Happy Valentine’s Day!

  Is there anyone else that has a special memory of Valentine’s Day?  Maybe you remember the first valentine day card you received.  Or the special dinner your special someone planned just for you?  My special valentine memory begins with a love triangle.  Stacey...

RESA Home Staging Convention – San Francisco January 2013

Wow, it was amazing! The speakers were fantastic, the workshops were educational and the groups of attendees were inspirational. I learned so much it will take me a while to process, organize and put into place all the information (hopefully before my brain explodes)....

Free decorating classes!

Pottery barn offers free classes on a regular basis! True, they are showing off their products but if you are lucky enough to live near a store, I would highly recommend them. The classes are informative, offer tips and tricks in decorating, gives you a great excuse...

How to give your home soul in 2013!

   Happy New Years!       One of my fellow toastmasters wrote a blog recently suggesting we should not make resolutions, but instead make goals.  Since I am not very good at keeping resolutions, I liked that idea.  I won’t bore you with my “goals” for the year;...

Photos from Staging for the Holidays

  As a lot of you know I teamed up with my friend and colleague, Holly Taylor from staging by Holly to offer a “staging for the holidays” decorating package.  Both Holly and I have a love of design, and an equally obsessive love of Christmas...

From the perfect mantle to a beautifully designed tablescape!

The all important mantle The fireplace is typically the focal point of a living room. So it is important to create a beautifully designed mantle. We will focus on decorating the mantle for Christmas, but the basic rules applies to everyday items as well. Starting with...