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Painting a Room: Avoid These 15 Common Mistakes
Check out the recent Redfin article we were featured in: Expert Tips for Painting a Room to Avoid These 15 Common Mistake Published May 3, 2021 by Hannah Tan Painting your home’s interior is a great way to give your space a refresh while dipping your toes into the...
French Connection Master Suite
If you know me, then you know I love to travel the world. Most of my clients are the same. Life becomes really exciting when I have the opportunity to combine interior design work with a client's passion for their favorite place on the planet. "French Connection...
Interior Designer Zoom Backgrounds
I temporarily moved to Los Angeles, California, to attend Construction Management Courses at California State University Dominguez Hills. Three quarters of the way through the program, the Coronavirus pandemic struck the world and our nation. My face-to-face classes...
Tips For DIY Virtual Design
With the recent unprecedented world events, and "Shelter in Place" and Social Distancing orders due to the COVID-19 pandemic I have canceled in-home consultations. This doesn't mean that I have had to stop designing though; this just means I switched to working with...
Am I a Hoarder?
This Winter, as I look around my home I see many decorative objects- and not so decorative objects- stacked, piled, and stuffed into the attic and basement. I mean, just look at that attic photo. That's just one section of the cluttered space-lamps. It's not just my...
Bathroom Staging Before and After
In the beginning of my business, I added services as clients requested them. For about a year, I physically staged homes for sale. The staging premise is nearly the same as redesigning your home except that it isn't as personal work as is decorating. Instead of...
Chalk Paint Upholstery
There have been times in a room redesign that I wanted to transform a piece of upholstered furniture, but didn't have the time or money to reupholster it. Enter painting the fabric with some type of fabric paint. I've tried a couple of different fabric paints over the...
How To Remove Chalk Paint
I've been painting furniture for over 30 years now, and once in a while I've painted fabric and vinyl using special paints. I've been dragging my feet on trying Annie Sloan Chalk Paint, because I've read opposing arguments to it's durability without prepping. Well,...
What Was I Thinking?!
I had long forgotten about painting this sturdy oak pedestal, until I came across this rare Polaroid photograph in the bottom of my photo bin. I was riffling through numerous photographed memories, in search of another photo, when I came across this gem. I don't...
Distressing Furniture
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Virtual Design
