I first featured this house after it was built in 2012, and it has remained one of my most popular posts since then. It's on the market again, so I was excited to see how it looks today. It's a three-story dream home that was built at ... Keep Reading
Styling a Colorful Ranch for Better Homes & Gardens
When I saw designer Dimitra Anderson's colorful California 1950s ranch featured in a recent issue of Better Homes and Gardens, her cheery combination of tangerine and turquoise caught my eye. She wanted a "neutral canvas" to build color on ... Keep Reading
Taupe No More: Sarah Richardson’s Colorful House
Designer and popular decorating-show host Sarah Richardson opened the doors to her eye-poppingly colorful home in Toronto for HGTV Magazine last year. According to the article, "Walking into designer and HGTV host Sarah Richardson's ... Keep Reading
Looking Up: Melissa’s Powder Room Makeover
Melissa wrote me about her powder room: "Overall it was fine but I was bored with it, so I decided to amp things up. The only place left to go was the ceiling. I've always loved jewel-box bathrooms, so that was my inspiration." The first ... Keep Reading
Erin Napier Tells the Story of Her Craftsman Cottage in Laurel
When a reader named Erin Napier sent me photos of her 1925 Craftsman Cottage in Laurel, Mississippi, I got a case of serious house envy. (Note that the house above is not theirs but is a publicity shot from HGTV. Their home's exterior is ... Keep Reading