If you’ve been a follower for any length of time, you will know that I love to travel. Travel is important and I consider it an imperative part of my ongoing education. Travel inspires and refills my creative reserves. More profoundly, it exposes me to fresh design concepts, new products, trending colors and it provides real-life illustration of the impact […]
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 […]
Good design takes time…. and knowledge
I was cleaning out my electronic files and stumbled across this photograph I took last summer. It’s a close-up of the ladies room floor at the New York Mets’ Citi Field baseball stadium. Glamorous, I know. I took the photograph because I noticed that the designers used the Mets’ logo colors for the floor. It […]
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. […]
Incorporating souvenirs into your decor
A few years ago, while on vacation in Chile, we toured poet Pablo Neruda’s former home (now a museum). What impressed me the most about his home was that it was filled with beautiful art and sculpture. It was like walking around an art gallery. I was so inspired that I convinced my husband to […]
Pillow Passion
You’ve spent so much time crafting a room you’ll love….why compromise when you get to the pillows? The lowly pillow wields much more power than people think. Don’t compromise. Pillows can make or break a room. Have a well-designed day,
A sincere thank you
Fifteen years ago this month I officially opened my business, which means this month marks a special anniversary. As you know, I’m calling it a birthday, because birthdays are MUCH more fun. Growing up, I never imagined that I would be an entrepreneur. I went to school to become an interior designer, NOT a business […]
The power of working with an interior designer
Earlier this month, I made a presentation to the Rutland Referral Group. The subject was how working with an interior designer simplifies a renovation – saving a client time AND money. Working with a full-service interior designer allows a client to work on everything at once (creating a renovated floor plan, making tile selections, designing […]
Space Planning Secrets of the Trade
Guess who’s having a BIRTHDAY?! WE ARE! Well…I suppose it’s an anniversary but I think birthday’s are MUCH more fun! I officially opened Ruxana’s Home Interiors in August 2001 and here we are 15 years later. I wanted to create something special so we conducted a survey last month to see what most interested you. […]
Protecting your investments
In Vermont we LIVE for the days when light streams through our windows but that very same light is damaging to our furniture, flooring and art work. Why let light ruin your investments when the answer is simple: window treatments! Floors and furniture should not have tan lines! Our firm sells two types of window […]