The Domino Effect of Interior Design: Why Moving One Light Can Change an Entire Room...A homeowner may look at a room and think, “That light fixture just needs to move over a little.” Simple enough, right? Sometimes it is. But in interior design, even one seemingly small decision can create a chain reaction that affects several other parts of a project and start the interior design planning process all over again. That is what I call the domino effect of interior design. A light fixture is...

What are your interior design choices "telling" about you? Walk into someone’s home and, within a few minutes, you can usually learn quite a bit about them. Not because you’re snooping. Because their home is already talking. The furniture they chose, the things they display, what they hide, the colors they’re drawn to, whether every surface is perfectly styled or happily lived-in—it all tells a story. And sometimes, your home is telling a story you didn’t even realize you were telling. As an...

The Details You Don’t Want to Discover Too Late in Design Decisions Building or remodeling a home is exciting. You get to choose the flooring, the countertops, the cabinets, the lighting, the paint colors—all the beautiful things that eventually make the house feel like your home. But some of the most important design decisions happen long before those finishes are installed. In fact, many of the details that make a home feel effortless, functional, and beautifully designed need to be decided...