Today is a big rush day because i leave tomorrow for New York to do the final (i hope) install at the Lake House and will be gone for a couple weeks (yes, Brimfield is a very strong pull right now). Errands are getting ran like crazy. But i thought i’d show you what wallpaper… Read More …
I do apologize for the late notice. I just strangely found out myself. Tonight on HGTV at 9pm and 9:30 (thats 6pm and 6:30 pst) i host two episodes of a show called ‘Behind the Sets’ where i went on the set of some hollywood shows and interviewed the set designers and creators and some… Read More …
Oh i’ve had some real DOOZIES. I mean, we once had an intern who literally came to set, went to the craft service table, made themselves a plate of funyons and bugles and just sat and watched us. It’s as if we were performing a live show just for them. Sometimes he/she would clap, sometimes… Read More …
The last few days have been a bit cuckoo. I was in North Carolina for High Point (a big old furniture/design show) launching the new HGTV furniture line. Then i just landed in Chicago to check out KBIS for HGTV as well. I might say ‘sup to Gov. BloGo while i’m here, because i… Read More …
Stuff is going down at The lake house. Figuratively and literally (click on link to check out the first two lake house posts). I hate showing ‘before’ and ‘progress’ pics without ‘afters.’ It’s like wine tasting where you taste it and then spit it into a bucket – sure, still kinda fun, but ultimately very… Read More …
I’m going to be a billionaire someday. Not from my TV career. Not from my design work. But from selling good, ready made lamp shades. You know what i’m talking about. They are incredibly hard to find for under $50 that are interesting or in a good color. I’m constantly buying awesome vintage lamps… Read More …
Big new project to show you, folks. Remember, when i was going to have this room be my dining room? Well. This was obviously the VERY ‘BEFORE’ picture. Nothing was styled. I hated the wall color (for me), i don’t like that table anymore (its going to be our outdoor dining table now), plus we… Read More …
Some of you have asked what my favorite indoor plants are. Here’s my philosophy, just like ANY flower, i truly believe that with the right styling (aka, the right pot in the right environment) ANY plant can look beautiful. Even the ones you are sick of. We all know this example: The 80’s… Read More …
Hello friends. Today i’m presenting an outdoor i did for HGTV.com. It’s a 3 minute video documenting the make over of this space. Watch it watch it watch it HERE PLEASE WATCH IT, and then read this. Or read this and then watch it. I’ll go ahead and leave that up to you. But if you… Read More …
busy day but wanted to share: I was walking on Lafayette Street and BOOM. There she was. Nobody seemed to notice or care about her. But i noticed. I cared. I wept. $40 bitches. Don’t know how i’m getting her home (i might go to Brimfield flea market, rent a uhaul and then get everything… Read More …
Oh my goodness….how did that picture of me at age five on an Oregon Coast Beach get on my blog? So weird. Maybe its because on friday I start curating my next collection on Open Sky called ‘Made in Oregon’ (or it might be called something with ‘Portland’ in it….we are still working it out)…. Read More …
Thank you so much for all the how-to suggestions. It’s like doing 1/2 of the work for me. Now if i only knew how to use my new fancy camera (or was a normal person who read instructions…..) In other news its perpetually summer in Los Angeles. When i first moved here from New York… Read More …
The last few days i’ve sat down to blog and…. NOTHING. Total blank. 100% not inspired. Yes, i’m easily distracted by the Bear in my lap and pinterest and then of course my client work, but i always am and normally i can still come up with something to blog about. Sure, i could… Read More …
