If you are in your fifties or sixties and planning a major renovation of your primary bathroom or embarking on building your forever home, then it is worth thinking about …
Transforming a house into a home can be quite the journey, one that often involves numerous phases. We completed the first phase of our 1980s contemporary home exterior makeover last …
I designed my very first kitchen back in 2006. We were living in the Woodlea Historic District of Central Phoenix, and I got this gut feeling that it was time …
It’s almost October, and Fall is my favorite time of year to curl up with a good historical fiction book and read away the evening, curled up in bed with …
Becoming parents has been our single biggest motivator to seek out fun things to do in Des Moines, particularly during the frigid winter months when outdoor time is limited. While …
Reading has always been one of my strongest passions and my number one hobby since my earliest memories. The amount of time I have devoted to reading has ebbed and …
I can say with 100% certainty that I would not be where I am as an interior designer or an interior design business owner without the treasure trove of free …
We purchased our 1980s contemporary style home in West Des Moines right before our son was born. We looked at a dozen or more houses that summer, and when we …
We have a new project up on our Morris Lare project portfolio. We designed this kitchen remodel for a young family in Winterset, Iowa, which is in rural Madison County, …
Two months ago, I signed out of Instagram on all of my devices and deleted the app from my phone. Except for one very brief relapse, I haven’t gone back, …
Last weekend Keegan and I took our first “vacation” alone in a whole year and drove up to Decorah, Iowa, for a quick weekend getaway. Keegan’s mom grew up in …
One of our favorite aspects of our home is that we’re lucky enough to have a separate guest room and bathroom (a side effect of having an only child). We …
If you’ve read this blog for any length of time, you know I love a good IKEA kitchen remodel and have used IKEA cabinets in three of my own kitchens. …