Your interior spaces should reflect your personality

I am still playing with my acquired vintage fabrics this week and I’ve been having a great time! As I mentioned in last week’s blog, the hands down favorites were the Jacobean prints. So, I want to keep talking about them. By definition, Jacobean prints replicate the crewel embroidery of the early 1600 Jacobean Era, when King James I made them popular; sealing their historic legacy. And if you read my blog on crewel you know how crazy I am about it! Jacobean prints are full o

We all have those moments in childhood we will remember for the rest of our lives; it could be a person, a place or a thing. For me it was, all three. My Uncle Bill, his workroom and the sewing machines where my sisters and I spent hours creating costumes, clothes; anything we could sew. This summer my family lost Uncle Bill. He was everyone’s favorite uncle, but he and I had a special bond. You see, he was my mentor. A designer for 50 years, he taught me the tricks of the tr

With the kids back at school, I am almost firmly planted in fall. Ok, ok, the weather has me longing for a few more days on the beach. But fall fabrics are back on my mind. I am thinking versatile, textural, natural or in one word; burlap. Of all the fall fabrics I’ve discussed, burlap is the epitome of fall. Traditionally, it is a heavy, rough, openly woven fabric made of Jute. Burlap, today, is made of other fibers, too. It’s the roughness of the yarns and the openness of t

​ Can you believe the air is getting cooler each night; and the sun sets a little earlier? These are definite signs fall is coming. September can be a great time to enjoy your yard, the humidity is gone and so are the bugs. What better way to embrace the crisp air, colorful leaves and all things pumpkin than to spend it wrapped in a warm blanket , around a fire pit, surrounded by family and friends. Just like I switch out my light-weight summer wardrobe, I do the same in my o