High Point Market Recap
This past April I attended my tenth High Point Market. My first “Market” was in 2012 when another designer asked if I wanted to join her – she told me: “it will change your business”. And she was right. High Point Market is the largest home furnishings trade show for retailers and design firms in […]
5 Tips For Designing The Perfect Butler’s Pantry
A butler’s pantry refers to the space between a kitchen and dining room. Back in the 18th century, these were common in traditional, palatial households as they served multiple purposes, such as storing valuable heirlooms like silverware and china. Over the years, this space has evolved due to architectural trends such as the open floor […]
October High Point Market
I just returned from another High Point Market – one of the top furnishing trade shows in the world. It’s always inspiring to discover new vendors. Here’s just a peek of what we found to be “note-worthy.” We discovered a line of beautiful large scale paperweights made with lacquered dried flowers – made by a local […]
June Market Inspo
Below are some of the wonderful pieces we saw at High Point Market in June. We are looking forward to going back again in October! Let us know if we can help you design that beautiful space you have been dreaming of!
Trend forecast from the 2020 Kitchen & Bath Show (KBIS)
Last month I had the pleasure of traveling to Las Vegas for the National Kitchen and Bath Show (aka KBIS). I met up with a few designer friends and we spent three days searching for exciting new products and attending informative seminars. The first trend we noted was iron clad shelving with mixed materials like […]
The Future of Real Estate
“The Future of Home” design seminar took place last week in NYC. It was a great experience. One of the most interesting talks was given by Zillow and Curbed entitled “The Future of Real Estate”. They had plenty to say about millennials. Here are my three takeaways. More people under the age of 34 continue […]