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Design Crush: Intricate Entry Table
An entryway is one of your first chances to create swoon-worthy design in your home. The front door is like the front cover of a book, and your entryway design is your first page. Why not make it bold and memorable? I certainly advocate for that approach! For this week's Design Crush, I'm featuring the unforgettable Asquith Console by 1st Avenue. This intricate piece of furniture could actually work in an entryway, living room, or dining room as a sideboard. I appreciate its intricate design elements, from the traditional bun feet to its raised detailing and nailhead accents around the front. This console table...
Home Organization with Tonia Tomlin
An organized home is a happy home. In my work as a Dallas interior designer, I often recommend a home organizer to make rooms more livable, functional, and beautiful. I've been working with Tonia Tomlin for ten years. She's a compassionate and passionate professional organizer and founder of Sorted Out. For more than 14 years, Tonia has been making life easier for her clients by creating calm, uncluttered business and home environments; improving productivity; and saving time and money. I use Sorted Out to help clients in many areas of their home, from closet design and functionality to lining and protecting new...
Color Crush: Christmas Pie
Are you ready for Christmas in just over a week? I'm planning my holiday menu and the dessert planning gave me inspiration for this week's Color Crush color palette: Christmas pie. This one is an apple-cranberry concoction and creates some rich, vibrant hues, as well as more neutral browns and taupe. Pinks are interesting in the psychology of color. Red is a powerful color that can raise blood pressure, respiration, heartbeat, and pulse rate — it definitely shouldn't be used in a room where you want to relax and take it easy! But its lighter cousin pink is a horse of another...