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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...

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...

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.

What does “less is more” really mean? It applies to various areas of life but usually enters a conversation when the topic is about style,

There are, quite literally, an infinite number of possible color combinations. Some have high contrast. Some are monochromatic or “tone...

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

Luckily for us in the Napa Valley, any and all colors work. In fact, any and all parts of these philosophies can bring health and harmony to

I meant to write today’s column sometime last year. I was going to do it after finishing a certain DIY project, and if I had done a good...

At the risk of sounding cliché, art can feed our spirit. To compound my risk by sounding hokey, too, I’m inviting you to do an exercise. Tha

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

‘To plant a garden is to believe in tomorrow.” — Audrey Hepburn How would you like a productive and creative exercise that takes place...

Are great rooms great? Each case is different. If omitting walls exposes a beautiful view or allows for more natural light, then yest. If

Beautiful stationery, refined fountain pens, and handwritten notes. Today’s times are fast, hurried, digital, and in my opinion, in need of

There are as many ways to create a gallery wall as there are walls in the world. There are no rules but I can give a few tips to make...

I admit that I’ve come late to two popular and entertaining phenomena. One is BritBox, a massive collection of streaming British...

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...

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...

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...

Final touches to a bathroom update. It was a 1959 San Francisco flat where most bathrooms of that era and in that city, are itty bitty.

According to design industry gurus, the gray trend is dead and the brown trend is returning. However, they’ve been predicting such changes