A beautiful tablescape is one of my favorite holiday design setups, and it is really simple to achieve. Here’s a hint: start with the runner/napkin material. It is much easier to match the supporting items to the fabric, than matching the fabric to the accessories. It...
My team is launching a new initiative that we are VERY excited about. For quite some time, I have been helping friends, family, and colleagues with the setup and staging of their vacation rental properties (or personal homes). I have a very efficient system to be...
Recently, I helped someone turn their mountain cabin into a vacation rental, and it was so fun! I love how it turned out and I’d love to hear what you think. First of all, I spent about a month studying pictures and floor plans with all the dimensions. I took the...
Christine wanted help making her dining room into an elegant, sophisticated space and the only thing she REALLY wanted was a display cabinet for the pretty china she had packed away. How many of us have pretty dishes we either inherited or received as wedding gifts?...
In early August I wrote to tell you about an opportunity I had to speak at a women’s conference in South Africa. I was privileged to be invited to share my knowledge and experience in business and finance at the Designing Life Women’s Conference in Johannesburg, South...
Marketing for our vacation rentals means thinking ahead of the people who are thinking ahead! Guests who are planning trips with their family for the holidays want to see how our properties will look all decked out for the holiday season. People might talk about...
