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Waiting for Perfect
Today’s column is my very first prequel. My upcoming Home and Garden centerpiece will feature a renovation of a home on Napa’s Historic...
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Two-Year Design & Construction. Wine-Tasting Room Now OPEN!
RD Winery, the first Vietnamese-owned winery in the Napa Valley, has at long last opened its doors. The 1600-square-foot tasting room had...
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Before you go to a Tile Store
Have you been to a jewelry store, I mean an art gallery, I mean a tile store lately? I get these destinations mixed up. These days, I...
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Pantone's Color of the Year - Classic Blue
This enduring color is Pantone’s Classic Blue 19-4052. It’s a true blue, a primary blue, the first blue you think of when you hear the word.
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A Home’s Renovation and Connection to Napa's Malfatti
Besides being the place where Cayetano Juarez died (while sitting at the bar in 1883), the Depot is known for its malfatti. Virginia, a nati
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Choosing a Style and Sticking to it
Ask Napa resident, Holly Quate, what her favorite design style is and she’ll answer, “Art Deco or Mid-century Modern or maybe Craftsman.” As
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A Matter of Taste
Dear Readers, This column is just for you. Once a month, I’ll answer one of your interior design questions. Just send me an email with...
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Are "Great Rooms" Great?
Are great rooms great? Each case is different. If omitting walls exposes a beautiful view or allows for more natural light, then yest. If
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Transforming Lonely Rooms
While my power was off last week, and the week before, I did something crazy. Something that I love to do but have not done for the...
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The Art of Decision-Making
I’m fairly certain that today’s topic sparked an interest in more than a few of you. “Analysis to paralysis”. Can you relate? When it...
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Small Space - Big Flair
As I write today’s column, I have eight bathrooms and two powder rooms in the works. Six are new construction, one is a remodel and the...
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Is the Gray Trend Dead?
According to design industry gurus, the gray trend is dead and the brown trend is returning. However, they’ve been predicting such changes
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The Road to Remodeling Success
No matter the scope of your remodeling project, there are three words that can help it go more smoothly. “Plan, plan, plan”. I admit to bein
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Taupe - How this Color Kept me on my Toes
What color does your mind’s eye see when you think of “taupe”? A version of beige? Khaki? Gray? Pink? You’d all be correct. But what is tau
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The Surprising Power of the Kitchen
No doubt, the kitchen is the heart of the home and the place where a lifetime of memories are made. I have a special story to tell that make
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Client Asks for a Joyful Experience
When clients, Jeff and Cathy, asked me to help them remodel their kitchen, I did what I always do. I asked them to write a list of their goa
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Question: I need knobs and pulls for my new kitchen cabinets. Is there a rule to using knobs ...
When it comes to shape, style, and sometimes finish, let your plumbing and lighting fixtures be your guide. Are these fixtures modern, tradi
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How Words Define Your Tile Style
Envisioning my clients’ goal came easily. Listening to the operatic passion of “La Boheme” while I sketched set the mood and inspired me fur
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Rome built in a day?
Imagine this … Pope Julius II walking the streets of the Eternal City noting the progress of Renaissance masters at work. Imagine architects
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Kitchen Countertop on the 6th Fairway
I could see the fear in my client’s eyes. Display after display begged him to make a decision. Phil wanted to be on the golf course, next to
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