You can hear it, can’t you? The click click click of your dog’s nails on the floor as she follows you from room to room…and you can totally picturethe way your cat stretches in that perfect sunbeam before claiming it as his throne for the rest of the day!! Our pets make our homes feel like ... Continue Reading
What Your Pinterest Boards and Streaming Queue Say About Your Home
You probably don’t think much about what kinds of home-related content you watch, scroll through, or read. You just look at what you want, when you want. But home-related content is everywhere, and each type has a different purpose. And the people viewing them have different intents. Renovation ... Continue Reading
Gallery Wall Layouts that Make You Look Twice
There’s something magnetic about a well-done gallery wall. A thoughtful layout can stop someone mid-stride and invite them closer, eyes scanning from one frame to the next, like following breadcrumbs through a story. When arranged with intention, a gallery wall can become a journey, or ... Continue Reading
The Everyday Rituals Hypothesis: How True Luxury is Measured
Think about your morning. The familiar path from your bedroom to the kitchen...the sound and smell of the coffee brewing. The morning light that skates across the kitchen counter, the surface glittering in the warm light. You smile as you run your fingers across the natural stone, whose veining and ... Continue Reading
The Hidden Perks of Remodeling With a Truly Elite Firm
Most of the time, we don’t realize how much we’re missing until we experience something new and unexpected. It’s only the new that clues us in and gets us imagining what’s possible. The same is true with remodeling our homes. For most folks, remodeling feels like a predictable sequence of ... Continue Reading
The Secret to Biophilic Design: Plants That Thrive Indoors
You carry a beautiful plant into your home. You tuck it into a bright corner, water it with care, and imagine how lush it will look in the background of your photos when people come over for the holidays... Then…the leaves yellow. The edges crisp. Within weeks, your “showpiece” sits in what’s ... Continue Reading
From Plastic Chairs to Performance Linen: The Outdoor Fabric Revolution
White plastic chairs. They sit for seasons upon seasons and end up warped under the Texas sun. Cushions stiffen and feel like canvas sacks, fading into washed-out stripes after just ONE summer. That was the look of outdoor furniture for decades: serviceable, but not inspiring. But that’s all ... Continue Reading
40 Questions to Ask Your Remodeler Before You Start a Project
When you decide to do work with ANY business, you probably know the basic questions to ask: These are go-to questions that we all know are important. You wouldn’t dream of skipping them, because they tell you right away whether you’re dealing with a fly-by-night outfit or a real ... Continue Reading