Guide to Choosing the Right Paint Brand for Your Kitchen

When painting your kitchen, selecting the right color and the brand is an important decision. The kitchen is the heart of the home and needs to be durable and resistant for the unique challenges kitchen surfaces face such as moisture, grease, and temperature variations. With an array of brands available, [...]

2025-04-25T07:21:00-04:00April 25, 2025|

How to Combine Textures and Colors for a Space Youโ€™ll Love!

Creating a unique home aesthetic that speaks to you and looks beautiful to the world isn't just about throwing together a bunch of colors and textures and hoping for the best. Interior Design is an art form (and if you have the resources, we recommend working with an interior designer). [...]

2024-04-25T07:19:00-04:00April 25, 2024|

Beautiful Books for Cozy Reading Nooks

A Holiday Gift GuideThere is something about a book; a real book that you hold in your hands: the texture of the edges of the pages, the way the words and the spaces between the words comprise a visual pattern as well as communicating ideas. And when included, the beautiful [...]

2024-04-23T10:23:00-04:00April 23, 2024|

Architects and Designers: Who does what and how do they work together?

The field of home building and remodeling has a clear path from design to construction, then on to โ€œthe finishes,โ€ and lastly, the furnishings. After the initial design plans are complete, architects can and often do play a role throughout the construction of the project. But, when do interior designers [...]

2023-09-22T21:11:00-04:00September 22, 2023|

Designer’s Favorites: Quinn Morgan on White Interiors

We recently interviewed a number of prominent Bay Area interior designers on their favorite shades of white for painting interiors. In this post, Quinn Morgan weighs in. (To return to the introduction and access links to other designers' interviews, click here.) Quinn Morgan (www.quinnmorgandesign.com): Benjamin Mooreโ€™s Capitol White, Simply White, [...]

2022-11-02T14:35:00-04:00November 2, 2022|

Designers’ Favorites: Dawn Carlson on White Interiors

We recently interviewed a number of prominent Bay Area interior designers on their favorite shades of white for painting interiors. In this post, Dawn Carlson weighs in. Carol Perry and Dawn Carlson of MAS Design Dawn Carlson, MAS Design (https://masinteriordesign.com/): Sherwin Williamsโ€™ Incredible White How would you describe your design [...]

2022-11-02T14:14:00-04:00November 2, 2022|

Staying Sane: Navigating the Holidays

Elena Skroznikova is a certified nutrition counselor, science-based health coach, and addiction survivor. Looking ahead to Halloween, Thanksgiving, and all of the holidays in December, we are sharing with you some of Elenaโ€™s holiday-preparation tips โ€” as these may be useful for anyone seeking to not overindulge in a season [...]

2022-01-31T17:26:00-05:00January 31, 2022|

Designers’ Favorites: Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery on White Interiors

Carolyn Rebuffel Flannery, Workroom C (https://workroomc.com/): Benjamin Moore: Super White, Linen White, White Dove, Decoratorโ€™s White How would you describe your design aesthetic? Home as a haven; peace, simplicity and beauty that resonates with each clientโ€™s lifestyle. We strive to craft designs that are inspired, savvy, and practical, and that [...]

2021-01-27T19:31:00-05:00January 27, 2021|

Designers’ Favorites: Laura Martin Bovard on White Interiors

We recently interviewed a number of prominent Bay Area interior designers on their favorite shades of white for painting interiors. In this post, Laura Martin Bovard weighs in. Laura Martin Bovard, LMB Interiors (www.lmbinteriors.com): Benjamin Moore White Dove How would you describe your design aesthetic? Curated chic; a warm approach [...]

2021-01-27T17:24:00-05:00January 27, 2021|