This particular client reached out to me early 2021 wanted to revamp her historical home into something that was more functional for her family. The house itself is super cool – built in the 20’s in the East Dallas neighborhood of Hollywood Heights. In fact, the architect who developed Hollywood Heights actually built this very read more >>
Travel Diaries: Tepoztlan
I’ve been meaning to write this post for weeks but always found myself stumped because I don’t feel like I can adequately describe how much I truly love this city. My husband was looking at a cb2 catalog years ago and was admiring the setting the photos were taken in. After a little bit of read more >>
Travel Diaries: San Miguel
San Miguel, Mexico has been on my list of places to visit for years. It’s reputation had preceded it – the shopping and art scene was supposed to be second to none. While we love traveling as a family, I had sort of put it on a pedestal, wanting to wait for that elusive opportunity read more >>
Travel Diaries: Italy
May 5th, 2022 marked 10 years married with my husband. Leading up to this milestone anniversary, we had a few ideas as to what we might want to do to celebrate. I thought we’d pick a long weekend and get away for a few days. Then a family member encouraged us to think bigger – read more >>
A Gilded Heights Guide to Mother’s Day
I love planning birthdays for my kids and making Christmas an EXPERIENCE. Sometimes Mother’s Day and Father’s Day can sneak up on me and in case you are the same way, here is a little bit of inspiration for you. I think I speak for most moms when I say the most ‘fun’ gifts are read more >>
New Year, Fresh Start?
I’ve never been a huge fan of the week between Christmas and New Years. I always feel a little lost at sea and am usually anxious to get on a routine again. This year, we decided to spend the awkward last week of the year in Belize on the beach. I’ll admit it was a read more >>
Broken Bow: Your Questions, Answered
It’s hard to believe we started our Broken Bow projects a little over a year ago. After breaking ground in early spring, we had high hopes to fly through the construction process as McCurtain county doesn’t require normal inspections and permitting that you have in a place like Dallas. I envisioned collecting unique and vintage read more >>
How to Choose an Interior Designer
Making your house into a home can be an investment. There are so many little decisions that could collectively have an immense impact on the outcome of your space. Over the last few years, more and more people are wanting their homes to feel like an authentic extension of their lives and stories. Filling your read more >>
Round Top Round Up
Round Top is a Texas town just about 4 hours from Dallas between Austin and Houston. It’s a pretty sleepy place with one main road and a town Mercantile. Needless to say, there isn’t much to make Round Top stand out, except for the fact that for the last 50 years (twice a year), they read more >>
Life Lately: Survival Mode
I’ve noticed a lot of folks on Instagram commenting on ‘real life’ situations that aren’t necessarily picture-perfect or social media worthy like our feeds. I’m talking about the marathon to get out the door in the morning for school, the hustle of the day, multiple pick ups, extra curricular activities, chauffeuring bodies to and from read more >>
Fall is in the Air
We may still be battling 100 degree temperatures here this week in Texas, but Fall officially begins on Wednesday! It’s about this time of year that summer fatigue hits and I am desperate for cozy sweaters and boots (pumpkin spice lattes not so much). We don’t get many moderate weather days between blistering heat and read more >>
My Target Picks
Over the last few weeks, my oldest two kids had reading therapy in the mornings. This left me and my youngest, Bowen, with some free time together before picking them up and heading to summer camp. Bowen loved our morning dates.. as long as they included chocolate milk and a croissant. Because I thrive off read more >>
Etsy Lighting Round Up
One of my favorite things to do as a designer is select lighting. It’s like jewelry for interiors, so it should be intentional and timeless. Surprisingly, a lot of my selections are made via the internet. I think for most people, this seems scary and risky. I can see that. Keep in mind though, as read more >>
Project Update: Broken Bow
It’s really happening! Our little cabins in Broken Bow are moving right along. Cabinetry is starting to install and tile goes in next week. What the heck is Broken Bow you ask? Well, if you don’t know, you should start here. For our four, smaller, three-bedroom cabins, I really wanted something that touched on Mid-Century read more >>
Travel Diaries: Sayulita
If you know my husband and I at all, you know we love Mexico. We got engaged in Tulum and have brought each of the kids since they were babies. Honestly, it’s an easy trip as a family and we love the experience, but most of all, the culture. My first trip to Mexico was read more >>
Make Your Bed Your Happy Place
When I worked as a designer in the hospitality industry, I had the opportunity to work on all different kinds of spaces – bars, guest rooms, lobbies, and ballrooms too! The only thing I really didn’t get a chance to sink my teeth into was bedding. The ‘white bed’ was all the craze and hotel read more >>
Summer Must Haves
I know you come here for the pretty interiors. However, I’m taking a break this week to bring you my summer must have list! I’ve always prided myself on discovering new, unique products. I genuinely get SO excited about it. Maybe it’s my ‘old age’, but I feel like the products you integrate into your read more >>
Aesthetically Pleasing Candles
At a recent photoshoot of a client’s finished home, I found myself rummaging through her cabinets for candles. It was definitely a non-essential detail for the type of photos being taken, but I went there nonetheless. Her options weren’t bad necessarily, they just didn’t really fit the aesthetic of their home. We made it work read more >>
Wallpaper Round Up!
Having grown up in Seattle, a little rain doesn’t bother me. In fact, I sort of live for a rainy morning with a cup of coffee. This monsoon season we currently find ourselves in though is starting to wear on me. As much as I can’t believe I am admitting this, I am desperate to read more >>
Styling Must Haves
I just finished back to back weeks of installs. It’s sort of nice scheduling them like that because I can get in the mindset for them and really sink my teeth in. I start by setting a budget with the client for accessories based on the look we’re going for and what it is I read more >>
Creating a Kid Friendly Space
Growing up, I remember my parents having a real interest in home decor. We had a room in our house that was sort of ‘off limits’. Really, we were just encouraged to play elsewhere. It had plush white couches and glass top tables. My brother and I were certainly active kids, but we were also read more >>
A Spring Pillow Roundup
A few weeks ago I stumbled upon some great block print cushion pillows in my closet I had purchased last summer. I got distracted and started walking around the house looking for a spot for them. I ended up putting them on the guest room bed as a Euro pillow and I loved the look. read more >>
Project Update: Broken Bow
You might have noticed some silence about our Broken Bow project. Things were happening, it just wasn’t super exciting news to share. That’s all about to change though! In case you hadn’t heard, we are in the process of building 5 properties up in Broken Bow, Oklahoma. We had only been one time before with read more >>
How To Decorate (For Dummies)
Most clients come to me stumped on how to finish their space. Occasionally, I’ll get clients who don’t even know where to begin. I thought it might be kind of interesting to really breakdown and simplify my process to share with you all. I think design is intimidating because, much like art, there really isn’t read more >>