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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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Micro Spaces
Can you fit a kitchen, bathroom, bedroom, closet, and living space into 220 square feet? San Francisco may soon change its building code to
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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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An Ethereal and Otherworldly Garden ... A San Francisco Courtyard is Transformed
A few weeks ago, Napa Valley Register feature's editor, Sasha Paulsen, and I ventured down to the 2013 San Francisco Decorator Showcase. Thi
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Not Your Parent's Parquet
Did you jump on the Downton Abbey bandwagon? I did. Now that Season 2 is over, I’m suffering from jittery withdrawal! What eye candy could p
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Green Galley Kitchen
Long time clients, Russ and Stephanie, love green. Not the eco-friendly kind per se, but the color - from sage to khaki and all shades of ol
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Wallpaper Revival
It is believed that on his death bed in a cheap hotel in Paris, playwright Oscar Wilde said, “This wallpaper is atrocious. One of us has to
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Breaking Design Rules and Habits
Breaking rules and habits begin by being fearless, or at the very least, being open-minded to new ideas. When making your next design decisi
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My Valentine in Orange
I received a beautiful Valentine’s gift yesterday. One that sent my imagination adrift – to the ringing of Gothic cathedral bells, the clack
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Tuscan Hill Town Recipe Close to my Heart
I watched my grandmother, Angiolina Lorenzi Polidori, make this recipe hundreds of times during my childhood. When you leave out the bread,
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A Winemaker's Bachelor Pad Do it Yourself. Do it with Heart.
Martini-drinking, tuxedo-wearing, Dean Martin Rat Pack movies come to mind when I think of bachelor pads. But my client's home, filled with
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Sunset Magazine’s 2012 Idea House Think Green … Build Blu
Sunset Magazine is once again on the verge of treating the public to its annual Idea House. Since 1998, these houses have showcased the late
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Beware of Magazine Kitchens
Do you ever long to have a kitchen just like the ones featured on the covers of shelter magazines? While I’ve swooned over many, myself, the
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The Visual Impact of Tile
Tile offers one of the most decorative opportunities in the realm of home building and improvement. In recent years, its industry that has
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Maximizing a Small Kitchen
Small spaces require big ideas. This is especially true when the space is one of the most popular rooms in the house – like the kitchen. Sin
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Countertop Confusion Syndrome
Do your eyes gloss over, your heart palpitate and your brain lose oxygen at the thought of selecting a kitchen or bathroom countertop? This
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Inside Out
I hear this phrase all the time, “bringing the outdoors in”. Today, I’m bringing the indoors … out. Design is about space, scale, balance, f
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The Tale of Toile
Toile de Jouy, sometimes abbreviated to simply “toile” is a type of decorative pattern on which a repeated pattern depicting a fairly comple
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The Defining Coffee Table
Think of your coffee table as a necklace on the “little black dress”. A string of pearls conveys a formal and classic look. A silver chain i
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Style on the Nile
The Nile’s plentiful mud was kiln-dried and made into building bricks. But because most of the brick has been destroyed over time with the f
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Modern Never Looked So Classic ... Two Trends Stay the Course in 2014
In the realm of home improvement, two trends remain strong: Homeowners are focused on their kitchens and bathrooms. And, they are increasing
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Mega-Money-Making Summer Weekend
How would you like to automatically and easily add value to your home? What if it hardly cost more than a little sweat equity and a...
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Uncommonly Colorful Words
Words can stir your imagination and create visions in your mind’s eye. If I told you about my newly painted green walls, what would you...
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A Fabric Journey ... From Contemporary to Tropical to Traditional
In the realm of home improvement, two trends remain strong: Homeowners are focused on their kitchens and bathrooms. And, they are increasing
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