…After the initial wallop of shock and awe, Andrew and I bravely agreed to take the plunge. So we moved 2,800 miles away from Washington, DC—the place we called home for a decade—to Portland, Oregon. It’s either a crazy leap of faith or our grand, mid-life adventure…
Pot, hookers, bikes, canals. That’s Amsterdam in a nutshell, right? And what’s the saying about when in Rome? So yes, we stopped by a coffee shop to check out the hype (meh) and awkwardly shuffled through the De Wallen district while prostitutes…
Sorting through my pile of postcards, I spotted a fun design pattern that I then began to notice everywhere. I call it “the rainbow connection.”
I’m not exactly the crafty kind. My friend Katie is a knitting whiz. Another friend Gretchen is the queen of scrapbooking, stamping, cross-stitching and more. Me? I’m a decal diva–I enjoy adhering decals to the walls of my house. Yup, that’s about it…
With the Thanksgiving food fest fast approaching, I’ve been thinking about how life, for better or worse, is often feast or famine. Like, take my job. My projects were in a lull for the past few months, but now, I’m crunching on two deadlines. Joy…
Whew, I am tired. I don’t often utter those words but I am feeling it. It’s actually my brain as opposed to my body. Maybe it’s because the election was so emotionally draining or the end of daylight saving time threw my internal clock for a loop. At any rate, here’s my big confession…
In my previous post, you got an eyeful of the artwork in our main living area. Well, now, come hither into our master bedroom…
The photos of our townhouse in my post back in July were sadly devoid of any artwork on the walls. Since art is deeply personal and integral to the design as well as the look-and-feel of a space, I invite you to check out our progress on the decorating front…
I recently read two different articles one right after the other, and Frank Lloyd Wright happened to be mentioned in both…
SFMOMA served up a handful of visual treats for me to take in—the relaxing rooftop garden, the jaw-dropping Mark Bradford exhibition. I also enjoyed seeing some unexpected linear patterns in its physical space…