I am a flag freak. I have a collection of all kinds of vintage flags, framed flags, flag bunting, all manner of flagness. American history was always a favorite subject in our family growing up – all of our Griswold style vacations seemed to have destinations like national parks...
I’m often asked in the store what we call our “style.” My answer always seems to be a lot of what we are not: modern, traditional, country, & not a mix of all those. But maybe we’re transitional. How’s that for a little bit of everything? Over the weekend...
An easy easy way to add sophistication & visual impact to a room is to paint the back of built-in bookcases a contrast color. I love this look. I love the symmetry in this room. The rosy/salmon color inside the built-in bookcases makes a pretty contrast to almost all...
One of my favorite design trends in the last couple of years has been the use of metallic finishes in furniture & finish-out. A lot of it, I think, is influenced by Kelly Wearstler. Who wouldn’t like to have some of whatever is in her magic sauce?? She’s practically...
To go hand in hand with my kitchen fixation, I love concealed refrigerators. Well, unless a great looking subzero that you would NEVER want to cover is an option! Wow, what a presentation THIS is! I’m assuming this is all refrigerator/freezer. Gorgeous!! This is simply a beautiful...
The dream space I am planning to work on after I finish my dream kitchen is my outdoor space. Much of that is dictated on the style of the house & the size & layout of the grounds, but it’s so fun to look at pictures & envision yourself...
We are big fans of Lee Industries here; we love their products for the high quality & great style. They offer such a variety of styles & fabrics that we do a lot of special orders for clients. One thing we get questions about & price out...
The only description I can think of that accurately portrays our weather lately is schizo. Seriously. We get a couple of days of warm-ish temps, although more cloudy lately than sunny, then some kooky front comes roaring in & it’s 40 degrees colder in a 20 minute span. ...
Since House is a retail store, sometimes weekends are really weekends, you know? But still, Saturdays usually have a more relaxed vibe. We typically have a lot of couples & pretty steady customer interaction, so when it’s anyone’s Saturday to work (we trade off so everyone gets some weekends...
I saw a snippet of this house – villa – on Cococozy, & I was intrigued so I wanted to see more. It’s in Santa Barbara, one of my favorite places. And it’s on the market for either $19.5 million or $21.5 million – I found reports of both. ...
