As a real estate agent, I spend a lot of my time advising my clients to simplify their decor and generally remove clutter. But once the place is yours? Bring it on, Donkey Kong. I remember Yiyoula (Greek for Great Grandmother) complaining that my mom had hung a family portrait in the bathroom….
To Live Between Darkness and Light
I found myself mesmerized by the play between darkness and light in the home of Tom Delavan. My clients often struggle with feeling like they need to choose one or the other, but I constantly encourage a balance between the two. Neither one can exist without the other and it is the harmony…
No, We Are Not In Europe: Modern Design Alpharetta
When I saw this first image, I genuinely thought our local Alpharetta magazine, Alpharetta Lifestyle, had jumped the shark (or the pond!) and headed for Denmark. It looks SO Scandinavian, but incredibly, it is the new office building for Fiserv, a financial technology service company. And it’s located in Alpharetta. Alpharetta is…
You May Want To Glam It Up :: The Art Deco Bathroom
I have spent a great many years promoting the raw and the natural. Some have told me that it was my way of combating the chaos around me. Maybe they were right. But I’m pretty sure that with running a quickly growing real estate business, having three children, and a husband who has…
They Dressed a Traditional Home with Skinny Jeans
“Skinny Jeans are going out” some fashion blog proclaimed a few weeks ago. My daughter was reading the article and I snorted and exclaimed melodramatically with a fist raised towards the sky that I would wear them til I die. My sister-in-law, who happened to be visiting with us, snorted and said very…
Why Staged Houses Sell Faster
Even though I have moved 23 times in 17 years, I don’t stage houses because I like moving furniture in and out of them. I stage them because according to research done by the Accredited Staging Professionals, 95% of Staged Homes sell on average in 11 days and sell for more than…
How Danes Live in the Burbs :: Modern Marietta Home
My absolute favorite part of blogging is the connection it has given me to friends, some of whom I have known for ages and others whom I meet through this wild little social media outlet. Among my newer connections is a lovely Danish family living in my hometown of Marietta. They just recently moved…
I’m Tired of Strange Men in My Bathroom
There is nothing that will stir up the neighborhood gossip more than a long line of men showing up at the door day after day, week after week. The fact that I take them directly through my master bedroom and into the bathroom definitely makes things downright awkward. Ugh! I never thought…
Beige is the New Black and Beige is Back. Again!
Just as we started to put the final coat of gray on the walls, rumors started to circulate that beige is back. Is it? Really? The truth is that it never went out. Not really. We were talking about this six months ago. Do you remember that? Beige is back. And it’s…
Secrets Stylists Won’t Tell You… Behind the Camera
Have you ever felt jealous of a house you have seen in a magazine, a book, or even one for sale? If you haven’t, then pat yourself on the back, because most of us probably have at some point. There are a lot of secrets stylists don’t tell you, and it’s kind…
16 Secretly Healthy Chocolate Recipes!
Dieting generally sucks. Life is busy. There are kids, work, friends, family… life. A lot of my clients confess to packing on the pounds while prepping their house to sell or when they are hunting for the right property. It’s stressful stuff! And January is the worst! The holidays are gone, exercise…
Hello, Tile Trends 2017!
What if someone asked you to describe your dream bathroom? Would you have a quick answer? Would you know the exact finishes and colors you would want? We’ve got Tile Trends 2017 to share with you that will give you a little nudge just in case you haven’t got it all figured…
