“Upscale bohemian” is a term that I’ve been throwing around in conversation a lot lately.  One person who tends to embody this is Los Angeles-based designer, Hillary Thomas.  Thomas’s portfolio is full of projects that clients can imagine themselves throwing a cocktail party in one moment and rolling around on the floor with the kids [...]

As freelance assignments have been picking up, I thought it might be a good idea to market myself.  It’s one of those things that tend to make introvert-extrovert hybrids like myself a touch uncomfortable.  Think about it. I go out of my way to lock myself into a room with my computer and my books. [...]

Last week House Beautiful hit newsstands and mailboxes with some unique projects featured from Fawn Galli and Jeffrey Bilhuber.  The ideas come from beautiful inspirations that are worth a close look. I’ve been quietly watching Fawn Galli’s work for a while now. She takes the time to acquaint herself with her clients by tapping into their [...]

I was nine-years-old and somewhere foreign in Alabama. I was with my parents at a family reunion where I knew all of two people.  My parents had dragged me down there from my familiar and happy perch in suburban Wisconsin to an environment that I should have felt more connection to than I did.  I [...]

If you picked up the New York Times this morning and leafed through the Home section, you may have noticed a quick hit on the Stephen Sills preview exhibition at The Apthorp apartments in Lambertville, N.J. Sills filled the space with a mix of classic and modern pieces that will be auctioned off later this month. [...]

I’m going to have to add myself to the throngs of bloggers and writers who are gushing (and, in some cases, spewing) over Madonna’s appearance in the Super Bowl last night. After having seen clips from the much anticipated W.E. I was prepared to be just as underwhelmed as I was with the stilted, over-the-top lines [...]

Anthropologie’s Greenfynch settee, shown above in Padrina, called out to the beach cravings I’ve been having this week. Having a deadline when it’s 70 degrees in January will call forth such cravings. The seat acts as a wingback chair for two, with ball-and-claw feet, cotton and linen upholstery, and a kiln-dried hardwood frame.  It is [...]