Hi Friends,   I hope all is well with you and yours. I’m writing this on a plane on the way back from a quick design job in the Bay Area. Although the weather was beautiful, it was still too cold to eat dinners outside, so yes I am looking forward to 105 at home....Read More

Hello Friends,    I hope you are well, and doing okay in these rough times. As always, I’m doing what I can to help others while staying positive and appreciating all the good and the beauty in the world. Here in Carefree the weather is beginning to warm up and it’s so lovely! Today is about...Read More

How to test colors:   After we work together (or I work alone, if you prefer) to get the right color for each space, you’ll have your own notes about which colors go where – sheen – all those little details. Now it’s up to you or your painter to get these test colors on...Read More

Hi Friends,  The professional images, taken by Lauren Edith Anderson, are here. Below are my pics, unretouched, with all of the details you never knew you wanted of my latest job, my own home. Forgive me for this layout, I chose to cut and paste everything, instead of spending hours sizing and uploading the photos to...Read More

  Hi Friends,  I hope you are having a fantastic 2018. I am thoroughly enjoying this weather, and watching the front yard transformation from my office window. Here is the before and in progress: I may have stated this before, but this yard is not like a room. It is super sloped in both directions. I have...Read More

Current Favorite House – Sarah Waller, Australia  Hi Friends,  I’ve many times written posts about what I would like to see (and no longer see) in design. I never publish them because I prefer to always be positive. I do not want to offend anyone who may have and enjoy the things I no longer...Read More

Hi Friends, I am back from my trip to Europe with no jet lag! It’s funny, the first time I went I had so much to say. The second time I was still in awe but sat back and enjoyed more. This third time was a bit different because we first went to Tuscany, a...Read More

Hi Friends, How are you? I’m still waiting somewhat impatiently for summer, but not at all ignoring this gorgeous green spring. Every time I go outside a different fragrance is perfuming the air, and I can’t get enough! I am walking these hills more and more for a healthy mind and body. Breathing in the...Read More

Hello Friends, I first want to thank you if you were one of the MANY who came out for my last day in the shop and helped me clear it out, I had a blast and I think you did too! There was very little left at the end, Santa Cruz MAH took the final...Read More

Hi Friends, It’s possible this is the last blog I will write about the physical store. It’s definitely not the last ever, and I look forward to having the freedom to write about whatever is on my mind. This “move” will be the 40th in my lifetime. I’m really good at it. If this was...Read More