My biggest lesson learned from my recent office makeover? Good flooring makes ALL the difference. I originally had this utilitarian carpet (that makes me want to cry every time I look at it!). You can glimpse the scene of the crime here: Okay, let me just say that
I just had to share this amazing find with you. A few months ago, we visited some friends upstate (whose house is BEAUTIFULLY decorated), and afterwards I just couldn't get their big fluffy sheepskin rug out of my mind. We as a family have been admiring this
I had the privilege of helping decorate a living room from top-to-bottom recently. My clients Gali and Mark have the most incredible house - beautiful molding! Natural light! High ceilings! Basically my dream. But their living room needed some love. Actually, A LOT of love. This is what we
You may know that I'm a sucker for beautiful stair runners (you can read all about how I chose my stair runner and my lessons learned here). These photos were just sent to me by a client - Carrie - who moved into this home recently and
In my decorating travels, I see more small, dinky rugs than I care to admit. It just might be the single biggest decorating problem I encounter. Besides of course the "sea of brown furniture"! So why is a dinky rug a problem? Because, well, a too small
Hi, readers! Long time no talk, my friends! I've been thinking a lot about layered rugs these days. Like this! Via I'm basically telling nearly every client these days to layer, and I often show them the picture above to try to illustrate how it might look. But why??
I've said it before and I'll say it again - we were so lucky to move into a house that was in great shape when we started. But there were a few things I wanted to change. Our Entry Hall Foyer Before: Our Entry Hall Foyer After: We
A certain kind of rug caught my eye a few months ago, and I immediately went ga-ga over it. Now, I see the rug *everywhere*. Isn't that funny how that happens? It's called a Beni Ourain: Via The Beni Ourain is a handwoven rug made by Beni
Since launching Return To Home Interiors and working closely with clients who want their homes to feel more beautiful and pulled together, I've heard again and again how hard it is to find the right rug. I totally get it - the options are endless
So I've had in my mind for a while that I'd like a faux zebra rug in my living room. I am mad about this "layered" look - a sisal or sea grass rug, with a zebra rug sort of tossed on top: Via House Beautiful Via