I decided to share a few pictures of my beach house this morning.  Our house is a quaint little place located at Topsail Beach, NC.   Topsail is located between Jacksonville,…

White is hot!  Are you following the trend and using white to brighten up your home? If so, what are your favorite white paint colors? I find white so calming…

I like to have several beach totes to match my various beach ensembles so it helps when you can find something this cute at Target!  It's roomy and holds all…

 I happened upon this three bedroom "Windswept Villa" designed by Herlong & Associates from Sullivans Island, SC with interior design by Allison Elebash and immediately was transcended to island living.  The patterned grass and stepping stone…

"Americans have a love affair with blue and white" reported Krissa Rossbund, Senior Style Editor of Traditional Homes Magazine. in her talk at Tobi Fairley's  "Get Published" Camp in April.   Whether dark and dramatic or bright and preppy,…

I have been trying to write a post the past two days and I am beyond frustrated!  It is taking forever to pound out one sentence, because my internet connection…

How do you pull together color palettes for your projects? Some people start with fabrics other designers start with a rug or a painting.  There are many ways you can…

I'm spending the next couple of months at the beach house.  Changing locations really does clear the mind.  I love the ocean and the salt air.  My daughter just graduated…

Thanks Dad for all you do for your family.  When I was a little girl I remember how hard you worked to provide for all of us.  Sometimes late at…

Here's a little round up of my week...   I've been winding down on projects by tying up some odds & ends,  so that I can get on with my…