Field Notes from an Interior Designer: Inside Two Very Different Gaudí Houses If you’re heading to Barcelona and trying to decide which Antoni Gaudí house is worth your time (and ticket), you’re not alone. Casa Batlló and Casa Milà sit just a few blocks apart on Passeig de Gràcia, yet they offer completely different experiences—visually,…
Spring is your invitation to refresh, reenergize, and—most importantly—reintroduce color and personality into your home. One of the easiest (and most fun) ways to do that? Fabric. From pillows to drapery to bed linens, the right fabric can completely transform a space without a full redesign. As an interior designer, I always say: start with…
Why You Should Add Charming Rabbit Accents to Your Home This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using one of the links – I may receive a small commission, at no extra charge to you. This helps offset my writing efforts & content creation for this website. From an interior designer’s perspective,…
Design Challenge Accepted! (Green Room for the WIN!) Interior designers from the St. Louis Chapter of ASID teamed up with design students to create two eye-catching Designer Rooms at the Home Show. Each collaborative team brought today’s design trends to life through playful layers of color, textiles, and furnishings—giving homeowners plenty of inspiration to rethink…
Winter brings early sunsets, longer evenings, and a natural shift inward. As daylight fades, lighting for the living room (and honestly, every room) becomes one of the most powerful tools we have to shape how a space feels. Lighting isn’t just about seeing anymore—it’s about atmosphere, emotion, and creating a home that supports you through…
If you’ve ever wanted to sleep inside an art gallery—but with great sheets, excellent lighting, and a cocktail nearby — 21c Museum Hotel St. Louis is your place. Located in the heart of downtown St. Louis, this boutique hotel blends contemporary art, thoughtful interior design, and immersive color moments into one unforgettable stay. From the…
If you’ve been paying attention to interior design lately, you’ve probably noticed rooms that feel incredibly intentional—rich, layered, and thoughtfully styled from top to bottom. Two paint techniques are leading that charge: color drenching and color capping. While they’re often mentioned together, they deliver very different moods. Let’s break them down so you can decide…
Color drenching is having a moment in interior design—and honestly, it deserves the hype. By going all in on a single color across an entire space, it creates rooms that feel bold, cozy, and intentionally pulled together (no wishy-washy accents required). If you’ve ever wondered what color drenching actually is, how it works, or whether…
When Christmas Was Toxic Hazmat Holiday Cheer: Asbestos Snow Once upon a time—specifically from the late 1920s through the 1960s—families achieved that picture-perfect, snow-dusted Christmas look with a product we now associate with warning labels and hazmat suits: asbestos. Yes, really.That fluffy, shimmering “snow” clinging to Grandma’s tree branches? It wasn’t polyester, foam, batting, or…
2026 Color Clash: Two Shades, Two Stories—and Why My Real Vote Goes Somewhere Else Entirely This post contains affiliate links. If you make a purchase using one of the links – I may receive a small commission, at no extra charge to you. This helps offset content creation for this website. This season, the color…