Several months ago, Dave and I moved out of our house in Texas and into a significantly smaller condo in Colorado. Knowing the size difference in advance, we put our Texas house furniture into storage in Florida, and purchased items to better fit the condo. I’m sure...
Most designers have a ‘signature’ piece or a secret weapon in their arsenal. It is usually something they like to use to anchor a room and build their decor around. My signature piece (if you haven’t already guessed), is an electric fireplace. I love fireplaces in...
The French Country house we have been working on in Orlando is finished and everyone involved absolutely loved it. The last thing we did was change out the floor in the living room. Levi installed a luxury vinyl plank floor that we have had great success using in...
From time to time I have the opportunity to design for other people, other styles and other tastes. I have already talked about my friend who wanted French country decor, some of our properties have a Mediterranean feel and now I have someone who wants their outdoor...
The ‘down the street’ property we have been working on doesn’t have a name yet—we are waiting for the personality to emerge. For now we are calling it Samar (street name). I mentioned in the last email that a pool is in the future for this backyard, but there are some...
Our property investment company has purchased, redesigned and outfitted more than a dozen houses for different purposes. Our portfolio includes vacation rentals, fix and flips, long term rentals and more. We have purchased in some areas we like better than others and...