Be my magician

Be my magician

A friend on a visit from Los Angeles asked me why I haven’t posted more pictures of our house. It isn’t finished was my reply. The fact I face daily may be that a designer’s house is probably never going to be finished. My point in time where I come close to...
And so another lockdown begins

And so another lockdown begins

And so another lockdown begins… our nest has been layered and padded one loving touch at a time. This breakfast nook took longer than most as perfect bistro tables apparently do not exist. After I had a Vermont wood turner sculpt me three perfect oak legs to...
Bold. Brazen. Beautiful.

Bold. Brazen. Beautiful.

Bold. Brazen. Beautiful. These are hard epithets to claim for oneself or one’s work, but today the sun is shining and no humble brag will cast a shadow on what I am so proud of. Our entry is one inch away from being finished. A custom made console personally designed...
The Bliving Room

The Bliving Room

The Bliving Room Every corner is important in a home. Those who have four are lucky. Those who have more are blessed. Those who have none are deserved of some. I am in the business of making these lost spaces count. Cherish them. Comfort them. Create them. This...
An Unfinished Vignette

An Unfinished Vignette

An Unfinished Vignette Since you have shown love for my unfinished vignettes, here is another one. Curtains are not up, chandelier is in flux, and my bespoke coffee table of my design from a sculptural piece of cedar driftwood I picked out from my lake, has yet to...
From Me to We

From Me to We

From Me to We My bliving room is still not done, and now, only God knows if and when it ever will be, and when or if that will ever matter to me again. Self Isolation is really an eye opening exercise. It is as if Mother Nature put us in timeout to think about what we...