BluLabel Bungalow | Interior Design Advice and Inspiration

Thanks to everyone for their kind comments on my master bedroom makeover! In the evenings I love settling into a room layered with warm neutral hues especially because I spend my day immersed in color. However, during the final stages of the design process is when I decided to punch up the room with color. [...]

So Emerald Green lucks out as Pantone’s 2013 Color of the Year and interestingly enough the announcement is made on the cusp of the holiday season. With green as one of my favorite colors, my mind conjures up thoughts of jewel tones and grassy meadows more so than thoughts of pines and Frasier Firs. Hail to [...]

A bright yellow two-story entryway can be a shocker even if you live in the heart of the Sunshine State. Combine it with traditional furnishings in equally bold hues and graphic patterns then you have a home full of character and surprises around every corner. Sherbert orange complements a geometric medley of black and white [...]

I have admit our recent work at the Sam Bell Cottage has helped me gain a new appreciation for oak furniture.  Since the Middle Ages oak has been the wood species of choice for interior beams and fine furnishings; its durability is matchless. So it comes to no surprise that it is the predominant furniture material [...]

1 / 2 / 3 / 4 / 5 / 6 / 7 Are you excited about fall, but tired of the same ole, same ole, when it comes to decorating in fall colors? Red, orange, gold, and green hues signify that autumn has arrived, but I dare you to take these colors to another [...]

PROJECT: There’s something especially intriguing about a four-year-old who knows what she wants. When it comes to fashion Ivana seems to be ready for the catwalk at a moments notice. At our first meeting, she wore a stylish tee that was fringed at the hem, demin shorts, and the most adorable suede cowgirl boots. I [...]

About a week ago I got a text from my friend Shelli with this small (but important) photo attached. Look a little closer. Yup, that’s me being quoted in the September 2012 issue of one of my favorite shelter publications, House Beautiful. Sure it’s not a full out spread featuring my work, but I’ll take [...]