How did you spend your new year’s eve? We spent a relaxing evening at home. It was bliss. Earlier that day, I worked on refining my ‘word of the year.’ I don’t really make ‘new year resolutions’ but I do set goals, both personal and professional. For the past five years, I have chosen a […]
Zone of Genius
If you’ve booked an Introductory Chat or Design Consultation with us, then you’re familiar with our scheduling software: Acuity. Clients LOVE this software! They have access to our firm’s calendar and can schedule their meetings anytime day or night. Although I love the software, the autoresponders and reminders I created within the software lack inspiration […]
3 ways to save yourself from holiday stress
It’s the most wonderful time of the year. If we’re honest, this time of year CAN be wonderful…but it frequently causes stress. Thanksgiving, parties, travel, planning, baking, shopping….they can wreck havoc on our schedules and our peace of mind, if we let them. For years my firm offered our Trees with Ease Christmas decorating services. […]
Organizing your home through good design
We recently received a call inquiring about organizing services. What we design INVOLVES organizing but we do not offer traditional organizational services. Those services include taking a detailed inventory of your space (and the items in it), assist you in the purging process, provide storage containers and they organize, label and categorize everything for you. […]
Step One
A resource that I provide to clients prior to our initial consultation is a Discovery Questionnaire. This 8-page document prompts dialog and discussion between couples from things as mundane as favorite paint colors to more serious issues of health and wellness. I say that I don’t “design by committee”….you know the adage about a horse being […]
Top 8 Christmas decorating tips
Our Christmas decorating program ‘Trees with Ease‘ is in full swing and I know many of you will be pulling out your Christmas decorations this weekend so I want to share some tips to help you organize and prioritize. These tips were published in Rutland Magazine and you can view the original article HERE. 1. […]
Working with an interior design firm
Earlier this month, I made a presentation to a civic organization sharing how working with an interior designer will save a client time AND money. Working with a full-service interior design firm allows a client to work on everything at once. We create a cohesive plan which includes: creating a floor plan, selecting flooring, designing […]
November is the new January
I received an e-mail from a client last night and she wrote proudly, “I have spent the weekend ‘purging’ stuff from the house and doing long overdue cleaning.” Clearing clutter is not only liberating but also important for our inner peace. As a designer, my world is filled with an extraordinary amount of ‘stuff’ – […]