Holiday Table Setting Guide

Retailers have been stocking their shelves with holiday decorations the weekend of Halloween. I know that is too early for the average person to be planning that far in advance, but now that Thanksgiving is around the corner it’s time we face the music start making our list.  The holidays can present stress to source […]

Colorful Front Doors – Stand Out from Your Neighbors

Author: Sydney Piwowar On October 31st, many Americans were standing on each other’s doorsteps. Accompanied by our children, doorstep-to-doorstep ringing doorbells and listening to our kids’ yell “TRICK OR TREAT!” As a creative person, I was paying as much attention to the costumes as I was the doors. After half a dozen of white and […]

Fall Color Inspiration: The Anti-Gray

Author: Sydney Piwowar For those of you who are inspired by the seasons and the changing of colors, like me, you are probably trying to figure out the best way to bring these fall and winter colors into your home. I’m not talking about tacky turkey napkins and paper gourds I’m talking those beautiful autumn […]

Nesting Notes – Top 5 Bedroom Design Ideas

I am busy mom and business owner and am constantly on the go. When it comes to the end of the day, my favorite part is finally falling into bed! This is my wrap of top 5-bedroom design ideas. It should become your own personal haven. Sleep tight! Don’t be afraid to add a mix […]

Who Doesn’t Love a Good Before and After?

This summer, I have had the pleasure of transforming several rooms of an historic home in the Kenwood neighborhood of Hyde Park. For the locals, everyone knows it as the “Poppy House.” It is famous for the poppy stained-glass windows throughout the original part of the home. The second owner added an addition, which included […]

Boho Office Make Over

I think we all dream of a sun filled room, a “clear of clutter” desk to set the stage for a productive day. I recently wrapped this office redo for a wonderful client on the North Shore. She is the best kind- open to my ideas, loves what I pitch and willing to take little […]