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Giving Grandma’s desk a new chic life
A client of had her beloved grandmothers desk from the 1920′s for years hidden away in a closet due it’s unsightly peckish color. I knew all it would take was a little elbow grease and use of my magic wand to make her sentimental piece an everyday furniture showcase. Before: 1. Remove handles 2. Lightly [...]
Recycle your…
Okay.. maybe you can’t recycle everything but you can at least make sure it goes into the right garbage OR recycling receptacle. Whether you live in San Diego or Los Angeles here is how you can do the right thing RECYCLE Carpet – Carpet America Recovery Effort Electronics – Recycle San Diego House parts (windows, [...]
Color in fashion
Recently Chantal Gordon from The Feast asked me to report on color blocking in fashion. So I took her to Urban Outfitters downtown San Diego to utilize that one year of collage at The Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising and my love of color. Click on the link below to watch the video: The [...]
New HGTV Show boasts JG Color and Jason Champion
Last June Jason Champion and I worked together on a new HGTV show called Showhouse Showdown which is in its first season starting September 12th. Two teams design a model home and the public chooses the winner by touring both homes. Just like on Design Star we giggled and worked away loving every second of [...]
Designing for the Surfrider Celebrity Expression Session
Design partner extraordinaire, Jason Champion and I are beginning our design layout for the 6th Annual Surfrider Celebrity Expression Session in Malibu on September 10th, 2011. The ocean loving Cali Bamboo has asked us to design the media lounge utilizing their own eco-friendly line of exterior deck products, flooring and bamboo poles so the surf [...]
Sample sample sample
I do play favorites with paint. When I arrive at your front door it looks as though I’m about to unpack and move in but alas I’m only unloading the mammoth color sample books that turn me into a regular Vanna White for a couple hours as I show you the multiple options in 12 [...]
To hire or to not hire a decorator?
One of my favorite online sources of inspiration is Apartment Therapy. If pursuing online isn’t enough for you they also have two fabulous coffee table books that you can leave next to your nightstand. Recently they asked the question, at what point do I bring in backup? http://www.apartmenttherapy.com/ny/interior-design/when-to-hire-an-interior-decorator-148312
Find your color personality.
Pittsburg paints now offers a fun and helpful game to help find your color personality. If that isn’t enough to help you can always call your favorite color designer to find the right hues for your home. Click here to play Color Personality
The IACCNA as the color theory guru school
You may be asking, what does the IACCNA stand for and what does it even mean? The International Association of Color Consultants North America (it’s an international academy and recognized organization for trained color designers) trains already talented folks on color theory and how to utilize it for environmental space without bringing in their own [...]