Dream Rooms for Children by Susanna Salk, Rizzoli New York, 2021A decade after her first book on Rooms for Children, Susanna Salk has curated a natural successor in Dream Rooms for Children. All of the rooms in this book bring fresh high-style and...

I\'ve been a fan of Mark D. Sikes for a long time. I\'ve blogged about him, his home, and his many published rooms crafted for his clients. Yesterday, Mark sent an email to his email list letting us all know that we can pre-order his newest...

Architectural Digest just published the beautifully finished NYC home of designers Nate Berkus and Jeremiah Brent. A little more than a year ago, I started a story on the sale of their home in California, and found the listing of the new townhouse...

©Â Â 2019 Alan I W Frank House Foundation. All Rights Reserved.At the end of 2019, publishing powerhouse Rizzoli published an amazing book - a rare opportunity to explore the largest and most important house ever designed by Walter Gropius, founder...

Architectural Digest just published a web exclusive tour of a Hollywood Hills home recently completed by Daniel Romualdez for a young entrepreneur, Will Bennett.Will, a Harvard graduate, was born in the UK, but had become accustomed to the fast pace...

One of my most favorite designs ever shared by Mark was a home he finished about 9 years ago in Pacific Palisades.I\'m sure you remember it from his book, Beautiful. It\'s also been shared a zillion times on blogs, instagram, and more. The book...

I think many of you probably follow along on instagram, and you probably already know that about 19-months ago I met a wonderful man whom I\'ve fallen madly in love with. We\'ve each been maintaining private residences even though there\'s...

I know, we haven\'t even eaten the turkey yet! BUT Christmas, like it or not, is right around the corner! And if you\'re interesting in buying handmade ornaments for your tree, you gotta do that kinda thing early, so they\'re ready to go when...

Arlo and LounaI was so excited to work on a pop up with Joan from fortheloveofahouse blog. Joan and I have known each other for a long time, have a mutual love of interior design, dogs, and all things antique, and are native Texans!When I asked...

Today has been a long day coming, one that I\'m insanely grateful for the chance to be working with my dear friend Joan on. Joan has been my biggest cheerleader in getting me back to the canvas, to start painting again, putting that creative...

So, I may be the only person who remembers this - quite possibly the only person who cares - but I found all sorts of information that was entirely too good to be true and I had to share with someone!  Reese Witherspoon (one of my favorite people...

HEY THERE! One of the biggest questions I\'ve received since I began selling pieces on instagram is "What\'s still available"" And while I\'ve been working on putting together a fully integrated website, that will hopefully make things a...

I love art. I love making art, buying art, having art, selling art, and creating art to gift to friends and worthwhile causes. Recently, I donated an abstract portrait to a very awesome group of ladies who are starting a theatre company here in...

Interior Design by Becky BoyleI couldn\'t be more happy to write this post! A dear friend of mine with talent that consistently wows me each and every time I see something she creates, has quite possibly created THE most gorgeous dining room...

Interior Design by Sara Bartholomew, Photo by Melanie Acevedo 

Many of you know that I used to spend A LOT of time on stage. I took a long break from the stage (10-years long) but recently had the wonderful opportunity to work with my best friend on a show he was directing called "Into the Woods". Many of you...

So excited to offer up these mini-paintings to my blog readers! I\'ve got a HUGE pop up thing coming up soon that I\'m SOOOOOO excited about. So, these little pieces are probably among the last that I\'ll have for a while, since I\'ll be...

On the surface, this large home on more than four acres in East Memphis doesn\'t look like it\'d have a large spread in a national magazine like Elle Decor, does it" That\'s because this ... is the before.The after. Well, if I\'m reading...

Did you know that I studied art in College" High-school too, but eventually into College earning a Fine Arts degree ... one that I\'ve used mostly at my leisure after finding a full-time, well salaried job that would help me pay back student...

If you\'re following me on Instagram, you\'ve already seen this. But - for those of you who aren\'t on instagram - and for those of you who follow so many people things get lost in the shuffle, I present to you a sneak peek at the new decor of...

So if you missed it, last week I did a "Look for Less" on the new living room decor at designer Mark D. Sikes\' private home in the Hollywood Hills, which he shares with his partner Michael and their French Bulldog, Lily. My inbox was flooded...

My mailbox has been flooded lately with a lot of Look For Less requests. However, there\'s been one room that I\'ve been sent TWELVE times, by 12 different readers.Designer Mark D. Sikes as featured in Architectural Digest; Photo by Amy...

I\'ve recently started following Birmingham, AL artist, McKenzie Dove on Instagram and have been really charmed by the renovation she and her husband are undergoing of their beautiful new home.I\'ve been working on part two of the Grey Gardens...

Remember the little teaser I gave you on the "HUGE" story I had for you. Well, maybe huge was the wrong word. What it actually should have been called is long, or complicated, or convoluted, even mysterious ... beyond frustrating, and I\'m...

I\'m working on a HUGE story to share later this week, but I wanted to make sure that any of my blog readers who also follow my handmade art blog Cross Bottle Guy were aware of new bottles AND a summer sale! Buy or order custom work now and get...