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Destination: The Laundry Room

It’s always fun to have a place in our homes where we can step outside of our decorating comfort zones. The laundry room is a great choice for using your imagination with color and use of space, and...

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Destination: Lukas Dahlén, Stockholm

Lukas Dahlén lives and works in Stockholm, Sweden as a furniture designer and interior architect. He is wonderfully talented, finding inspiration in art and crafting techniques. His collection of home...

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Destination: Atlas Mountains, Morocco

We’ve talked about the amazing “white giants” that are made in the Atlas Mountains by Berber women artisans, and today we’re visiting again in color. Boucherouite rugs are made of fabric scraps that...

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Destination: Naomi Paul, London

I stumbled across a photo of these stunning pendants last week and they took my breath away.  London-based textile designer Naomi Paul specializes in creating objects and textiles that focus on good...

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Destination: Kyle Bunting, Austin TX

Kyle Bunting is known for his incredible collection of luxury hide carpets. He founded Kyle Bunting Design in 2001, and today the line also includes wall covering, furniture and home accessories. The...

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Destination: Asylum Collection, Netherlands

Dutch Design Week was last week, and I am enjoying looking through all the pages of photos from the show. I was reading about some new pieces introduced by Dutch furniture designer Bo Reudler, which...

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Destination: Canal House, Amsterdam

I came across Canal House on accident while surfing the internet, and I know where I’m staying next time I’m in Amsterdam! Canal House is a 23 bedroom boutique hotel housed in 17th century merchant’s...

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Destination: Hudson Valley NY: Laura Gurton

Laura Gurton works in oil based paints and resin, resulting in paintings made up of layered images that are unpredictable. She is heavily influenced by science and nature at a fundamental level,...

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Destination: Jaujac, France

Jaujac is a picturesque village located in southern France. The river Lignon flows through the middle, with ancient stone houses on one side and a public square with cafes and shops on the other. In...

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Destination: Sir Francis Drake, San Francisco

Two weeks ago, my husband and I decided to spend a long weekend in San Francisco to celebrate my birthday. We thought it would be fun to stay in one of the big touristy hotels right downtown, and we...

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Destination: Grand Rapids, MI- Elizabeth Mayville

I stumbled on Elizabeth Mayville’s etsy shop a while back, and I absolutely love her work. Unpretentious subject matter and beautifully executed. Elizabeth lives and works in Grand Rapids, Michigan,...

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Destination: Brooklyn, NY- Lisa Hamilton

I love this collection of artwork by Lisa Hamilton. They have a beautiful and peaceful graphic quality to them, where the “forms have developed out of a desire to literally ‘play’ with the idea that...

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Destination: Milwaukee, WI- Cassandra Smith

Cassandra Smith has found a unique niche in the design world creating modern art(ifact) out of shed deer antlers. They’re really beautifully painted, and are 100% humane, as the antlers are naturally...

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Destination: Brooklyn, NY- Oeuf

Oeuf designs the cutest things for the littles. I’m a huge fan of their knitwear and accessories (oh, that party hat!).  They also have a gorgeously modern line of furniture for today’s fashion forward...

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Destination: The Frick, NYC

The Frick Collection is housed in the Fifth Avenue former residence of Pittsburgh industrialist Henry Clay Frick (1849–1919). The mansion opened its doors as a museum in 1935 and is home to a wonderful...

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Destination: Atlanta, GA- 5thingsatatime

I came across 5thingsatatime’s shop on Etsy recently while looking for a local Atlanta artist. MANOj was born and raised in the city of Cochin on the Indian peninsula, and now lives and works in...

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Destination: Phoenix, AZ- Arizona Biltmore

Last week a friend of mine came home from spending 10 days in paradise at the Arizona Biltmore. The resort opened its doors on February 23, 1929 and was designed by Frank Lloyd Wright student Albert...

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Destination: The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum

The Niterói Contemporary Art Museum, or MAC, is a landmark structure located in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. It was designed by Oscar Niemeyer and completed in 1996. It has 3 floors, stands 52.5 ft tall,...

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Destination: The Kid’s Bathroom

The bathroom is an opportunity to test your boundaries of design. If you’re afraid of drama in the rest of the house, the bath is a good place to go for it with color, texture, and fun accessories. If...

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Destination: The Crooked House- Sopot, Poland

One of the strangest tourist attractions in Poland is a whimsical structure called The Crooked House. Meaning “little crooked house” in Polish, Krzywy Domek is a 43,000 sf sstructure designed in 2004...

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