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Beige is Ugly. Practical Tips About Choosing Paint Colors

Why Beige? Choosing the right color of paint for your walls, or for that matter your cabinetry, bed linens, accessories…can be daunting to many people. This is one

Dark hardwood floors, deep seated sofa, glass coffee table, console table, original artwork, window treatments, lamps

Window Placement in Bedrooms of Your New Home: Important Tips

This is the first in a series on building a new home and the pain and pitfalls to avoid! In this article, I discuss important tips on window

No Need to Call the Doctor – We Have the Prescription for a Healthy Kitchen

There are so many things to take into consideration when designing a kitchen. It’s where the most action takes place. Meals are prepared, conversations are held, daily activities

large freestanding tub with waterfall faucet neutral walls and grey tiles flooring

Is Gray Dead? 50 Shades of #notsogray for Your Home in 2020!

Rest in peace Mr. Gray? Everything is recycled – we all know this. (Start saving your old clothes for awhile and see if I am not right!) And

Coastal Luxe style- Let’s talk performance!

Our typical clients are busy families- mom and dad both working- usually outside the home and often with kids still at home. One of the foremost issues when

Fun Finds at High Point Market- coming to 1514Home!

Please note: Holidays are coming whether I accept this or not so I am told! We’ve been recounting some gift-y awesomeness spotted at High Point Market last month

Fall High Point: Let’s talk cocktail tables. 18 versatile options you need to see!

Unique cocktail tables ( or coffee tables for most) often will be the first case good item we need to source or design- mostly because spaces we design

The Family Furnishings Business: An American Dream

High Point fall 2017 has been quite the adventure- 5 days of lugging around an extra heavy appendage- ala a walking boot. Not recommended in case you were

High Point here we come!

It has been a whirlwind of busyness the past few weeks. The EPIC install in New Jersey preceded by breaking my foot (ugh!) and then a major showroom

5 mistakes that can cost you money when building or remodeling a home

Building a home for your family is exciting! FUN, joyful! Or should be! Not stressful and filled with enough anxiety to power your AC for the first year.

Modern Safari…a bath on the wild side

Modern Safari Bath Working on a fab home in southern California for a client who has many cherished possessions from across the globe. Only photograph safari’s for sure

Architectural Inspiration in a…..what??

It is no secret to my team one of my favorite design talking points revolves around architecturally inspired spaces, places and products. I cannot help but admire even

By golly, they may be getting it!

Are Manufacturer’s finally understanding the value of a designer? Last week I had a fabulous conversation with a heavy hitter at one of our established vendors. Honestly was

The new super power: Hindsight

If only you could know today what you will learn tomorrow- Right? Planning a remodel- you need to read this! I have decided to decree the newest and

You do not know what you do not know- Why to hire a professional interior designer

Short and sweet. The headline says it all- How to know when to hire a professional You do not know what you do not know. Or, You do

Rocking the boat part 1! So why always an under mount sink?

Ok, so not your momma’s sink! Everyone knows I like to challenge the status quo, and when I visited imm cologne , I observed European design breaking a

How far do you go to make someone happy?

The conundrum of having a retail shop and a design firm —–all in one place As most people know who read this blog, we have a design showroom.

Planning: secret to successful remodeling!

Having no plan when you begin a remodeling project is a recipe for disaster! Recently I have had several instances where I have been asked to be involved

Powder Bath Love

A quote I have used showed up on a “design quote of the day” website….kind of funny to see in print (especially after I learned one of my

Architects and their pretty pictures!

I decided to address this Article in the NY Times that has gone around on Twitter and Facebook titled “Skipping the Architect: Wise or Otherwise?”. WAS THE AUTHOR SERIOUSLY TASKED

Closet Design: Not appreciated and so important!

Cheryl’s philosophy on closets. “Your closet sets the tone for your day. If you walk in or lean in and cannot find anything due to disorganization and lack