kitchen forward in time on a tight budget? Paint it! We did severa...

Tassels - Found it at the Big Box! This begins a series of finds from the Big Box . Starting with tassels I found for under $8 at Wal-mar...

Julie's Bedroom - a study in color and design I am helping Julie redecorate her master and guest bedrooms. In the master we are using J...

Pendants - the new chandelier You remember them, right? Your grandmother's home likely had them. Pendant lighting first emerged in the ...

Not Your Grandma's Hutch - now that's clever! Are you looking for an updated, maybe even contemporary, look but you are working with...

The Design Fairies – now that’s working together! The Design Team for the Berry-Crawford Family I believe in collaborative interior design –...

Hide It - now that's clever! Ok, one of my pet peeves is when a builder installs the most unattractive elements in full view, like the t...