The Edit

One of the most challenging parts of renovating your home is the sheer number of decisions you have to make. While it might not be in the job description, one of the most important skills a designer has is decisiveness.

In Chapter 4 of our Grace Street Victorian renovation, I share how we transformed our dark, uninviting basement into a bright, ultra-functional, five-star Airbnb.

Designing your home is a huge undertaking that can feel both exciting and a little overwhelming. We’d like to address some of the common concerns we hear from clients - and give you the truth about what working with a designer is really like.

Both my husband and I share a deep love for cooking, creating, and spending time with our loved ones. Hosting is second nature to us, so we wanted our wedding to feel like an intimate friends-and-family gathering. Looking back, I think we managed to pull it off beautifully!

I won’t pretend to reinvent the wheel on home organization - there are plenty of approaches, and many of them work. What sets this apart is my perspective as an interior designer.

Every year, I set goals and intentions, and while they don't all unfold as planned, it's always fascinating to compare where I was 1, 2, 3, or 4 years ago to where I stand today.

For this client, it wasn’t just about laundry. The space needed to function as a mudroom, provide extra kitchen storage and house their homemade canned goods, all with easy access to their vegetable garden. So, we had to make every inch count.

I’ve been holiday-obsessed for as long as I can remember thanks to my mom, who made it her mission to make every Christmas magical.

We all love the before and after, but this time, I thought I would try something new. Instead of just taking you through the beginning and the end, I thought, why not share a peek into the DURING.

When we purchased the house, the primary bedroom had a few quirks that I was excited to tackle. First, we HAD to fit in a bathroom, and the question was where.

Early on in our renovation, we decided to replace all the windows to help insulate the house. This made a HUGE difference in the overall brightness and gave us an early glimpse of what the house would eventually look like….

In December of 2018, after months of casually perusing real estate listings, I stumbled upon a house in my dream location, with hidden curb appeal just waiting to be revealed... and it was WAY out of my price range.

What started as a "kitchen refresh" quickly became a major renovation, leaving hardly any room or hall untouched.

Who doesn't love a clean slate? When this client called me to discuss gutting her bathroom and starting fresh, I couldn't wait to get going.

This design doesn’t have anything to do with Marie Kondo, but the pun was too hard to resist. And when designing a small space (like this condo), we employed her ideology.

When the owner of this beautiful Victorian home in the Annex asked me to help her refresh her house, I was thrilled. We brought new life to this tired space without any significant changes, purely cosmetic, with budget in mind.

This reveal has been in the works for what feels like forever. When designing a space outside of the city, the distance causes delays in more ways than one. I decided to wait to photograph the many renovations happening here simultaneously.

It's time for another before & after. This project was hard not to have fun with. I've always loved a good theme party; as it turns out, I also LOVE theme rooms.

This condo went on a transformation journey - from an elderly bachelor pad - to fun and rad! Working with my client's request that everything be all white, we mixed textures and patterns to create this breezy space floating in the clouds.