{Farm} House Tour
on Nov 20, 2009 in Color Palettes Design Trends Green Design This room may not look like it belongs in a house on a farm, but indeed it does. {I’ll get back to this space later in the post} If you’ve ever viewed my portfolio, you may recall seeing the original farmhouse on this property.  A few y...

Autumn Tablescapes
on Nov 16, 2009 in Autumn Decor Centerpieces Entertaining Events Floral Design color, yellow, I love a lavishly decorated table.  Even if it’s a look that appears to be out of my price range, I enjoy getting ideas from a ‘dream design.’  Then I’ll run to Target, the craft store, and the fabric store and re-create the...

Girls Holiday Hues
on Nov 14, 2009 in Christmas Colors Just a little more Holiday fun today.  Today, over at Design Dazzle, you’ll see an inspiration board that I’ve created especially for girls… {pb teen} I’ve included colorful party invitations and pretty cool items for decora...

Plenty Of Holiday Pink
on Nov 10, 2009 in Christmas Colors Entertaining pink, The holiday season is almost here and many people are asking what colors will be hot this year.  Aside from the traditional hues of red, white, silver, gold and green, we’re seeing more contemporary hues such as blues, purples and plenty of pi...

I’m Featured In The Washington Post!
on Nov 5, 2009 in Kelly's Designs aqua, brown, lavender, Today, I’m super excited to be featured in The Washington Post’s new Local Living {Home} section! Thank you Terri Sapienza and the Local Living staff for brilliantly showcasing my “Mom Cave.”  Hopefully this cover story will...

Color For Your Kitchen
on Nov 3, 2009 in Design Trends Kelly's Designs Kitchen Design color, With Thanksgiving and the holiday season quickly approaching, this is the time of year when many people start to focus on their kitchens. After all, when family and friends visit for the holidays, the kitchen becomes the gathering spot.  The kitche...

Autumn Ideas
on Oct 29, 2009 in Autumn Decor Centerpieces Entertaining brown, orange, red, I’m so loving all of the fall colors right now.  Every year it amazes me how quickly the leaves go from green to crimson, russet, yellow, amber, orange and brown… {Porter House Designs} …beautiful, inspiring colors that make for r...

Yellow and Blue
on Oct 24, 2009 in Color Palettes blue, yellow, THANK YOU NOTE:  Thanks again to everyone who voted for me in Apartment Therapy’s Color Contest! Didn’t make it to Round 3 but it was a fun ride.  This contest is always a great source for color inspiration, so be sure to check out all...

Lavender And Gray
on Oct 19, 2009 in Color Palettes Design Trends gray, lavender, JUST A QUICK NOTE:  A huge THANK YOU to everyone who voted for my ‘Lilac, Aqua & Brown Home Office’ in Apartment Therapy’s Room For Color Contest 2009… …and helping me make it to the East Region Round 1.  Voting a...

Vote For My Home Office!
on Oct 15, 2009 in Color Palettes Kelly's Designs aqua, brown, lavender, I’m so excited to learn that my home office has just been selected for Apartment Therapy’s Room For Color Contest 2009! My office is finally complete and I was able to enter photos into the Room For Color contest just before the deadline...