9 questions you should ask yourself before making an offer on a homeHello friends, a few weeks ago I wrote a post on Buying a home-The first steps and in that post we covered a lot of what to do in the early stages of buying your first home things like Deciding to buy, What questions to ask yourself first, who to call first, who to call next, what role will your rea…
Friday's Runway Decorate- Men StyleHello friends, happy Friday "I know were all happy it’s the weekend baby". Now we all know what happens around here on Friday's right! Yup you guessed it Runway decorate. Well last week runway decorate was pretty different because I did the decorate part and it was so fun and because it was so fun I…
A Villa in Greece Beckons….When we lived in Vicenza Italy, a visit to Greece was on our wishlist since it was almost a stone throw away. However, we had way too many places that we wanted to visit and not enough time, so we never made it to Greece.It’s still on my wishlist though. For now, I’ll enjoy this villa that beckons t…
Gallery Walls: Keeping Them in Place.I’ve always admired gallery walls and I’m currently collecting frames to start my own. I love this one above showcasing some family pics and really just an eclectic mix of pieces that the homeowners love. I imagine that one has to have a plan before executing a gallery wall, placement and probably …
Unifying PatternsThis past week I was pandering over what kind of design I think is the most challenging and that’s when working with different patterns popped in my head. Who of us struggles with how to make the patterns we love work together in a room? Well I raise my hand because even as a season designer it’s ch…
Staring our house hunt!Yes, yes, yes we FINALLY are ready to buy a house!No more renting, no more apartments on the second floor, no more having my garage on the other side of the complex, no more nondescript decortaing, we willl be able to be in our OWN space.As first time home buyers we're trying to determine exactly wh…
Sitting Pretty: Before & After.Ok, y’all I’m going to put my best face forward and do what I do best; talk about design and stuff. Let’s cheer up and have some fun, shall we? I am blessed to have each of you as a reader and friend and I appreciate all of your support from the bottom of my heart. O.K. so, I always wonder…
Friday's Runway Decorate- Designed by ShinayHello friends, its been a while since we've done a Friday's runway decorate that is why I thought I would make this one a little special. This time I decided to do the decorate part. That's right my very own runway decorate. Sometimes friends when you talk the talk you have to walk the walk. Walk th…
Broken Hearted.Barely home, and now he’s off again. The hubby is being whisked off to war again for another deployment and I’ve been an emotional wreck. We’re close to the ten times mark for the number of times that he’s left and I’d say that’s way too many for just one family. Enough is enough, don’t you think? …
