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Peacock tail feathers up close.
Peacock tail feathers up close.

Category: Design

  • The Dead of Winter

    I have no inspiring words for you. It is cold and dreary and if you were to take an “i” out of inspiring, you would get in-spring. But alas, we are not in-spring yet. Even the groundhog has dashed our hopes with a forecast of six more weeks of winter. I can’t blog because I…

  • How To Install A Stair Runner

    I have had a runner rolled up in the closet for 11 months. This implies a sad backstory, and it is true, there is a sad backstory. Here is a picture of the grim day, 1 year ago, when my project failed: I wanted a runner on my stairs, but did not want to spend the…

  • A Kindred Spirit

    The other day, I met a man in the hall. I was standing outside my office, and he was wheeling a rolled up Persian carpet, into the elevator. I don’t know what I said to make him stop and chat, and maybe the carpet was just really heavy and he was looking for an excuse…

  • A Painting Frenzy

    I know you doubted me. Don’t worry, I doubted myself. I didn’t think I could do it either. You were almost right. It almost didn’t happen. Then, in a crazy slow motion kind of way, everything lined up. The kitchen paint job turned into a community-based project. I had help: kid help, babysitting help and…

  • Indi go go

    Sometimes the best results come when you break the rules. It is easy to get wrapped up in what you SHOULDN’T do. For example, using dark colors on the walls will make a space seem cramped and small or closed in. I want to take a different approach. How about using dark colors on the…