As a SoCal girl (small houses, small lots), my family has always embraced the backyard as part of our living space. And why not? In Los Angeles’ dry climate, so much of our life can be spent outdoors. No matter where you live, the...
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We Johnstons are a very non-traditional Thanksgiving family that rarely makes the same dish two years in a row and takes a pass on the traditional green bean and sweet potato casseroles. When the kids were young, I used to plan my menus and table...
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SIZE MATTERS! You walk into a furniture showroom and see the perfect sofa. You've been looking for a new sofa for months and this one is everything you imagined. You buy it. You wait two months for it. It arrives, FINALLY. The delivery guys bring it...
Read MorePeople are often looking for that great new piece of furniture to turn their interiors from ho-hum to amazing, but I always urge them to stop and take stock of the room as a whole. In times past, many homes were constructed with beautiful architectural...
Read MoreDon’t Forget to Look Up! When you're in an inside space, and you do, you’re going to notice there’s a vast ceiling plane up there that most people never consider when they decorate their room. I could probably walk into 90% of the homes in America (maybe...
Read MoreHave you ever stopped to think about the number of times you move through the hallways of your home? You head to the kitchen for your morning cup of coffee and once there remember your reading glasses by the side of the bed. Back down...
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In our last post we talked about some of the interior design trends for 2016. Here is part 2 with some additional trends. Rough Luxe. Add depth and texture to your interiors with products that add instant age to your interiors. But slow down on the...
Read MoreIt’s the new year and with a new year comes new year’s resolutions. Maybe it’s time to finally get your home updated, or at least tackle one space in your home. But what, you ask, are the changes to make that won’t look dated next...
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