Since we are all spending more time at home this spring and summer, it’s time to make sure you have comfortable, practical and well designed furniture to enjoy your outdoor space. We are excited to offer a special  $200 Outdoor Furnishing Plan that includes a furniture layout, f

We are thrilled to be named Best of Houzz in both Design and Service for 2019.  I have been part of the Houzz platform for about 8 years and I love the features it offers for saving and sharing imagery, both for my inspiration, and for communicating thoughts and concepts to clients. E

It is safe to say the world has changed in the past few weeks.  Yesterday was my first experience standing in line to enter a grocery store.  I’ve restricted my own visit to once a week, when my husband is home, so I don’t have to bring my daughter with me.  I want to take

A little over a year ago my husband and I bought a 3 season house in Gloucester.  It had belonged to a family friend of my mother, and when we learned she was selling, we were excited to restore this classic summer home and use it as a vacation rental. We had a tight budget for the re

These midwinter months are a time to focus on interior containers and house plants that bring color inside, brighten up winter days and create focal points now that holiday decorations are packed away. To get some inspiration for interior containers I took a field trip to Winston Flow

Over the past 18 months I have been taking NYIAD’s online course in Interior Design and am excited to say I’ve just wrapped up this certificate program!  My interest in interior design has continued to develop, especially after renovating two houses.  I also appreciate how

It’s hard to believe the holidays are almost here!  This holiday season I’ve been looking for nature-inspired, activity-oriented gifts for kids.  My little one is almost 4 and it’s really fun to see her interest in nature develop. Plus, there is a lot of research and

I finally got a chance to visit The Fells Historic Estate and Garden in New London, NH.  On a beautiful early summer day I went with my family to tour the house and garden.  This was the summer estate of John Hays, private secretary to Abraham Lincoln and eventual Secretary of State u

I have a small vegetable garden in back of my garage and my yard, though 95% fenced in, has a gap between the garage and house where the bunnies find their way to my veggies (they come in under the fence too!).  I’ve considered enclosing the garden, but fencing is expensive, and

It is almost Bbq season!  After a long winter we’re all excited to get outside.  This year I’ve been getting more requests for outdoor kitchen designs, from simple built in grills to more expansive designs with pizza ovens, bar seating, refrigerators and lighting. I went o