Padded headboards are ideal solutions for many bedroom decorating dilemmas. They can be big space savers, create a cozy sleeping sanctuary, and upholstered as the primary inspiration or simply take a supporting role. A fully upholstered headboard is very often…
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Start With The Art
Inspiration: Salvador Dali, Venice (Blue) Fine drawings are too easily lost in rooms with furnishings in heavy patterns and prints. Cleaner quality pieces enhance the feel this drawing evokes. The organic curve in the sofa connects beautifully with the…
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Auction Art
I very often find unique paintings from unknown artists at auctions and flea markets. Although the pieces are not priceless, they can be amazing jumping-off points for your design. This painting features both vibrant cool tones and an amazing sun…
I See Angels
Smashed glazed pottery and porcelain are used like crushed gravel paving at Angel Foods parking lot in Provincetown, MA. I draw inspiration from the overall dull-white glaze color and history of these broken bits as well as the miles of…
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Doubled Inspiration
“The Traveler” by Irene Hendrick was inspired by an old wartime photograph. She plucked this boy out of a line of children queued up waiting to be evacuated by train to the English countryside. The original painting hangs in my…
A Suiting Guest Suite
The art of creating guestroom starts with visualizing a comfortable and private retreat. I like prefer guest rooms to be small but well appointed. It just makes sense not to dedicate large spaces to infrequent uses. Where do you splurge?…
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